Can't install MacOS 9
Samuel Rydh
mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:39:04 +0100
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 09:33:56AM -0500, Michael H. Martel wrote:
> --On Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:19 PM +0000 Alan Hourihane
> <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >But when I start the 'Install MacOS' to put 9.1 (or 9.2.1) onto
> >this volume for MOL's own purposes the installer comes up with
> >'A valid destination volume can't be found' and the installer won't
> >let me select the 'Destination Disk' at all.
>
> I'm seeing this too. It used to work, but I can't for the life of me
> remember when.
>
> I see this with 8.6, 9.1, and 9.2.1 .
Hmm... I see this behavior here too. I'll look into it.
There is a workaround though. It works if one replaces
blkdev: /dev/cdrom -cd ${cdboot}
with
blkdev: /dev/cdrom -ro -boot
Cheers,
/Samuel