Do you have any PCI cards that might not be supported under panther. I had a PCI/Firewire go south on me that did the same thing. I replaced the card and reseated the RAM and other PCI cards.
I suspect the system is having a problem at the hardware identification phase as it is trying to load the appropriate drivers. Brian -----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank P. Eigler Sent: August 29, 2004 15:14 PM To: G-List Subject: Re: Upgrading to Panther Can do, as I understand Panther is more tempermental but - why would a fresh install work, whereas an upgrade wouldn't? On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, michael Vogt wrote: > you might need to check your Ram but I have sawtooth also and I never > had that problem but then also went from 102 then went to Jag then to > panther but I always did the upgrade way Michael & Sharon Vogt <>< > On Aug 29, 2004, at 12:45 PM, Frank P. Eigler wrote: > > > Apologies if this is in the FAQ, but the site seems inaccessible at > > the moment. > > > > I'm finally taking the plunge and upgrading from 10.2.8 to 10.3.5 > > System: G4 AGP (Sawtooth) 500MHz 1GB RAM > > > > Did a backup with CCC. > > > > Problem: Both "Upgrade" and "Archive and Install" proceed fine, but > > when re-booting (immediately after install) into Panther it stalls. > > The spinning wheel (? not beachball) just keeps going. I left it > > overnight and > > it was the same this morning. I've repeated this twice with each. > > > > Erase and install works fine. > > > > So, two questions: > > > > 1. Can I Archive and Install? Upgrade? (not preferred as I've been > > wanting to do a clean install for a while). What's up? > > > > 2. If I can't do that, what's the best method of transferring all > > the user and network info over from the backup to Panther? > > > > Thx. > > > > -- > > Non Illegitimi Carborundum > > > -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
