tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) (04/24/91)
I have a Mac IIci with sys 6.0.7 installed. I'm trying to install EtherTalk (v2.0.1). The EtherTalk installer disk has a minimal system 6.0.3 on it. The IIci will not boot with the minimal system 6.0.3 on it. I tried to replace the 'system' and 'finder' files (on the EtherTalk installation disk) with the 'system' and 'finder' files from sys 6.0.7. However, I ran out of room. I also tried using the 'system' and 'finder' files from 6.0.5, Again, I ran out of room. Apparently the 'system' and 'finder' files for 6.0.3 are smaller than the files on 6.0.5/6.0.7. Because of this, they are able to fit on the EtherTalk installer disk. So, how do you install EtherTalk on a Mac IIci? Am I going about this incorrectly? Any help would be *GREATLY* appreciated. Thanks. --tony
afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Alan R. Fry) (04/24/91)
In article <41830@netnews.upenn.edu> tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) writes: >I have a Mac IIci with sys 6.0.7 installed. >I'm trying to install EtherTalk (v2.0.1). >The EtherTalk installer disk has a minimal system 6.0.3 on it. >The IIci will not boot with the minimal system 6.0.3 on it. >I tried to replace the 'system' and 'finder' files (on the >EtherTalk installation disk) with the 'system' and 'finder' >files from sys 6.0.7. However, I ran out of room. >I also tried using the 'system' and 'finder' files from 6.0.5, >Again, I ran out of room. >Apparently the 'system' and 'finder' files for 6.0.3 are smaller >than the files on 6.0.5/6.0.7. Because of this, they are able to >fit on the EtherTalk installer disk. >So, how do you install EtherTalk on a Mac IIci? >Am I going about this incorrectly? >Any help would be *GREATLY* appreciated. It sounds like you made a mistake. Simply dragging a new copy of the System file onto the old disk will delete necessary EtherTalk resources that are installed in that System which the installer uses to put EtherTalk resources in other Systems (whew). To update a System ALWAYS use the Installer on the System Tools disk unless you *really* know what you are doing. So, if the original 6.0.3 System file is still intact, just upgrade it to a 'Minimum IIci System' using the Installer from 6.0.5 or 6.0.7. This will maintain the integrity of the EtherTalk resources in the System. Another solution is to download the file '201i-ethertalk-install.hqx' file from the /pub/dts/sw.license directory on apple.com. Since this file is a disk image, you will also need to download 'diskcopy-4-1.hqx' to decode it after you de-binhex both of them. Cheers, Alan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Alan R Fry | You know what I hate? | | afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu | Rhetorical questions | +--------------------------------------------------------------+
edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (04/24/91)
The Mac IIci should come with a "Network Products Installer" disk. Startup with it, and install Ethertalk. When it asks for the ethertalk disk, give it your 6.0.3 ethertalk disk. -- Gerald A. Edgar Internet: edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu Department of Mathematics Bitnet: EDGAR@OHSTPY The Ohio State University telephone: 614-292-0395 (Office) Columbus, OH 43210 -292-4975 (Math. Dept.) -292-1479 (Dept. Fax)