any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
Hello, Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? Thanks. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? I recently upgraded my Pismo's drive to a 60 GB drive and I cloned my 10.3 install to that drive. I did not partition the drive in any way and all works just fine, so I'd have to guess that no, there is no 8 GB limit on the Pismo (not like the way the 1st gen iMac needs OS X in a partition that does not exceed the first 8 GB). -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
On Dec 9, 2005, at 5:48 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? No. The ONLY machines that this limit applies to are: WallStreet, Beige G3s and the first generation iMacs. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
Interestingly though, I have a Wallstreet upgraded to a G4 with a 60 gig drive and while I could not install Panther on it unless I partitioned it, Tiger installed just fine using Xpostfacto (I hope I spelled that right). Tom On 12/9/05, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 9, 2005, at 5:48 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? No. The ONLY machines that this limit applies to are: WallStreet, Beige G3s and the first generation iMacs. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- My wife makes itty bitty horse tack http://www.darkstormstudio.com http://editor.weeklyzone.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
At 8:24 AM -0500 12/9/05, chris wrote: Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? I recently upgraded my Pismo's drive to a 60 GB drive and I cloned my 10.3 install to that drive. I did not partition the drive in any way and all works just fine, so I'd have to guess that no, there is no 8 GB limit on the Pismo (not like the way the 1st gen iMac needs OS X in a partition that does not exceed the first 8 GB). While it's true the Pismo doesn't have the limit, that it worked in this case isn't a valid test. You can do the same thing to those machines with the limit and it may work. It depends on certain files being located in the first 8Gb. The limit isn't on how big a drive you can have but is based on the boot code being able to load some files only in the first 8Gb. The installer requires that the boot volume be 8Gb to avoid any possibility of the files being outside the 8Gb limit. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
While it's true the Pismo doesn't have the limit, that it worked in this case isn't a valid test. You can do the same thing to those machines with the limit and it may work. It depends on certain files being located in the first 8Gb. The limit isn't on how big a drive you can have but is based on the boot code being able to load some files only in the first 8Gb. The installer requires that the boot volume be 8Gb to avoid any possibility of the files being outside the 8Gb limit. Very true. My bad on my reply... it originally had a lead in section that mentioned that I originally installed OS X (10.3) on a 12 GB drive that was in the Pismo when I got it about a year ago. Again with no partitioning. I then recently upgraded it to a 60 GB and cloned it when I did so. With my lead in section, it makes it a little more clear that it doesn't appear to have the 8 GB limit. Without it, as you point out, it doesn't really mean much. Where that lead in paragraph went, I have no idea. I'll chalk it up to either distraction when I was editing my reply, or my email client once again ate part of it (for a reason I have yet to figure out, Emailer running under OS X seems to periodically decide the mouse has clicked and dragged instead of just moving over an area... as a result, I periodically loose parts of emails that are selected and then deleted when I press anything on the keyboard, such as the enter key to send the email... don't know why it happens, and although it is very annoying, I've not bothered to spend much time trying to figure it out... with Classic going bye bye on the upcoming Intel based Macs, I'll be forced to leave Emailer behind anyway) -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: any requirement for OSX on first 8gb on a Pismo?
On Friday, Dec 9, 2005, at 07:24 America/Chicago, chris wrote: Can anyone tell me if OSX 10.4 must be installed on the first 8 gb of a hard drive on a Pismo? I recently upgraded my Pismo's drive to a 60 GB drive and I cloned my 10.3 install to that drive. I did not partition the drive in any way and all works just fine, so I'd have to guess that no, there is no 8 GB limit on the Pismo (not like the way the 1st gen iMac needs OS X in a partition that does not exceed the first 8 GB. The reason that all the PowerBooks after the Wallstreet II have the New World 4 MB ROM. The 1G iMac and the pre-Lombard 'Books have the Old World ROM. The Pismo doesn't have the first 8 GB limitation because of this. This should clarify things some. Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
