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Q: BDAqua Could you comment  on this discussion.

https://discussions.apple.com/message/21717257#21717257

 

The poster moved a hd from an emac to an iMac g3 rev a or b. The moved hd with 9.x will not boot successfully.  The orginal hd boots fine.

 

Thanks

Robert

Posted on Apr 7, 2013 10:51 AM

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Hi Robert, I'm looking, but will take a bit of slow reading to see all that's going on.

Posted on Apr 7, 2013 2:10 PM

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Q: BDAqua Could you comment  on this discussion.

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  • by BDAqua,Solvedanswer

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 2:10 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 2:10 PM in response to rccharles

    Hi Robert, I'm looking, but will take a bit of slow reading to see all that's going on.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 2:33 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 2:33 PM in response to rccharles

    Did one post there about OS9 drivers on machines that can't boot OS9, which didn't agree with info given there.

     

    I wonder if that option was removed from Intel versions of 10.5.8, & if perchance an IntelMac was involved... It "appears" so far that it was a G4, but... ???

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 2:49 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 2:49 PM in response to rccharles

    Do you know how many Partitions are there & which OS they want to boot from?

     

    You likely know this, but if OS9 drivers are installed, the OSX Partition would be moved up 7, instead of 3 on the first Partition it'd be 10, I assume later Partitions on the same drive would be moved up accordingly.

     

    Thinking OSX on a second partition with OS9 drivers might be why you got 12???

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 2:54 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 2:54 PM in response to rccharles

    boot mac-io/ata-4@1f000/@0:12,\\:tbxi

    Do you think it matters that the Bondi Blue was ATA-3 matters there?

     

    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_ab.html

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Apr 7, 2013 3:54 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Apr 7, 2013 3:54 PM in response to BDAqua

    My understanding is that his friend want the machine configured with 9 on a 40gig drive. Don't know why since it's for his friends personal museum. He doesn't have 9 cd's.

     

    My understanding

    -- he formatted the drive on an eMac with Mac os 9 running on it.

     

    Do you know how many Partitions are there & which OS they want to boot from?

     

    I could not figure out a way of determining that.  In one of his last post he says that he has an iMac g4. might as him to check.

     

    You likely know this, but if OS9 drivers are installed, the OSX Partition would be moved up 7, instead of 3 on the first Partition it'd be 10, I assume later Partitions on the same drive would be moved up accordingly.

     

    No.  I never got much into partitioning.  The partition 12 comes from my machine. My machine is triple booted classic, Ubuntu, and x.

     

    boot mac-io/ata-4@1f000/@0:12,\\:tbxi

    not certain that I explained well enough for him to use his setup.

    That brings up the question does the hd support ata-3?

     

    Thanks for looking into this.

     

    Robert

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 4:24 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 4:24 PM in response to rccharles

    I'm thinking that ATA-4 drives would all support slower ATA-3, but not sure.

     

    Since he can get responses on the drive in OF would seemingly back that up, but I can't find any real info.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 7, 2013 4:26 PM in response to rccharles
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    Apr 7, 2013 4:26 PM in response to rccharles

    As a test, might have him use a block by block clone with CCC to turn it into a 4 GB apparent drive.