cmp9133@sys.uea.ac.uk (A.C. Lock) (05/31/91)
I have been trying to download system 7.0 from ftp.apple.com but I am having a bit of trouble. My problem is that there are no installation dox on what files you need & what files you don't. Because of this I downloaded the files image1.hqx & image2.hqx from dts/mac/system7/hdfd.images and unstuffed them. Now I have two .image files and I don't know what to do with them. Could some kind soul explain what an image file is, and what to do with them so that I can use system 7.0 on my Mac. Thanx in advance Adam Lock
rpike@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (06/01/91)
I'm no expert in the area but if you have a .image file I believe you can just use Diskcopy 4.1 to retrieve the data and then throw the .image files away. Ron Pike rpike@oavax.csuchico.edu
jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jonathan Helton) (06/01/91)
In article <1241@sys.uea.ac.uk> cmp9133@sys.uea.ac.uk (A.C. Lock) writes: >I have been trying to download system 7.0 from ftp.apple.com but I am >having a bit of trouble. > >My problem is that there are no installation dox on what files you need & what >files you don't. >Because of this I downloaded the files image1.hqx & image2.hqx from >dts/mac/system7/hdfd.images and unstuffed them. Now I have two .image files >and I don't know what to do with them. > >Could some kind soul explain what an image file is, and what to do with them >so that I can use system 7.0 on my Mac. > >Thanx in advance > >Adam Lock You'll need to get ALL the image files from ftp.apple.com before you can install System 7.0. They are: in the dts/mac/system7 directory: 7-compat-checker.hqx 7-readme.support.txt in the dts/mac/system7/7.0.software/fdhd.images directory: install-1-image.. install-2 printing- tidbits-... This assumes you've got a FDHD. If you've only got 800k drives you'll need to get all the images in the dts/mac/system7/7.0.software/800k.images directory (there are 3 install disks and two tidbits disks). You should run the compatibility checker and read the docs that come with it before attempting to install anything. Also, you need ALL of the software discs before you begin to install. These image files are meant to be used with the DiskCopy program (version 4.2 if you want to make HD floppy copies). This is available at ftp.apple.com in the dts/utils directory. (docs too!) Get a pile of floppy disks, run the DiskCopy program and make your installation discs! Have fun! (BTW, file locations at ftp.apple.com have been changing a bit recently. I just checked the location of all these files, they're all in very locgical locations, so I don't imagine they'll change any more.) -- Jonathan Helton jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu -- Jonathan Helton jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu