[HOWTO] - Use Firewire "target" mode

[Matrix Agent]

This is especially helpful if you have a computer that just wont boot. Connect the dead cpu as a FW disk, make your tweaks, and then you're back on your feet again...

[JimNoble]

Erm, surely you need a 6pin-6pin cable because that's what both machines' firewire sockets are? What am I missing here?

Jim

[cybergoober]

Originally posted by JimNoble
Erm, surely you need a 6pin-6pin cable because that's what both machines' firewire sockets are? What am I missing here?

Jim

My thoughts exactly...

[sheepguy42]

Originally posted by JimNoble
Erm, surely you need a 6pin-6pin cable because that's what both machines' firewire sockets are? What am I missing here?

Jim

From Apple's knowledge-base:
"Macintosh: How to Use FireWire Target Disk Mode
...
...2. Use a FireWire cable (6-pin to 6-pin) to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer does not need to be turned off.
..."
if that helps, here's the whole article:
Macintosh: How to Use FireWire Target Disk Mode

[Matrix Agent]

Many peripheral that use FW have 6-pin to 6-pin connectors. These should all be acceptable for use in Target-Disk mode. The only exception to this is DV streming cables. (You may have been given one with your Mac.)

[rcw186]

A little of the subject but does anyone have/can get that Apple "Middle Seat" commercial? I want to get it because I just ordered an iBook! It said somewhere that Apple "retired" it because of email complaints from users saying they want it off because of 9/11/01. My opinion, those people need to stop being idiots and enjoy that great commercial.

[drxian]

this is cool! is there someway to then clone your whole host disk to the slave disk using cp or soemthing to ensure your setup on one machine is copied identically to the other?
ie i have just bought a g4 laptop and want to clone my existing g3 laptps setup to is so i dont have to reinstall everything the long winded way again!?!?
will ther ebe a compatibility problem when tween os9 and osX onthe dirrferent processors types? g3/g4 ??

thanks

[scottk]

To clone a disk use Disk Copy 6.4

Under the Options Menu select Clone, and follow the prompts to select the Source and Destinations, and you will have a complete clone, that will boot OS X etc...

One caveat is that you will also erase the target disk.

Have fun.

Scott