I had 10.2.2 on a Lombard, and then when I try to upgrade it to 10.2.4, it had problems booting. I think that 10.2.2 might be the best bet for older Powerbooks.
J. > > From: Byron Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/06/28 Sat PM 12:11:18 EDT > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PowerBook G3 Series & Mac OS 10.2.6 Brightness problem > > All right, Jay here's one for you to ponder. I am trying to install OS X > 10.2 on my WallStreet. The installation gets 2/3 of the way through and then > the screen either goes dark or becomes light with no other image or has > multicolored lines running down the middle and I am forced to restart with > the three finger salute. This PB has had OS X 10.2.6 on it before but I > reformatted and went back to OS 9. What is the deal??? > > Byron > > on 6/28/03 6:19 AM, Jay Snyder at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This is a quirk with OSX on the wallstreet, and your PRAM battery is also > > probably bad. > > > > Boot into OS9 (8 might work too), then boot into OSX, and that should fix it > > until you powerdown again. > > > > If it isn't remembering the date & time, and also has trouble with powerup > > from battery, then your PRAM battery is probably bad. > > > > J > > > > > > > >> > >> From: Jean-Philippe Pellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2003/06/28 Sat AM 05:32:54 EDT > >> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: PowerBook G3 Series & Mac OS 10.2.6 Brightness problem > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I recently acquired for $200 a PowerBook G3 Series (Rev. I) and I > >> decided to install Jaguar on it. 10.2.0 ran fine, but after I upgraded > >> it to 10.2.6 with the combo updater, I began having the following > >> problem: when I startup the Mac, the screen brightness is OK as long as > >> I can see the spinning 'cursor' with the Apple logo. Then, when the > >> startup progress bar appears, the screen turns to black until the > >> startup process is finished, and only when it is finished do I get a > >> chance to turn the brightness on again using the brightness buttons > >> (one press on the button is enough to turn brightness completely on > >> back again). > >> > >> Do you know what could be causing that problem? > >> > >> TIA, > >> JPP > > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com