Might be worth replacing the PRAM battery before you do anything major to get it going again.
Tom On Apr 9, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Ben wrote: > Hello, > > Yes, it has 264, but the G4 is running slower (300?), since the system > clock is still only 33MHz. Last it was running with OS9, and was usable. > The thing with these old systems is finding the right thing for them to > do. I wouldn't expect Youtube on it, but it could do as basic webserver, > even a mail server with a decent sized hard drive. > > At the moment, I am having trouble getting it to boot from CD (Mac OS or > Linux) after taking it out storage. Probably needs some TLC. > > I might try a Newertech card if I see one come up again on fleabay. > > Cheers > > On 11-04-09 1:20 AM, Tobias Netzel wrote: >> Well, I'm sure that with a G4/400 and 264 MB RAM (if you can get it >> working reliably) it still can be of some use even for surfing the >> web (I use a PowerBook Wallstreet G4/500 with 512 MB RAM). But with >> the original 601 CPU I don't think it could be of use for any recent >> application. Even less if you are limited to 72 MB RAM. >> >>> Yes, Tobias, the MkLinux booter fix only worked with NewerTech >>> upgrades. All this talk about the PM 6100 makes me want to dig my >>> old machine out of the shed to see if it still boots up. >>> >>> One has to wonder, though, along with Ben, "should I bother?" With >>> its 2MB of VRAM, the PM 6100 is not going to be surfing the web or >>> even running X Windows comfortably. Even if I could get Debian >>> Sarge running on it, support for that version ended years ago. >>> What would I actually DO with it? I'm thinking the same thing >>> about my old PowerBook 1400. >>> >>> Ben, I have a "penchant for vintage and alternative computing", >>> also, as you can see from my blog below. >>> >>> Cheers, Tom >>> >>> P.S. Did you light a birthday candle for Linux yesterday? >>> >>> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/04/07/187253/Celebrating-20- >>> Years-of-Linux >>> __ >>> Thomas Carlson >>> 2319 La Senda >>> Santa Fe, NM 87505 >>> 505-603-5526 >>> http://www.ifixoldmacs.com >>> >>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Tobias Netzel wrote: >>> >>>> Well that's new to me! >>>> Seems to work only on NewerTech upgrades; all the Sonnet users >>>> reported that it didn't work. >>>> Perhaps one could use the NewerTech extension for the Sonnet as >>>> well?! >>>> But with the Sonnet extension it seems to be pretty much impossible. >>>> >>>> Regarding all upgrades that replace the original CPU like in the >>>> PowerBooks: loading extensions like the one from Sonnet before >>>> entering the kernel shouldn't be necessary and the kernel wouldn't >>>> switch on the L2 cache either unless you give it the correct L2CR >>>> parameter on the kernel command line. >>>> >>>> Tobias >>>> >>>>> Tobias: >>>>> >>>>> I vaguely remember installing Yellow Dog Linux 2.4 on my PowerMac >>>>> 6100 with a NewerTech G3 upgrade back in 2003 or so. I had to >>>>> modify the MkLinux booter so that it loaded AFTER the MaxPower's >>>>> extension was loaded, using Resedit to change the type to "scri", >>>>> much like what I have had to do to get Debian Sarge running on my >>>>> PowerBook 1400 with a Sonnet G3 upgrade. >>>>> >>>>> here's a link that explains it: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.jonh.net/lppcfom-serve/cache/375.html >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Tobias Netzel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ben, >>>>>> >>>>>> unfortunately PDS slot based CPU upgrades arent't supported in the >>>>>> Linux kernel. All methods of entering the Linux kernel imply a >>>>>> switch >>>>>> back to the original 601 CPU on those Macs and until now no one >>>>>> figured out how to make the kernel use a PDS CPU upgrade. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Tobias >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm an IT Man in Sydney, Australia with a penchant for vintage and >>>>>>> alternative computing. I've previously had Yellow Dog running on a >>>>>>> Power >>>>>>> Macintosh 6100 (and a Beige G3), and Debian on 68k, PPC, x86 and >>>>>>> x64, >>>>>>> and exposure to RHEL/Centos. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm now planning on installing Debian on a 6100 with Sonnet >>>>>>> Crescendo >>>>>>> G4. And I come here to ask: Should I bother? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mac of the day: Power Macintosh 6100 >>>>>>> ACTC 10.4 ACSA 10.5 ACSA 10.6 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> -------- >>>>>>> Xperia(TM) PLAY >>>>>>> It's a major breakthrough. 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