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How to install a NEW system in PB 180 180c?

I'm asking someone help to install a version (italian version) of system 7.1 or 7.5.3 (7.5.5) in my PB 180 and 180c

I was able to install both verisons on a disk image using Basilisk. If I boot from that image, basilisk works.
My plan was to use HDI25 port to connect bluescsi + SD with that (see above) disk image and simply copy the system folder from that image to on the internal PB180 drive. Then use system picker to boot from the new system folder.
My question is: is this going to work?
In fact whet bluescsi is connected to the PB180, the PB try to boot from the bluescsi (WHY???!!!) and doesn't work (WHY!!!) On the bluescsi drive I have 7.5.5 wich doesn't require enabler?

second quesiton: How can I manage to use a .toast image to install 7.5.3 (7.5.5) system on PB180 using bluescsi?
I used this .toast image to succesfully install 7.5.3 (7.5.5 update) on a blank image using basilisk. If I ount toats image on PB180, then the install procedure do notwork..

I also tried to use floppy images but no way...


Any idea? My goal is to use bluescsi to install a new system 7.1 with 131 enabler or 7.5.3 (7.5.5) on my PB180 and 180c.
 

volvo242gt

Well-known member
If the SCSI ID of the image is zero, it's going to try to boot from the BlueSCSI, and will fail, since the internal drive also has the same SCSI ID of zero. Change the SCSI ID of the image on the BlueSCSI to something between 1 and 6, and it should work.

With respect to the .toast image, burn it to a CD, then use an external CD-ROM drive attached to the SCSI port. If the CD-ROM drive isn't an Apple ROMed drive, hold down command-option-shift-delete to boot from the CD-ROM drive. If it is, and you have the SCSI ID set to 3, hold down the C key until it starts booting from the drive.

To use the .toast image on the BlueSCSI, try to mount it in Basilisk, then copy all the files to a folder on the BlueSCSI image you've created. That way, once you have the SCSI ID situation sorted out, you can boot the computer on its internal hard drive, open the folder containing the installer files, double-click on the installer, then install a new copy of the system software.
 
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