[X4U] G5 won't boot after target disk mode w/ OS9 G3

[Nick Scalise]

On Monday, October 11, 2004, at 02:05PM, Sam <kahuna2 at fast.net> wrote:

>Brand new dual 2.0Ghz G5 running OS 10.3.5 and all updates. No classic mode
>installed.
>
>I booted it in firewire target disk mode and it mounted on the desktop of a
>blue and white G3 just fine. Copied data from the G3 to the user's desktop
>on the G5, shut everything down and disconnected.
>
>The G5 now will not boot, giving the "no system folder" blinking question
>mark. The hard drive is fine and will boot into target disk mode. I tried
>repairing the disk and repairing permissions from the boot CD. Also tried
>Diskwarrior, which gets to the last step and then finishes with a "Mac
>services error. Try rebuilding again."
>
>Any idea what happened? Any other option than reinstalling OS 10.3.5, either
>on top or via archive and install? I was wondering if the disk didn't have
>OS 9 drivers, but if it didn't, it wouldn't mount as a firewire drive under
>OS 9, right? Something tells me I've read of this issue before, but I don't
>know where or when.

Did you unmount the G5 Drive from the G3 Desktop before shutting down the G5?

As with any firewire drive, disconnecting without unmounting first can have unexpected results.

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Nick Scalise
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