Powerbook 1400cs 177 not booting OS 7.6 — #6

Post #6 by porter

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	OS 8
Post Date	Fri, 14 Nov 2008 - 19:12
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-1400cs-177-not-booting-os-7-6.15592/

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2) Booted from 8.1 CD, installed 8.1

Good, you have a working state you can get back to. Put this back on so you know you having a working system and can then use the "Set Startup disk" control panel.

3) On mac mini made 7.6 CD.4) Installed 7.6 from 8.1

5) Went to boot, says " Cannot use this system disk on this model macintosh"

What? Normally you cannot install an OS on the disk you booted from.

6) Got 7.6 image ( From my friend Kirk Zathy, old owner of macdomain.org. It is 7.6 retail made into a toast image)7) Burnt with toast 7.1, Will not boot. It has a floppy with a question mark on it.

Have a look at it with the Mac Mini, does it have a blessed System Folder? I suggest boot from the CD-ROM to do an OS installation, or boot from a "Disk Tool" or recovery floppy.

From http://www.lowendmac.com/pb2/powerbook-1400.html

requires System 7.5.3 (with PowerBook 1400 Enabler) through 9.1, but not 7.5.5; Mac OS 8.1 and 8.6 recommended