All Apple computers released since system software 7.1 (September 1992) require a system enabler to start up. To get around this problem Apple created system enablers which contained information necessary for newer computers to start up. In the past when Apple released new computers the system software was revised. Update any other settings you want to change.enable “My Computer” icon on your Mac desktop (bottom left of Figure 1).For this example I’m using my blank 2GB drive image: blank_2GB_HFS_drive.dsk add my blank 2GB drive image or blank 2GB volume image or other blank image depending on what media, adapter or emulator you want to boot from.add Apple’s Applications Recovery CD (optional).add Apple’s Legacy Software Recovery CD.For this example I’m using my volume image: 755_2GB_volume.dsk add the System 7.5.5 volume image as the boot drive.Download my bootable 7.5.5 volume image.Download Apple’s Legacy Software Recovery CD from the Internet Archive.I use Basilisk II because it can edit both my drive and volume/partition images, and is my general “go to” emulator. Setting up Basilisk II to copy the System files on to one of my drive or volume image filesįor this guide I’m going to use Basilisk II to edit my images, my Macintosh downloads page lists other tools that can be used to edit my images if you don’t want to use Basilisk II. Write / copy the updated drive image or volume image following the guidance on my Macintosh Downloads page.ġ.Install the full version of 7.1, 7.1.1 or 7.1.2 then System Update 3.0 from the Legacy Software Recovery CD.Setup and run Basilisk II with at least those 3 volumes: boot, legacy CD, and the drive/volume you’re updating.One of my blank 2GB drive image or blank 2GB volume image (other drive image sizes are available on my Macintosh downloads page).My bootable 7.5.5 volume image to use as your Basilisk II boot drive.(Optional) Apple’s Applications Recovery CD from the Internet Archive, contains updates for AppleShare and some other useful applications (there are some issues with this CD image where some of the floppy images it contains are corrupted, I’m trying to find a clean copy). ![]()
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