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Odd boot problem on iMac G3 333
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<blockquote data-quote="RKight" data-source="post: 1077611" data-attributes="member: 164154"><p>I was able to run the installer straight off the disc just fine in order to upgrade my existing os 8.6 installation. I just wasn't able to boot off the disc so I could format the drive and do a fresh install. I would love to copy everything to a thumb drive but I read somewhere that the tray-loading iMacs aren't capable of booting from USB. I might try anyway. I could always use devalias in OF to redirect the CD alias to point to my thumb drive and attempt to boot that way. I tried it with an external CD drive but I know for a fact that drive doesn't work with my cousin's intel-based MacBook Pro so it may be worth a shot with a thumb drive or different external CD drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RKight, post: 1077611, member: 164154"] I was able to run the installer straight off the disc just fine in order to upgrade my existing os 8.6 installation. I just wasn't able to boot off the disc so I could format the drive and do a fresh install. I would love to copy everything to a thumb drive but I read somewhere that the tray-loading iMacs aren't capable of booting from USB. I might try anyway. I could always use devalias in OF to redirect the CD alias to point to my thumb drive and attempt to boot that way. I tried it with an external CD drive but I know for a fact that drive doesn't work with my cousin's intel-based MacBook Pro so it may be worth a shot with a thumb drive or different external CD drive. [/QUOTE]
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