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Posted by: LaPorta on 2025-12-21 13:01:39
Also...what other classic Macs do you have? If you have a G3/G4 with early Mac OS X or OS 9 on it, just format the SD card as Mac OS Standard, drop an appropriate System folder on it, make sure it is "blessed", and you should be fine. No need to mess with properly imparting images on SD cards, etc. |
Posted by: FloppiTuna on 2025-12-21 22:28:17
Also...what other classic Macs do you have? If you have a G3/G4 with early Mac OS X or OS 9 on it, just format the SD card as Mac OS Standard, drop an appropriate System folder on it, make sure it is "blessed", and you should be fine. No need to mess with properly imparting images on SD cards, etc. Unfortunately, I don't have much to work with...all I have apart from this PowerBook 150 is a Power Machintosh 6100/66 (DOS Compatible😎), an LC II, and an SE/30. 🥲 |
Posted by: FloppiTuna on 2026-01-03 14:41:48
Any ideas? I haven't thought of any other possible solutions. Perhaps a new adapter or some kind of motherboard trickery? |
Posted by: Realitystorm on 2026-01-03 20:22:47
I might have time tomorrow to create an image from my CF IDE drive from my 630 system. If i do I will upload it for you |
Posted by: FloppiTuna on 2026-01-05 11:10:00
I might have time tomorrow to create an image from my CF IDE drive from my 630 system. If i do I will upload it for you Sure, might as well give that a shot 🙂 |
Posted by: LaPorta on 2026-01-05 11:29:31
Will it have the right System Enabler (if needed)? |
Posted by: Realitystorm on 2026-01-05 14:30:55
Did not have a chance last night, will do a "for all systems" install so the right enabler should be there. |
Posted by: Realitystorm on 2026-01-06 09:17:06
Sigh, tried to use my LC 630 today, I think it needs a recap. It will boot from the CD ROM but will not boot from the external SCSI or recognize the internal IDE. |
Posted by: Realitystorm on 2026-01-10 15:33:57
For both the PB150 and LC630 there is an enabler that is required when you want to use the internal IDE drive after booting from a different device, e.g. CD ROM or external SCSI. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/select-cpu-enhancements
I am not sure if the are needed for 7.5.3 or not, but you might want to try them.
If I can get my 630 working I will upload an image of my CF card. |
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