on 24/6/02 20:02, Eagle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Today I got my Gossamer tower and -- very excited -- ran home to install > OS X Server v1.2 (Rhapsody) on it. Part of the install process sets the > system to boot from CD, which I _can_ manually do with the 'C' key > trick, but it doesn't work automatically. > > What happens is I get a hung system with the checkerboard screen, mouse > in the top left corner. Of course, this would be a normal part of the > bootup, just before the Happy Mac, but it doesn't proceed and the mouse > is unresponsive; it's like the system is locked up. From this point, I > _can_ reboot from CD by holding the 'option' key, but not to the point > that OS X Server is running to where it can install itself. > (Interestingly, although the Blue Box environment on Rhapsody 1.2 is 8.5 > (8.6?), the CD seems to boot into OS 9. Figure that out!)
Gossamer = Beige G3? (MT version I presume) It seems odd that Blue Box would be 8.5 when OS 9 was already kicking around (I don't think OS 8.5/8.6 were ever used even for developer releases of Blue Box (perhaps OS X Server 1.0 was different))!!! Question: is your RAM compatible with OS 9/OS X? The Firmware upgrade accompanying 9/X rendered some cheap RAM incompatible with Macs. (I can't remember if the Beige G3s were affected). Secondly, do you have enough RAM? 64 MB may be the theoretical minimum but I've not heard of anyone successfully using 64 MB of RAM (128 MB is suicide for anything beyond running one application at a time but at least OS X will *run* (why Apple sells their eMac with 128 MB RAM is beyond comprehension)). If you're running such an old version of OS X Server you may find that OS X consumer 10.1.4/10.1.5 is about as stable and can run the same services (I think). SAMBA will give you interoperability with SMB machines (Windows, Linux, etc.) (as does OS X 10.1 consumer but not as smoothly), you can install the [free] heavy-duty Apache webserver over-top Apple's limited FTP/HTTP Apache implementation in OS X, and can probably install printing services if you need them. If not sure if a NFS-compatible client/sever is in the works for OS X (isn't NFS a proprietary Novell or M$ protocol?). The other perk to running the consumer version is that you'll have an OS that you can use for personal stuff, and with 10.1.5 Apple did add some video support for the Beige G3's limited video capabilities. Eric. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
