Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

2015-05-21 Thread Clark Martin
Put the Pismo in Target Disk Mode (pressing 't' while booting, the FireWire symbol should appear), connect it via a FireWire cable to the iMac, boot the iMac while holding down the Option key and select the Pismo's drive to boot from. Then use Carbon Copy Cloner to copy it to the iMac drive.

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

2015-05-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 21, 2015, at 3:04 AM, Colin Yarwood colin.yarw...@gmail.com wrote: So I have done most of this on the iMac Flowerpower G3 600 - I cannot find my 10.4 Disk and am investigating how I might be able to create a dmg from the Pismo that would boot - I have FW and a working slot drive.

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

2015-05-21 Thread Colin Yarwood
Guys I have spent the last few weeks working on my iMac Flower Power G3 so much of your advice has been followed here too! Thanks However, did anyone caution (I couldnt see it) that to go from OS 9 to X you need to upgrade te firmware! otherwise it may simply die and not boot (I have one of

IMac G5 (white) USB boot

2015-05-21 Thread Max LeBlanc
Hi, I'm trying to install an updated version of Debian on an iMac g5 currently running an old version of Debian. Since the last install a few years ago, the CD died. I was wondering if any of you folks knew how to force-boot on a USB key? Thanks! -Max. -- -- You received this message

Re: IMac G5 (white) USB boot

2015-05-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 21, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Max LeBlanc quattro55...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install an updated version of Debian on an iMac g5 currently running an old version of Debian. Since the last install a few years ago, the CD died. I was wondering if any of you folks knew how

Re: IMac G5 (white) USB boot

2015-05-21 Thread Max LeBlanc
Thank you Sir! Le 2015-05-21 12:31 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu a écrit : On May 21, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Max LeBlanc quattro55...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install an updated version of Debian on an iMac g5 currently running an old version of Debian. Since