Post by: Bill on November 07, 2003, 08:27:48 PM
System preference > startup Disk.
When I decide to zip off to another partition/drive from Panther the startup disk sometimes does not recognize a partition that has an active system on it and quits.
At first I thought I had it pin-pointed down too my apps partition but now I'm not sure.
I also thought 'networks' had something to do with it. Still not sure.
>>>> btw AL. I'm loading your movie now <<<< <gr>
I've ran all the utility test including permissions and disk repair.
Doesn't happen every time but ...
I think this all started when I used CCC to copy my 10.2.8. over to an empty partition on another drive and then installed Panther on top of the original 10.2.8.
Post by: Bill on November 08, 2003, 01:50:03 PM
Post by: pendragon on November 08, 2003, 04:10:47 PM
Re rebooting to a different drive/volume. FWIW, I have not (yet) encountered that particular problem, but if I did, I would give DiskWarrior a go. Shouldn't hurt. Or, is that one of the Utilities you already tried?
Re Networks. When I visited my local Apple VAR last Thursday, he mentioned that they have noticed some wonky behavior there. No show stoppers, more like inconsistent/misleading data presentations, especially when the network is via WiFi, e.g., the network is active, works as designed, and the proper icons are on the desktop, but a check of Network does not always indicate that.
Don't remember and am curious, what technique did you use in installing Panthwire? I’m wondering if this is another one of those gotchas created when one uses the Upgrade install.
Harv
Post by: Bill on November 08, 2003, 08:40:57 PM
I went the archive road. [Info here]
Post by: Bill on November 09, 2003, 05:03:21 PM
If I click on network and bring up internal, then go to startup, startup disk kicks in.
Now the question is why?
On my home front (thinking along the lines something is wrong here) I saw [again] that it was my 'apps' partition that wasn't getting/being recognized when startup would quit.
So once I booted into there, saw that I had norton running and TTP protection.
Turned them off.
Ran around in the startups from the other partitions/drives. No problems.
Checked with my utilities. This 'puter is so clean ... it's shouting at me (((wash your hands first before touching my person bud))).
Get back to Panther.
Same-0-same-0 .. every now and then, unless I change 'networks' first.
Even then it still is a hit and miss.
Post by: kps on November 09, 2003, 07:02:04 PM
Post by: Bill on November 09, 2003, 08:06:43 PM
"copy over" "boot" has me going though.
I cleared (erased) that partition and then copied 10.2.8. over to that empty partition.
Post by: Bill on November 09, 2003, 09:11:11 PM
Post by: kps on November 10, 2003, 08:34:22 AM
Post by: Bill on November 10, 2003, 01:58:16 PM
So it should be safe to say it was checked.
Post by: kps on November 10, 2003, 08:07:35 PM
Post by: Bill on November 10, 2003, 08:25:32 PM
The OS update didn't fix it either. Didn't think it would.