Article:		The Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS X -- Part 2
Subject:		Great article... but one unexpected problem
Date:		2001-05-14 07:27:48
From:		derrick
Response to: Great article... but one unexpected problem
Yes, definitely test your backup drive before installing your entire computing life on it! You didn't mention what type of drive it was (FireWire?), but I'm happy to hear that disaster didn't befall you and that you have the pleasure of learning Mac OS X now without worrying about your data.

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• Great article... but one unexpected problem
  2001-05-15 04:54:24  nomad7674 [View]
  
  
  Yup, a FireWire drive (a generic one bought from MacWarehouse last year). There have been some good ideas from www.MacFixIt.com's boards on a fix, too, so I may get beyond it. Current front-runner diagnosis is that I have a file with an illegal character in it. (Allegedly, Alladin installs a file which causes problems.)
• Great article... but one unexpected problem
  2001-05-15 07:31:31  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  Sounds like the problem is more with the file than the drive ... If you try to copy the same info to another "regular" System 9 Mac, do you still have the same problem?
• Great article... but one unexpected problem
  2001-05-16 12:10:22  nomad7674 [View]
  
  
  Unfortunately, I only have one FireWire Mac in the house to work with. It still occurs if I try, however, to boot off of the 9 System folder on my X partition or if I try to boot off a 9 System Folder on the second partition (System 9.1 only).
  
  I am starting to suspect the problem is the hardware, as the hangs also occur when launching a very large file/process. I am wondering if either:
  1. The FireWire drive is faulty. Maybe I need to install new drivers to it.
  2. My Firmware is not at the right level. I thought I had upgraded prior to my X install, but I am now wondering if I used the right ones.
  
  Thanks again.