I think that idea sounds like it holds water. I've had plenty CD issues with OS 9 on clones, including the J700. Austin, you might try posting to LEM's clone list; maybe somebody there has an idea or a workaround. It's worth a shot, anyway.
Dave Cooley * Computer Systems Technician/LSP Indiana University Press * http://iupress.indiana.edu [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 812-855-6468 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- > From: Robyn Lyons > > It may be an incompatibility with your CD-ROM drive. The OSX > CD tends to > be rather picky about the drive. Not all drives will boot OS9/OSX. To > confuse people even more, some will boot OS9 but not OSX. Short of > getting a really good friend to loan you drive to test, I'm > not sure of > a way around this. Anyone else want to wager a guess? > > -Robyn > On Friday, July 19, 2002, at 10:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Fruitfly, > > In XPF after I press the install button it copies all the files in > > needs to, then it reboots and after awhile of that screen the broken incon > > appears. No matter how many times I try to restart the computer i get the same > > results. I have top press the option key to get back to OS 9. NOw when > > I open XPF and pull the menue bar down to the (partioned) drive which only has OS X it > > it says that os x in not installed. > > thanks > > austin -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
