Okay, thanks for the suggestions. I;ll look into it and see what I find. Gary > On Jun 15, 2016, at 11:37 AM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > > Hi, is it possible that snowleppard isn't supported by the modern bootloader > on your 2013-2014 systems? I don't see why this shouldn't work, but maybe if > you google the above you will turn something up. > > Also, if you happen to have either another old hard drive or a 128 gb sd > card, why not try a clean install of snow leopard using your modern mac and > see if it flies? Then swap the media back into your old machine and see if > it boots? > > Finally, as I'm writing, I seem to recall that network administrators had > some issue with deployment on snow leopard. Unfortunately that was 7 or so > years ago, and I don't remember what the issue was. It's possible that Snow > Leopard was restricted to run on the hardware where the installation was > performed, especially if you used the home version and not the server version. > > Best, > > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Visit the out of work bum for your chance to win one of 10 KNFB Reader or > Nearby Explorer for IOS or android! > http://www.theoutofworkbum.work <http://www.theoutofworkbum.work/> > Also check out my website for inclusion to the android platform for persons > with sensery, physical or cognitive disabilities: > http://www.inclusiveandroid.com <http://www.inclusiveandroid.com/> >> On Jun 15, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com >> <mailto:gary.robl...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> I need a guru. >> >> Using my 2008 iMac with Snow Leopard installed, I installed Snow Leopard on >> a 1TB external drive. I created a GUID partitioned and formatted it as OS X >> Extended Journaled. Using the Option key at start up I can boot up using the >> external drive. However, I can’t seem to boot up the external drive on my >> 2013 iMac nor my 2014 Macbook Pro, both running El Capitan. >> >> When I start my 2013 iMac or MB Pro, while holding down the option button, >> my snow leopard device appears on the list of bootable devices. When I >> select it, it proceeds to, the Apple logo screen, but it doesn’t say loading >> nor can I see a cursor nor the spinning progress indicator, and it just sits >> there. This is true for both systems. Of course, I had sighted assistance >> with the visual things. >> >> Does anyone know what’s happening with my external drive or how I can fix >> it? I need Snow Leopard for an old app and want to upgrade my 2008 iMac to >> Mavericks, which i’m already in the middle of. >> Gary >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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