Re: Installing 7300/200 stalls on formatting


Subject: Re: Installing 7300/200 stalls on formatting
From: Jon (champoux@mediaone.net)
Date: Thu Dec 13 2001 - 04:38:15 MST


on 12/13/01 3:38 AM, Terry Allen at hmag@ozemail.com.au wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> I do have the same problem on an Old World 7500 AV PowerMac.
>>
>> Contrary to all of you on this subject, I do have more that 32 Mo of RAM
>> (96 to be precise), and the install hangs
>> on the partitioning step ...
>> I have even partitioned the disk with pdisk under MacOS and tried to jump
>> directly to the install step ... nothing !!!
>>
>> I do not know what is wrong with that damned YDL 2.1, but it seems to be
>> the worst realease so far for Old World machine ....
>>
>> Regards
>> Olivier
>>
> Hi again,
> I've had no problem with the 7600 or 7300 that I've installed on
> (both done with 64MB & 128MB). I found that if I did the partition for Mac
> OS using drive setup from the 9.1 install CD & as per the install guide,
> left the rest as 'Unallocated', then did the rest of partitioning using the
> YDL graphical installer & it worked for me.
> I have no way of knowing if you partitioned like I did, but if not,
> then maybe that might be a problem.
> I have had problems with earlier versions of Drive setup - try the
> latest, so I guess that could be a problem also. Just a few suggestions in
> case they help. Good luck.
>
>
> Bye for now, Terry Allen
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Argh, that really pisses me off...

"Supported" my ass.



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