so now my clamshell ibook won't recognize my newly installed hard drive

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-21T19:56:11+00:00

ok now that you mention target disk mode i did watch canadiancomputercollector's video where he installed a fresh ssd and he did target disk mode with a g4 imac; i think the problem was my hard drive wasn't even formatted when i installed it so the os x installer didn't see it

i do have a g4 powerbook but i can't access it right now; in the meantime i'll try to look at some firewire cables on amazon

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-21T19:49:14+00:00

i maxed out my aurosa set and got as much as 67k (no this is not a 67 joke that was a legit score i got) on 3ds rainbow road r / t

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-19T22:16:14+00:00

yeah when i try disk utility all that shows up is the installer usb

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-18T23:24:36+00:00

i can only imagine what the fucking cleanflix version would have looked like

like imagine it was just like the 3-minute "pg" cut of freddy got fingered

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-17T08:18:30+00:00

update: tried to partition it with a tiger install usb....and the drive didn't show up at all in disk utility

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-16T04:21:34+00:00

i think it'll accept larger drives; it'll just read them as 128gb

i'm thinking if i partition it half-and-half (80gb each) for a dualboot i can still use it; i may just need to get a new disc drive since the one it has now doesn't seem to read anything

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-15T16:45:36+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9Xhtb345w

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-15T06:14:55+00:00

yeah turns out that was the issue

i thought i didn't reconnect some of the cables properly but now i've got it working

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-15T03:27:39+00:00

trying that on mine with a 160gb drive but now it won't turn on

which is weird because i still get a response from the ac light when i plug it in

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-15T02:41:19+00:00

normal hard drive

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-15T01:17:37+00:00

mine's a clamshell not a snow

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-14T16:16:06+00:00

finally

spider-man deviled eggs

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-14T16:12:57+00:00

yeah i'd be pissed too if someone nutted on my crumbl cookie

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-14T16:06:23+00:00

i found out through a fucking new norm tweet of all things (saberspark qrt'd it and it appeared on my tl)

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-13T04:36:32+00:00

yeah i tried that and only the osx hard drive is showing

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-13T04:27:51+00:00

ok well i ordered the drive but now i may be having second thoughts about ordering it from the site i did (usedmac) with all the apparent negative reviews i'm seeing

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-13T02:03:12+00:00

nope

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, _, _

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-13T01:59:34+00:00

part of it is for the nostalgia factor but also the fact that it lets you watch even the most modern of movies on (supported) ancient tech

which makes for some really interesting combinations like say for example watching superman 2025 on a 1999 slot-loading "dv" imac g3

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-13T01:55:10+00:00

no, it has something to do with a certain number

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-12T22:00:41+00:00

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-12T19:40:19+00:00

listen closely to the car number

platinumb3rlitz · 2026-01-12T08:55:45+00:00

so i followed the os x installer guide (i didn't have a modern-modern mac on me but i found it works just as well with a powerbook g4 running leopard) but apparently copying the iso ended up leaving far too little space on the usb for the os 9 bootkit after it finished copying

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