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Article:		The Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS X -- Part 2
Subject:		Great article... but one unexpected problem
Date:		2001-05-14 04:44:04
From:		nomad7674
I followed the instructions in this article carefully this past weekend when upgrading to OS X and overall, it was a good experience. One extra bit of advice, though is to make sure that you TEST your backup device a few times before doing this process. After my OS X install, I went to copy my old disk image back to the second partition and found that OS X would freeze if I asked it to copy more than about 20 files at a a time. Same problem appears when booting from the 9 folder on the X partition. Not sure if the problem is X-related or hardware in nature, but it sure put a damper on my enjoyment of X over the weekend. Luckily, the upgrade is still "disaster-free" as I can still run all of my files from the backup drive, and can copy them one at a time. It may just be a long night tonight. THanks for a good article. By the way, am I the only person using X who feels that iCab's beta is better than Omniweb?

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• Great article... but one unexpected problem
  2001-05-14 07:27:48  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  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.
• 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.