Does anyone need the Apple Network Server 500/700 Diagnostic Information, Utilities, and Documentation I have?

[jajan547]

I’ve been unable to I have the discs with the files on them if someone is cool with uploading then and shipping back (I’ll cover cost both ways) I’ll happily ship out.

 

[bottleworks]

I’ve been unable to I have the discs with the files on them if someone is cool with uploading then and shipping back (I’ll cover cost both ways) I’ll happily ship out.

If you still want to make this happen, I can do it. If you're in the US, then I can cover return shipping. EDIT: I see we're in the same US state. Maybe we're local?

 

[Phipli]

I’ve been unable to I have the discs with the files on them if someone is cool with uploading then and shipping back (I’ll cover cost both ways) I’ll happily ship out.

Did you try using dd like @joshc said? Make a dd file and share it for someone with hfs compatibility to test.

 

[jajan547]

If you still want to make this happen, I can do it. If you're in the US, then I can cover return shipping. EDIT: I see we're in the same US state. Maybe we're local?

Hey yes I absolutely can, I just don't have the tools to unfortunately upload it what city are you in? Im near Wilmington area.

 

[Phipli]

Hey yes I absolutely can, I just don't have the tools to unfortunately upload it what city are you in? Im near Wilmington area.

You don't have any classic (7 through 9.2.2) or OS X (10.0 onwards) macs and a built in or external SCSI/FW/USB CD drive? Or a Raspberry Pi and a USB drive?

Basically, absolutely any Mac from 1986 onwards could potentially do this if it has a CD Drive connected, any Unix machine, any Linux machine. I don't know windows so couldn't say how, but imagine windows could. I'd be willing to bet there is a chance I could do it with my Android phone and a USB CD Drive.

I'm struggling to comprehend that you don't have the hardware you need!

 

[jajan547]

I have a 2017 iMac and 2023 MacBook Pro, the next newest Mac I have is a 7300/280 with G3 and USB. My problem is that when I try using my USB SuperDrive on my iMac it’s always trouble. I suppose I could give it another try but if @bottleworks is close by I don’t mind sending it their way. I really, really need to get a better setup for uploading images. I’ll try again tonight if I run into issues again it’s gonna head to @bottleworks.

 

[Phipli]

I have a 2017 iMac and 2023 MacBook Pro, the next newest Mac I have is a 7300/280 with G3 and USB. My problem is that when I try using my USB SuperDrive on my iMac it’s always trouble. I suppose I could give it another try but if @bottleworks is close by I don’t mind sending it their way. I really, really need to get a better setup for uploading images. I’ll try again tonight if I run into issues again it’s gonna head to @bottleworks.

Not being able to mount the CD or disk image doesn't mean it didn't work. You just need to dd the disk to a file.

Connect the drive, put the cd in, open terminal and type

diskutil list

This should list all drives, one of them is the cd, if you can't tell, compare with the cd in the drive, and not in the drive. I don't know what it is on your machine, but let's pretend it it "disk5".

Type in the following terminal command :

sudo dd if=/dev/disk5 of=~/Desktop/mycdimage.dd

Nothing will happen on the screen for a while, but you should see the drive busy, and eventually the terminal will return to the command prompt.

Zip the .dd file to make it smaller, then post it here, or PM it to me, or whatever, to test it.

 

[bottleworks]

I have a 2017 iMac and 2023 MacBook Pro, the next newest Mac I have is a 7300/280 with G3 and USB. My problem is that when I try using my USB SuperDrive on my iMac it’s always trouble. I suppose I could give it another try but if @bottleworks is close by I don’t mind sending it their way. I really, really need to get a better setup for uploading images. I’ll try again tonight if I run into issues again it’s gonna head to @bottleworks.

Sent you a PM.

 

[jajan547]

Not being able to mount the CD or disk image doesn't mean it didn't work. You just need to dd the disk to a file.

Connect the drive, put the cd in, open terminal and type

diskutil list

This should list all drives, one of them is the cd, if you can't tell, compare with the cd in the drive, and not in the drive. I don't know what it is on your machine, but let's pretend it it "disk5".

Type in the following terminal command :

sudo dd if=/dev/disk5 of=~/Desktop/mycdimage.dd

Nothing will happen on the screen for a while, but you should see the drive busy, and eventually the terminal will return to the command prompt.

Zip the .dd file to make it smaller, then post it here, or PM it to me, or whatever, to test it.

I’ll try this tonight thank you! Let’s hope I don’t mess it up lol.

 

[jajan547]

Well Apple says I can't update firmware on my SuperDrive to work with my iMac that's why it couldn't recognize my discs. Anyways these are now on their way to @bottleworks and I would imagine they will get there Friday/Saturdayish.

 

[joshc]

Well Apple says I can't update firmware on my SuperDrive to work with my iMac

A USB Apple SuperDrive? That should just work... which iMac and which OS?

I assume you have a fair amount of discs in your collection as I know you found quite a bit of stuff, so I would highly recommend you get whatever you need to archive them.

 

[Phipli]

A USB Apple SuperDrive? That should just work... which iMac and which OS?

Yeah, that doesn't makes sense. It should be using the usb mass storage protocol and just work. No drivers or firmware updates needed. I can plug a USB CD drive into my phone and it works.

It only gets more complicated perhaps if you're writing disks or something.

 

[jajan547]

Yeah, that doesn't makes sense. It should be using the usb mass storage protocol and just work. No drivers or firmware updates needed. I can plug a USB CD drive into my phone and it works.

It only gets more complicated perhaps if you're writing disks or something.

So basically I have a 2014 SuperDrive it has firmware 2.xx and the firmaware needed for my iMac and some others is 3.xx. While I can physically find the 3.xx firmware update directly from apple on their site Ventura will not allow it to be installed on my Mac, had it allowed the install the device would function just fine but since it’s running 2.xx the Mac refuses to allow it to read discs at all.

 

[Phipli]

So basically I have a 2014 SuperDrive it has firmware 2.xx and the firmaware needed for my iMac and some others is 3.xx. While I can physically find the 3.xx firmware update directly from apple on their site Ventura will not allow it to be installed on my Mac, had it allowed the install the device would function just fine but since it’s running 2.xx the Mac refuses to allow it to read discs at all.

I recommend buying cheap drives from Amazon in the future, they don't stop you using them.

 

[jajan547]

I recommend buying cheap drives from Amazon in the future, they don't stop you using them.

Definitely going this route ordered that and a floppy reader.

 

[bottleworks]

Hi. The iso images are at: http://skunkworks.morningstar-aviation.com/cd-images
I'm not leaving them there too long. I'll edit this post when I remove them. If someone wants to download them now and confirm it's all go, please do. I'll take some photos of the CDs and paperwork later this weekend.

 

[jajan547]

Thanks for posting these up for people! Eventually these should be uploaded to macintoshgarden or something of the sort but I’m happy you were able to upload these!