I was able to install Tiger 10.4 from the disk from eBay and everything still worked. The upgrades that I downloaded from Apple are what did me in. Maybe changing out the hard drive should be my next step since the one that is there could not be repaired.
On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 10:29 PM, 375GTB . <jcarroll33...@gmail.com> wrote: > In 2002 OS-10.4 Tiger did not yet exist! > > Probably came with 10.3 Panther on 3 Cds... > > And/Or Classic OS-9.x.x which also was included n Cd... > > I had an iMac 15" G4/800 "Lampy" from 2008 to 2012 > > It ran with 9.2.2 and 10.4 > > After 9.1 and 10.3.. > > FLASH support issues killed it for ME!! > > Your G4/700 iLamp should install 10.4 Tiger from the > > RETAIL universal installer DVD (Black with X) > > Mine did! > > $10 to $15 on eBay > > Grey dedicated disks for newer machines will NOT WORK! > > No guesswork, here! > > I know my cookies... > > Your will want TenFourFox > > the updated browser from PPC Luddites... > > I use it on my 2004 iBook G4 1.33 14" with both Tiger > > AND 10.5 Leopard.. > > Good Luck! > > Jesse Carroll > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:44 PM, Patricia Lynch <pmgraph1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for replying. I don't have the original software. I bought system >> 4.0 from ebay and installed it. In my haste, I installed over what was >> there. In hindsight, should have re-formated the disk and started from >> scratch. I did reset the PRAM and had no effect. Tried to start in safe >> mode and now it won't stay powered up. Worse yet I cannot find the system >> software I purchased for this machine. I haven't got a clue what happened >> to it. I am so frustrated because I am usually very careful with system >> software and the install disk just wasn't in the box. I was able to run a >> Data Rescue disk to boot from. It accessed system 9.2. but I lost use of >> the cursor so I couldn't repair or reformat or do anything with the >> software on the CD. Now I am getting the "bomb" when I boot from the Data >> Rescue" cd. I am out of ideas. Even if I find the system software, at this >> point, I am not sure I will be able to boot from the cd since I am now >> getting the bomb. >> >> On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:56:43 AM UTC-5, Deiniol ap Deiniol wrote: >>> >>> No Jack, she said she has a G4 iMac; that's the one with the guts in a >>> hemisphere and the integral monitor on a stalk! Also known as the flat >>> panel iMac (or the Anglepoise!) >>> >>> I do have two of these, (which still work) but unfortunately I do not >>> know why she has been unable to upgrade it to 10.4 11. Possibly a firmware >>> issue, although MacTracker does not list a firmware update. >>> Patricia do you have the original 10.4 install disc? Doing a clean >>> install from this disc may work? Possibly a PRAM reset (using 4 fingers >>> press down alt, command, p and r keys together before the 'BONG" sound when >>> booting may help. >>> I'm sure someone on this list may have more knowledge of this machine's >>> foibles. >>> >>> Dan, (sent from my MacPro 3.1!) >>> >>> On 25 March 2018 at 23:40, Jack Suggs <jhs...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Patricia Lynch, you have a G3 iMac 'Snow', yes? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 imac...@googlegroups.com >>>> To leave this group, send email to imaclist+u...@googlegroups.com >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group >>>> /imaclist >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "iMac Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to imaclist+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iMac Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/imaclist/2NvyO2sJuMM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
