I did try it in OS9 with less success as OS9's Disk stuff couldn't initialize the floppy, nor is there a program that copies a disk image straight to the floppy. I have no access to a Mac with a floppy drive. Is there anyone in South Orange County that subscribes here that does?
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:23:45 +0100, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 20.03.2005, at 08:52, Jeffrey Bergier wrote: > > > Does anyone know what I am doing wrong. Or is this just a bad floppy > > drive? > > Bad floppy drive or misaligned floppy drive is one possible > explanation. But it's also possible, and perhaps likely, that you > cannot create a valid boot disk for such an old computer with the > equipment you have at your disposal on your new computer. I've never > worked with USB floppy drives, for example, so I have no idea if > they're capable of setting the boot blocks on the floppy drive in order > to bless its System Folder. Or it's possible that Mac OS X's Disk Copy > (10.0-10.2) or Disk Utility (10.3+) programs or the command line > "bless" utility cannot bless floppies, or cannot bless such ancient > operating systems. > > If I were trying to make a boot disk for an older Mac, I'd use a Mac > with a built-in Apple floppy drive (any Power Mac up to and including > the Power Mac G3 beige, any Performa, any Mac II, any Mac LC) and > System 7 thru Mac OS 9. I'd use Disk Copy 6.3.3's "Make a floppy" > command to copy the downloaded disk image's contents to the floppy > disk. That should work. If I didn't have a disk image, then I'd format > the floppy in the Finder, copy the files to it in the Finder, then open > the System Folder on the floppy, then open the System file, then close > both of these windows. That should bless the System Folder. > > Following either of these methods, I would assume the disk should be > able to boot the older Mac. If it does not, then the floppy drive may > in fact be bad. > > > and on a separate note, there is a video card installed in the system > > and the monitor only works when i plug it into the video card.... the > > built in display plug does not seem to be working. I even tried > > removing the video card but it still did nothing. > > I agree with Byron -- you cannot connect a normal PC VGA monitor to an > older Mac's built-in video with a standard Mac-to-VGA adapter because > the video output is not compatible. I believe this affects the entire > Mac II line (those that have built-in video, that is -- and probably > also older NuBus video cards you could install into these machines). I > believe at that time "sync on green" was used; it's possible you could > find an adapter to convert sync on green to VGA-compatible signals, but > it's probably easier to just use the video card you already have. If > you need a second monitor, investigate the adapter, or get a second > newer NuBus video card. > > > And on another separate note, when the power is plugged in it turns on > > without touching the on button. Nor have i found a way to turn it off > > without just unplugging it. Is this normal? > > Byron's suggestion that the power button may be set to always-on is one > that I hadn't thought of, and it's worth checking. If that's not it, > what jumped into my head was that the PRAM battery may be dead, which > would not be surprising for a machine you found in a garage. If you do > get the machine booted up, you can check its clock; if it's way in the > past, then the battery is probably dead, and you should replace it. > > > -- > System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> > > System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
