I get a Cannot Initialize HD on my iMac 350 DV
A very nice friend of ours gave to us his mom's iMac who past away, and i need to update it, and would like to install OS-X, but i need to put in it OS 9.2.2, so that my son can use it for educational stuff.
I went to erase all of the info on the HD, but i get a msg, in disk-utilities of the OS 9-Install Disk that "Cannot intialize a read-only disk"
How can I correct this, so that I can "initialize" / erase this HD.
I am sure that it is simple, but I was a NeXTSTEP user for a long time, so i jumped from one to another without a hitch. Plus this will be our son's computer and most of his education stuff is on OS 9, but as i said before, I also want to install X, but i need to do a bunch of updates on this machine before I can do that.
Thanks for all suggestions and help
I went to erase all of the info on the HD, but i get a msg, in disk-utilities of the OS 9-Install Disk that "Cannot intialize a read-only disk"
How can I correct this, so that I can "initialize" / erase this HD.
I am sure that it is simple, but I was a NeXTSTEP user for a long time, so i jumped from one to another without a hitch. Plus this will be our son's computer and most of his education stuff is on OS 9, but as i said before, I also want to install X, but i need to do a bunch of updates on this machine before I can do that.
Thanks for all suggestions and help
Comments
boot from CD
choose "erase and install" option (MAKE SURE TO INSTALL OS 9 DRIVERS FOR THE HD)
customize the installation (get rid of any fonts/printer drivers that you don't need)
install
update with software update to latest OS
repair permissions, etc (follow the GB FAQ thread)
insert os 9 install cd
boot from CD
customize 9 to your liking
install
boot from new os 9 folder
update from software update to 9.2.2 (if that doesn't work download the standalone updater from apple)
choose 10.3 folder from startup disc control panel
boot into 10.3.2
start classic, let it do it's thing
sw update
repair permissions and other "quick fixes" (see above)
that should do it (oh, and could a mod move this to the GB?)
Originally posted by Paul
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paul, i thought you are mod - from the state of your well prepaired answers.
best