[Cube] OS 9 installer can't see Cube disk (formatted for Panther)

Andrew andrewaa at comcast.net
Wed Mar 22 14:23:31 PST 2006


>> The cube will boot to the CD and the installer runs fine but when
>> you get to the point where you select the hard drive to install to
>> there are no drives to select.
>>
>> I'm guessing that since I formatted the drive when I installed
>> Panther it's a format that OS 9  can't read.
>>
>> What am I missing?
>> Is it too late to install Classic?
>
> When you formatted this drive, you probably did not choose an option
> to "Install OS9 drivers" on it. OS 9 cannot boot off a drive that
> does not have these drivers installed.

That sounds plausible and wold explain why the Pismo had no problem 
installing Classic.
If I re-install can I add the OS9 drivers without messing up my Panther 
installation?
Maybe I just shouldn't tinker with it, it runs so well now....

Andrew in Ann Arbor
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