On Friday, November 15, 2002, at 11:11 AM, Bondtrails wrote: > Hey thanks Eric! > I'll give it a shot later this evening. I am curious as to why this > problem rarely works when installing OS X v10.1, but gives me the > "Still waiting for Root Device" almost every time I try to install OS > X. v10.2. > > I'll chime in again after trying the Throttle option. > > --Bondster!! > P.S. Exactly what does the throttle option do for me? >
Here's Will S's explanation about the throttle operation: "What it does is slow down the G3/4 upgrade during the booting process then goes to full speed once it is booted. The reason for this is some upgrades move to the next step before the hard disk starts up and when this happens it won't boot. This can be a cause of the waiting for root message. I'm using an XLR8 Carrier Ziff 500mhz over-clocked to 550mhz. No problems booting with my old SCSI drive but the ATA/66 card seems to boot the IDE drives slower so the problem showed up. One drive works best with 8-12 throttle my new seagate seems to need 24 to boot most everytime." During all of my successful X installs I've left it at the default setting. My failed installs were due to something other than what the throttle would fix I think. HTH. Eric -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
