Could also be lack of driver for the CD drive. If it came with a driver CD, pop it in and I believe it will recognize it and let you install the driver and away you go.
Dave PS I on the other hand have a CD drive & driver CD but 7.5 on my IIci won't permit the driver to install. I think it is an issue of a non-Apple internal HD (LaCie) and some strange write permission. It worked fine with the original Quantum 80Mb HD. Any ideas?? classic wrote: > "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> writes: > >Hi > > > >I've recently acquired a mac IIvx with floppy drive > >and 20MB RAM. It works and had 7.6.1 or something. > >That was unstable so I copied it to another disk and > >freshly installed 7.5.3 instead. > > > >Using either installation I can't access the CDROM. > > > >When I had zapped the system folder the CDROM booted > >fine and I could use it and access the harddisk. > > > >The drive is SCSI and is on the same cable as the > >harddisk. > > > >any ideas? I checked the system folder:externsions > >folder and it has Apple CDROM. > > > >why does the boot cdrom work if the apple can't access > >it normally? does it need a special driver for my > >cdrom drive? Where would I get one? > > > >Can I grab the cdrom drive from the boot CDROM? There > >doesn't seem to be any extensions on the cdrom itself. > > > >thanks > > > > Hi when you say you zapped the system folder do you mean you zapped the > parameter ram by doing cmd, opt, p, r ? > I'd check the scsi settings on the CD and your boot HD. Typically Apple > uses SCSI ID 0 for the boot hard drive and the CD's were SCSI ID 3. > > An Apple CD will act as a boot drive as it has the system loaded on it. > But from what you are describing I have a feeling it's a problem with SCSI > id's. > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- David A. Ricker Fall River, Nova Scotia Canada -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
