[X4U] Powerbook <> Macbook

Paul Moortgat paul.moortgat at pandora.be
Mon Jul 30 15:23:19 PDT 2007


It only works in one way, not in the other way.  The pictures are  
copied, but the problem remains.  One way only.

Paul Moortgat

On 30 Jul 2007, at 23:34, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> Doesn't sound like it's working as intended to me. If the MacBook  
> is started
> up in FireWire Target Disk Mode, shouldn't it appear on the desktop  
> of the
> Powerbook? Or do Intel Macs simply not work like that with PowerPC  
> Macs?
>
> -- 
> Eddie Hargreaves
>
>
> On 7/30/07 11:19 AM, P. H. Adams <phadams at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> It's not meant to be a two-way connection. One of the devices is
>> simply acting as a FireWire drive in this configuration. Sounds like
>> it's working as intended.
>>
>> On Jul 30, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend with a Powerbook wanted to copy pictures he took to a
>>> Macbook via firewire.  When the Macbook was started with "T" he
>>> could not see the Macbook on his Powerbook.
>>> When he reversed it and started his Powerbook with "T" the icon
>>> appeared on the Macbook.  Both have the latest OS.
>>> Why is it only in one way?
>
>
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