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Using a PPC Mac to prepare drives for 68k Mac
I wasn't sure to put this topic here or to put it in the Compact Mac forum... :-/
I'm having difficult installing System 7.5.3 on my SE/30 equipped with a CF-IDE-SCSI adapter.
I used my Power Macintosh 7200/120 to install System 7.5.3 on the CF card, selecting the option "system software for any Mac", I noted that the system folder is blessed, but it still doesn't boot in my SE/30.
So my question is, can a PPC Mac be used to prepare bootable drives for 68k Mac (or more specifically, a SE/30)? :?:
I'm having difficult installing System 7.5.3 on my SE/30 equipped with a CF-IDE-SCSI adapter.
I used my Power Macintosh 7200/120 to install System 7.5.3 on the CF card, selecting the option "system software for any Mac", I noted that the system folder is blessed, but it still doesn't boot in my SE/30.
So my question is, can a PPC Mac be used to prepare bootable drives for 68k Mac (or more specifically, a SE/30)? :?:
Interesting question, probably more appropriate for the peripherals forum due to its general nature.
What software did you use format the CF?
Does the drive show up on the SE/30 desktop when booted from the original SE/30 HDD?
I've never used 8.x very much, but at some point the HFS -> HFS+ formatting issue reared its ugly head.
For another OS install conundrum for this topic: My QS'02/9.2.2 flat out refused to run the installer for 7.5.3 on a drive headed into a 2300c.
What OS was running on your 7200 at the time you formatted the CF card and installed 7.5.3 on it?Specsower Macintosh 7200/120 96Mb RAM 1Gb HDD Mac OS 8
What software did you use format the CF?
Does the drive show up on the SE/30 desktop when booted from the original SE/30 HDD?
I've never used 8.x very much, but at some point the HFS -> HFS+ formatting issue reared its ugly head.
For another OS install conundrum for this topic: My QS'02/9.2.2 flat out refused to run the installer for 7.5.3 on a drive headed into a 2300c.
The version of Drive Setup used may be a factor (more specifically the disk driver it installs).
You must format the drive as HFS and not HFS+
Probably the safest way to proceed is to mount a SCSI CD-ROM to the SE/30 directly, and do everything there.
Just for the record, Mac OS 8 is HFS only, only Mac OS 8.1 onwards supports HFS+, I only have Mac OS 8 installed on my Power Macintosh 7200/120, so I don't think formatting is the issue.
I figured that the problem was actually with how System 7.0 interacts with a disk with multiple volumes/partitions on the same physical disk, I tried several times to use control panel to change the startup disk, but to no avail. It always boots up from the first partition, so when I moved the installation onto the first partition, I was able to start up with System 7.5.5 on my SE/30:
:beige: :b&w: 
I figured that the problem was actually with how System 7.0 interacts with a disk with multiple volumes/partitions on the same physical disk, I tried several times to use control panel to change the startup disk, but to no avail. It always boots up from the first partition, so when I moved the installation onto the first partition, I was able to start up with System 7.5.5 on my SE/30:
:beige: :b&w:
Excellent news, congrats! :approve:
Interesting, if you have Systems on the other partitions, will it boot from them as well? :?:
I'm curious if it's a first or nothing or a has to be on first for second to work issue.
Thanks for clarifying the HFS/HFS+ borkage point in the OS hierarchy.
Interesting, if you have Systems on the other partitions, will it boot from them as well? :?:
I'm curious if it's a first or nothing or a has to be on first for second to work issue.
Thanks for clarifying the HFS/HFS+ borkage point in the OS hierarchy.