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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-01 14:20:42
I have installed Mac OS 8.5 on the HD.
It boots from any CD fine.
It can format,browse and run apps off the HD
BUT IT WONT BOOT FROM IT!
Any help?
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Posted by: tmtomh on 2008-03-01 18:16:11
Apologies if this is a stupid question, but you didn't just copy the OS8.5 installation from the CD to the HD, right? I mean, you actually went through the install process using the installer on the OS8.5 CD?
Also - and again, apologies if I'm missing something here - you don't say which Mac you're talking about. That would help too.
Best,
Matt
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2008-03-01 19:06:19
Have you tried zapping the PRAM to see if that fixes anything? Assuming the installation was done correctly, of course....
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Posted by: wood_e on 2008-03-01 19:26:11
Is the system folder blessed?
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Posted by: gobabushka on 2008-03-01 19:45:17
do u have the rom file in the system folder?
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Posted by: equill on 2008-03-01 19:56:44
See wood_e. I spent some frustrating hours this weekend just past with an installation of OS 9.2.2 onto a 9650/G3/500MHz. Two drives with the identical installation (the second a copy of the first one's model installation of 9.1/9.2.1/9.2.2), one with an existing installation of 9.1, and a fourth drive with no system, for storage. Start Manager got as far as Happy Mac on each drive with a System, and then stuck. Even booting from an OS 9-containing CD (OS 9 Install, or DiskWarrior) was inordinately slow, but ultimately successful. Having exhausted all other rational possibilities with no improvement, while booted from an OS 9 CD I dragged Finder to top folder level from each System Folder in turn, closed the System Folder, and then dropped Finder back onto the closed System Folder. Voilà!
In umpty-ump years I've seldom had to rebless System Folders, but it paid off in spades in this instance.
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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-02 06:20:25
Yes. I installed correctly.
Yes, Mac OS ROM is in the System Folder.
I will try to rebless it.
Thanks.
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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-02 07:00:51
I tired reblessing. No.
So what do I do now? It refuses to boot from any Hard Disk.
But boots fine from the CD.
:?:
Also, all the files are on the HD.
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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-02 07:23:00
Well, I even reset the CUDA.
Nothing.
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-03-02 09:11:46
I had a problem last week where I couldn't even see the hard drive when I installed xubuntu 7.04 and Mac OS 9.2 on my iMac G3. I fixed the problem by running Drive Setup and clicking "Update driver" or something in the menu.
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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-03 13:32:24
I tried all the steps. NOTHING.
Please help 🙁
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Posted by: JRL on 2008-03-15 08:16:49
I'd suggest trying a different HD.
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Posted by: stevebez on 2008-03-16 17:59:29
Did you swap the HD?
Is it set to master?
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Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-16 19:03:08
yes and yes
I got a new mobo-fixed
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Posted by: p.amadeus on 2008-03-16 19:42:23
did you make sure the HD is set as "Master" ??
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