>> Deborah Puerini wrote: >> >>> Hoo boy. Finally got Jaguar on a CD (the actual OS X v10.2.3 retail >>> version) >>> instead of on a DVD and thought, kewl! Will be able to install it now >>> (even >>> Apple says it will)! Well, refuses to boot from the CD drive >>> (original one >>> that came with the G3MT) just get a totally gray screen (no darker >>> gray >>> apple in the middle) with what looks like a little horizontal line in >>> the >>> upper left hand corner, nothing else. >>> >>> OK, well there's always XPostFacto, right? WRONG! It looks good until >>> it >>> gets to the gray screen with the darker gray apple in the middle and >>> just >>> stays there forever. Nothing more. I don't know enough about the >>> options in >>> Xpostfacto to fool around too much, tried several options. >>> >>> I did get XPostFacto to install 10.1 about a month ago with some crazy >>> option combination but it ran slow as molasses (when I had a DVD >>> drive and a >>> 10.1 DVD disk to install it with XPostFacto) so I trashed it - I >>> couldn't >>> stand it. >>> I printed out the XPostFacto manual and followed it to the 'T' you >>> know less >>> than 8 GB partition, OS 9.2.2 on another partition, etc. Have a >>> Sonnet 800 >>> mhz upgrade ZIF, 448 MB RAM. Anyone out there know what the problem >>> might >>> be? Googled the livin' heck out of it, found a lot of information, but >>> nothing that is helping. Figured you guys and gals are the ones to go >>> to for >>> sure! >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Oh please CC me a copy of any reply as I have not been getting any >>> G-List >>> digest emails for a while now, before that kept on getting bounced >>> email >>> messages to reply to that email but I'd get a random digest once in a >>> while >>> but now haven't gotten one in a couple of weeks. I know List Nanny >>> wrote >>> about that so I try to check the G-List archives as much as I can but >>> it's a >>> bit difficult sometimes. So if you could CC me any replies, it would >>> be >>> greatly appreciated. >>> >>> >>> Deb in Rhode Island >>> >>> >>> >> >> Deb, >> >> The first thing I would do would be pull the zif, and drop >> your ram down to own stick... Perfeably 128 or 256mgs and try the >> instal. I was lucky enough wtih my G3/300mt 640mgs ram and G3/330dt >> 384mgs that the install went off with out a hitch.. >> >> -hth >> -nathan > > > Also, when I first tried to install OSX, I had to use a fully Mac > compatible CD drive, one from Apple. > Ron > Nova Scotia
> > I had to get the new scsi driver for the hard drive. Also switched from the > Apple CD to a generic (LG?) IDE CD drive. XPF wouldn't work before I did > this and I never tried afterwards, the OS installed directly from the CD. I > seem to remember that the SCSI driver was obtained from the Apple site but I > had a bit of a hard time finding it. Good luck! > > BM > > Your initial booting problems from the OS X install CD could be > related to any controller card you have your drive connected to. I > have an ATTO SCSI drive controller card I had to pull, reconnect the > drive to the (very slow) onboard 50 pin SCSI drive in order to do the > install. XPostFacto is not necessarily required to do this install. > But all the G3 machines have their own quirks and you have to check > all the Apple support info. to be successful in your install. Third > party video cards can also prevent a jag install. > > (If booting into OS X is a problem once installed then XPostFacto can > help, but that's another discussion). > > I tried searching the Apple support site for Jaguar installation help > but every result came up for Panther. > This may help, though. > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106235 > > Mike > Maybe this is too simple after all the go-arounds on this subject. But I > tried > to install Jaguar on my Beige MT tower at work (I use Panther just fine on my > Beige at home.) The work machine has a scsi card running the boot drive. > Well, Jag won't install on an hfs formatted drive, it must be hfs+. Could > that > be your problem? If it is, you just need to reformat the drive. > > It was the installer itself that told me what the problem was, so maybe that > ain;t it for you. > > Good luck, > Rich Wow! I finally got a digest! I can't believe it! <<<<doing the happy g-list dance>>>> OK in order: Nathan: YIKES I *really* don't wanna strip it down like that. But if all of those other tips don't work, I might get desperate enough to do that. Go from 800 mhz to 233? YUK!!! If only for a little while, what agony! Ron: This IS the original CD drive :-( Brian: Am going to try that, that's the easier way for sure! Mike: no scsi controller card, just the onboard scsi on the motherboard. I am trying to install OS X on an IDE Maxtor 20 GB drive that is split into 3 partitions, 6.x GB each, it is set as internal ATA ID 0. I would have something else attached as ID 1 but the thing is stuffed full of crap anyway (have my 7500's scsi drive in there, the Maxtor IDE, the apple original CDROM and a slot-load SCSI Pioneer DVD drive). How in the world can I fit anything else <smile> Took out the floppy and the zip to fit all that stuff. Would love to cram another drive in there. Got an NEC 3500A cheeep (top rated in PeeCeeWorld <I know I know> but I can always put it in the Windoze box) and that burns DVDs beautifully, but I took it out so I could put back the original G3 CDROM (figuring it would be more compatible for installing OSX) and also am getting from OtherWorld that snazzy DVR-106 (wanted the 108 but OWC said no go) as a Christmas present, figuring THAT would be more compatible. Would like to put them ALL in but alas... Rich: the Maxtor is labeled as Mac OS Extended, is that HFS+? I can't remember. Anyway, thanks everyone for all of the great tips, I will have a chunk of time this weekend and will be able to fool around with it better then. Until then I will digest all of this information (I have copied it into a word document to chew on until then). This list is GREAT I really love it. Deb in Rhode Island -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
