MacOS 7.7 Prototype Drive Imaging

[jajan547]

I just ran the 7.7 installer straight, while booted from another disk. I used the uncustomised install for the OS and Macintalk, but deselected everything else.

You don't need to install 7.5 or 7.6 first. It sorts everything it needs.

I was in sheep saver with a 7.5 image just now and opened the 7.7 install. Before doing this I sent the machine ID to a LC475 using "iwishiwere" then rebooted. So with the 7.7 install opened I went to use the installer and it installed fine. Keep in mind the image I booted was already a hda named HD50_512.hda I copied this to a micro Stand the it booted but the screen won't load in the back contents or and words just a solid grey screen. If you have an already made image that would make things easier because I feel like I keep doing loops.

 

[Phipli]

This is all I did, plus I dragged it onto an internal partition from the zip because I changed my mind about where to put it :

Installing on Sheep Shaver is a lot more likely to have issues.

If you have an already made image that would make things easier because I feel like I keep doing loops.

I'm not going to do that until work eases up.

 

[jajan547]

Well, now it does this. But before nothing loads in and after clicking restart it just freezes. I did exactly what you did, I guess I'll keep at it eventually it has to work.

 

[zefrenchtoon]

Hello!
I am currently uploading a third download on the garden. This one adds SCSI drivers on the image to be used on a BlueSCSI like device.
I checked that it works by booting my 6100/66 with it on my BlueSCSI.

 

[jajan547]

Hello!
I am currently uploading a third download on the garden. This one adds SCSI drivers on the image to be used on a BlueSCSI like device.
I checked that it works by booting my 6100/66 with it on my BlueSCSI.

Thank you so much! I’ll try it out today.

 

[jajan547]

Thank you so much! I’ll try it out today.

I tried it again on the BlueSCSI and it does boot with extensions problem is it loads and then I get the white screen like I've posted back before where you get a command line to enter text. So I tried booting without extensions and I get a background screen and that's as far as it gets sadly I assume I'm doing this way wrong still.

 

[MrFahrenheit]

I tried it again on the BlueSCSI and it does boot with extensions problem is it loads and then I get the white screen like I've posted back before where you get a command line to enter text. So I tried booting without extensions and I get a background screen and that's as far as it gets sadly I assume I'm doing this way wrong still.

Are you able to put a BlueSCSI working bootable Mac OS 7.5 image file as one volume and this image file as another volume, and a blank image that also mounts?

Then boot the working 7.5, run the installer from the image of 7.7 to install it into the blank image you have, and then reboot from that formerly blank image that now has fresh 7.7a installed on it.

 

[Phipli]

I tried it again on the BlueSCSI and it does boot with extensions problem is it loads and then I get the white screen like I've posted back before where you get a command line to enter text. So I tried booting without extensions and I get a background screen and that's as far as it gets sadly I assume I'm doing this way wrong still.

I'm not great with macsbug, but on the white screen try typing "ES" and then press return.

 

[Phipli]

Actually if macsbug is installed, that means you're still trying to boot the 6360 version. Run the installer and get a clean install for the computer you're running like @MrFahrenheit said.

 

[MrFahrenheit]

I'm not great with macsbug, but on the white screen try typing "ES" and then press return.

On earlier Mac versions you could type:
G 40f6d8

When that stopped working, G FINDER often worked.

 

[jajan547]

Are you able to put a BlueSCSI working bootable Mac OS 7.5 image file as one volume and this image file as another volume, and a blank image that also mounts?

Then boot the working 7.5, run the installer from the image of 7.7 to install it into the blank image you have, and then reboot from that formerly blank image that now has fresh 7.7a installed on it.

I'll do this tonight and come back with results, thank you!

 

[jajan547]

Are you able to put a BlueSCSI working bootable Mac OS 7.5 image file as one volume and this image file as another volume, and a blank image that also mounts?

Then boot the working 7.5, run the installer from the image of 7.7 to install it into the blank image you have, and then reboot from that formerly blank image that now has fresh 7.7a installed on it.

Just did it and still not working, rats it just locks up. Anyone with an 040 SCSI based system want to give this a go on their BlueSCSI?

 

[LaPorta]

So this 7.7 installer image is on the garden?

 

[jajan547]

So this 7.7 installer image is on the garden?

Yeah it is, here.

 

[zefrenchtoon]

Just to add some info, I added the third download as the same as the second one with SCSI drivers but it is not exactly true because to install SCSI drivers, HardDisk SpeedTools had to move data to change partitions to add the one with drivers. So, because the data had been moved, if you try to use any tool to recover something from the past, you will not have the same result.

I will try to make one without touching data asap

About the problem with extensions, I think that the main problem is that the 7.7 installed on the partition is PowerPC optimized and so, at normal boot tries to load PowerPC code … and hangs.

I will try to make a fresh install on another "disk" on my BlueSCSI with a "universal" install (68k + PPC code)

 

[zefrenchtoon]

I did the universal install. I put it on the garden as 4th download. Let me know if it works please.
I did a universal install with MacLink Plus + OT/PPP + Internet Access.

 

[jajan547]

I did the universal install. I put it on the garden as 4th download. Let me know if it works please.
I did a universal install with MacLink Plus + OT/PPP + Internet Access.

Bad news still doesn't work, loads into the OS only when extensions are disabled. With extensions you get a Error 10 Bomb. When It loads without extensions you get the typical blank background, no words, and a lonesome mouse. Is there anything else we can try?

 

[MrFahrenheit]

Bad news still doesn't work, loads into the OS only when extensions are disabled. With extensions you get a Error 10 Bomb. When It loads without extensions you get the typical blank background, no words, and a lonesome mouse. Is there anything else we can try?

How much system RAM does your LC475 have ?

 

[jajan547]

How much system RAM does your LC475 have ?

16MB

 

[MrFahrenheit]

16MB

Do you mean 20mb (16+4)?