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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by John E. » Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:36:05 GMT

I use LaCie SilverKeeper to back up my internal h.d. to an external FireWire
drive. I exclude nothing in the backup; system, applications, data is all
copied to the external h.d.

When I open System Preferences and choose Startup Disk, I get 3 icons: the OS
X on the internal h.d.; OS 9 on the internal h.d.; OS 9 on the external h.d.

Why isn't the external copy of OS X showing up as a valid boot image?

PowerBook G3/400; OS X 10.3.9

Ideas?

Thanks,
--
John English

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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by burt » Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:13:55 GMT


I have had that problem in the past. Yesterday I tried Carbon Copy
Cloner. Works like a charm. Donation ware (try it free, donate whatever
you think it is worth if you like it).

Google for a url.





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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by Tom Harrington » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:15:22 GMT

In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,



At LaCie's site at < http://www.lacie.com/silverkeeper/SKV113QA.pdf> ; they
suggest that if you want to be able to start up from the backup disk,
you need to be sure that "Ignore ownership on this volume" is not
checked for the disk. Did you do this?

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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by John E. » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:34:42 GMT

Tom Harrington:


Checking the "Ignore ownership" option does not change what I see in Startup
Disk (no external OS X option), but maybe I need to run another backup cycle
with that option checked and see if anything is different.

Thanks for the suggestion.
--
John English
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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by John E. » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:37:49 GMT

Burt Johnson:


In the past, CCC has, for me, been about as fast as arctic molasses. If I
can't lick this problem with SK, I might give CCC another try.
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John English
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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by John E. » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:54:04 GMT

John E.:


Oops... "Ignore ownership" *was* unchecked in the past. This, apparently,
isn't contributing to my problem...

Thanks,
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John English
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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by tacit » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:12:34 GMT

In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,



Retrospect is not, in my experience, very good at making a bootable OS X
image. It fails to copy certain critical OS X files during the backup.
You need to use a program designed specifically for creating bootable
mirrors of an OS X volume, such as the excellent shareware Carbon Copy
Cloner.

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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by John E. » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:24:32 GMT

tacit:


I agree. That's why I'm using LaCie's SilverKeeper (c:
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John English
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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by Mamamia » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:16:10 GMT

In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,

Suggestion: Open Disk Utility from the internal drive and repair disk
permissions, if you have not already done this. Then try re-booting from
the external again. That was what worked for me. (be sure you are
opening the disk utility that is on your internal drive and not your
external drive.)
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"It is easier to fight for your principles
than to live by them."
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Mac storage hardware >> Why can't I boot external OS X?

by burt » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:02:44 GMT


In the past it just plain did not work for me. The latest version
worked like a charm, and pretty much as max disk transfer speed, under
10.4 for me this past weekend.

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- Burt Johnson
MindStorm, Inc.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html
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