Thank you, Jim....that's just my point. Would it not be possible to create a custom set of hardware extensions and set them up so they would load first and then recognize that external FireWire drive and then allow it to boot?
Again, I'm thinking this for 9.x as X does not have extensions. Please, anyone jump in here and help educate us. Larry >Thanks to Larry Coltharp writing on Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:20:37 -0400 for >the following comment: > >>Hi again...now that I've been informed that there is no way possible >>to boot an external FireWire on these old machines, even with 9.x, >>I'm wondering if someone would explain why this is impossible in a >>more technical way. > >This is just a layman's effort: The computer cannot know if there is a >fireware interface if it doesn't have the right firm-/software to >identify it. Pre-firewire machines must load that information from your >bootdisk, thus cannot boot from a firewire disk it cannot recognize >before booting! Later models recognize firewire from their firmware and >can boot accordingly. > >Did I do okay, all ye critical readers who know more than I? > >Jim Dwyer >Munich, Germany -- -- 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
