firewire in lieu of startup cd?

[Tom]

> Message-Id: <7C004D63-D253-11D8-9845-000393D93FFC at bordernet.com.au>
> From: Pat Murray <pmurray at bordernet.com.au>
> Subject: firewire in lieu of startup cd?
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:28:21 +1000
> 
> I need to start up my ibook to run a diagontic program but haven't got
> a startup cd to do the job. I have gone thru all my osx cds but they
> won't let me work on my laptop. What I thought of doing was linking the
> G3 with a G4 via firewire and starting mine up with the T key. Will
> that allow me to run something like Disk Warrior from the G4?
> Seems like too simple a solution.
> 
> Regards
> Pat :)
> 
> p.s. just how do I create a startup cd?

Pat, this (using firewire) is how I run DiskWarrior on my 12 inch PB, 133
mhz. Works fine. I'm using the latest version of DW with 10.3.4.

DiskWarrior does not now make a startup cd for the Apple laptops
manufactured, I believe, since August 2003.

Tom in Virginia Beach

PS.  This is the note I got from Alsoft when I asked about a startup disk
for DW (sent May 24th):

>> I am a registered user of DiskWarrior (RD20...9) and have just purchased a
>> new 12 inch Powerbook 1.33 mhz laptop.  Can you tell me when you expect that
>> DW suitable for this computer will be available?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Tom 


> 
> At present, we have no timeframe for a new DiskWarrior Update CD.  Please
> monitor our website for announcements regarding availability.
> 
> After the CD is released, you may call our Sales Department at 1-800-257-
> 6381 (US Toll Free) or at 1-281-353-4090 (International) to place your
> order.  For current owners of DiskWarrior 3, update CDs with a new
> startup System or new DiskWarrior versions are typically $12.95 plus
> shipping & handling fees.  This is subject to change in the future.
> 
> Despite the CD's inability to start your PowerBook, the DiskWarrior
> application is perfectly safe and will rebuild the directory of the disk
> without a problem.
> 
> There are two possible workarounds:
> 
> (1)  Alternate Startup Disk:  If you have another drive (such as an
> external FireWire drive or an iPod) you could install OS X (10.2.1 or
> higher if you are using DiskWarrior 3.0.1 or newer) on that drive and
> then start from it.  Install DiskWarrior on that drive's "Utilities"
> folder, (which is inside the "Applications" folder) and run DiskWarrior
> from there.
> 
> (2)  Target Disk Mode:  Connect two Macs with a FireWire cable where the
> one is the "host" and the other is a "target".  The host Mac should be
> running an OS X in which DiskWarrior 3 runs.  In this scenario, the
> target Mac is the Mac that cannot be started from the DiskWarrior CD.
> Start by shutting down the target Mac.  Then turn it on while holding
> down the "T" key.  The target Mac's drive will appear as a usable drive
> on the host Mac.  Run DiskWarrior from the host Mac and rebuild the
> target Mac's disk.
> 
> -- Nary
> 
> 
> 
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> Nary Lakshmanan, Alsoft Technical Support
> Email:  tech.support at alsoft.com