🚀 go-pugleaf

Simon Dobbs <std@revealer.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Dave Porter <dave@wcbs.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > In article <3507B9D4.14A8D96D@teaftech.demon.co.uk>, Lawrence Flowers
> > <leaf@teaftech.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > >The updater folder at Apple contains an OS 8.1 disc tools image, with a
> > >cut down 8.1, Disc First Aid and Drive Setup 1.4.   Are these not
> > >enough?  surely they don't expect everyone to buy 8.1 on CD.
> > 
> > I don't know if that will be enough, I haven't downloaded the updater,
> > nor will I. Apple may well expect everyone to buy the OS 8.1 updater,
> > however I'd heard that it was a *free* update, but I doubt that includes
> > a the CD version.
> > 
> > Not everyone will want, or need, the HFS+ facility, but you will have to
> > have a hard copy of OS 8.1 somewhere so that you can boot / load from
> > it. You can not format a disk and then reformat it when it is active.
> 
> so you back up, update to 8.1, copy the 8.1/first aid/ drive set up image
> to floppy, reback up, boot from the said floppy and format your hd using
> the drive set up, then restore your hd from backup. it works fine.
nb forgot to mention, i made another floppy, without first aid or drive
set up (just the cut down system 8.1 folder), to give retrospect
sufficient space to make report, and booted from this when restoring my
hard disc