Re: Strange Tiger Install problem


matt neuburg wrote:
> <dfritzin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > matt neuburg wrote:
> > > <dfritzin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I installed Tiger on a 160 GB external FIrewire drive at home last
> > > > night. The installation seemed to go OK. However, when I tried to
> > > > restart it so I could update the system to 10.4.2, the start-up
> > > > sequence hung on the grey screen, with a "not allowed" symbol (Circle
> > > > with a diagonal line through it). Then, the fans on my iMac G5 started
> > > > going wild. I turned off the external drive, and restarted, which
> > > > worked fine, and I was able to see the external drive, and do a back-up
> > > > (Using Backup 3). However, I am wondering why the Mac didn't recognize
> > > > the system on my external drive? I had done the same thing on my Mac at
> > > > work (PM G5/dual 2.0), and it worked fine. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Did you do "the same thing" with the very same external firewire drive?
> > > I ask because not all firewire drives are bootable. Do you know for a
> > > fact that this one is?
> >
> > As far as I know, I did the same thing with both drives. The one at
> > work is a LaCie. I'm not sure what the brand is for the drive at home
> > (I'm currently at work). I must admit that I didn't know that some
> > Firewire drives weren't bootable. How do you tell which ones are?
> > >
> > > Also: *how* did you ask your computer to start up from the external
> > > drive? m.
> >
> > After the install was finished, I just clicked on the "restart" button.
> > It was obviously trying to communicate with the external drive, since
> > nothing happened. When I turned off the external drive and rebooted, I
> > first got a folder with a question mark, followed by a normal boot. I
> > assume it was trying to find the external drive, and couldn't. Of
> > course, I could be wrong about this.
>
> So what do you see in the Startup Disk preference pane? Is the external
> drive shown as having a legitimate system? Can you select it and
> restart? m.

I tried just that, and I could see it in the startup disk dialog box. I
selected it, and it started up OK. I wonder why I had a problem the
first time?
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Dave Fritzinger
Honolulu, HI

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