I've done it. I wouldn't recommend it though. Its very very slow. I needed to install OS 9 on my Mac. I didn't have a CD that would work so I used SheepShaver(a PowerMac emulator) to install on the USB stick. Then held down option, if I remember correctly, and it showed up in the boot selector. If you are trying to do a CD you need to lock the volume. The mac os installer at least uses that to check whether its on the original cd or not.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Elliott Price <callmemrp...@gmail.com>wrote: > No; G3's, G4's and G5's won't boot to USB devices without some very > extensive work on the external device. I've tried before to do this with an > external USB HD, without any luck. Too bad they never made FireWire thumb > drives... You can't boot from a disk image, because in order to open that > image, the computer has to be booted into an OS already. > > Your best bet is an external FireWire HD. > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
