Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-25 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AFAIK that only applies to installing OS 9 or 9.1 on > a NuBus PowerMac. 9.0 and 9.1 must be booted from the CD on all pre-G3 PowerMacs to install. = It's total Fandemonium! http://www.fandemonium.org __

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-24 Thread Chuck Bush
On 7/23/04 8:42 PM, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AFAIK that only applies to installing OS 9 or 9.1 on a NuBus PowerMac. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting That is interesting. I have never tried either (I have always ran my older computer

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-24 Thread Wm. Neal Lewis
;But that's not your problem. > >>>> PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. > >>> > Mac OS installer hangs. >>> > Another 7100/80 - same problem. >>> > Any suggestions? > >It's a specific model hardware issue. You could

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-23 Thread Clark Martin
At 3:29 PM -0700 7/23/04, Chuck Bush wrote: On 7/23/04 10:48 AM, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. HD formats OK. Mac OS installer hangs. Another 7100/80 - same problem. Any suggestions? I've heard you have t

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-23 Thread Bryan Kattwinkel
>>what's the memory requirement for 8.1/8.5 installers? It's less than 24M (8.6 introduced the 24M minimum). But that's not your problem. >>> PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. >> > Mac OS installer hangs. >> > Another 7

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-23 Thread Chuck Bush
On 7/23/04 10:48 AM, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. > HD formats OK. > Mac OS installer hangs. > Another 7100/80 - same problem. > Any suggestions? I've heard you have to install the OS while

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-23 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:28 PM -0500 7/22/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what's the memory requirement for 8.1/8.5 installers? OS 9 required 32M of real RAM (and turned on VM if you only had 32M). Either of the OS 8s should be lower than that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-23 Thread Jerry
Drive Setup or HD SC ? PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. Is the CD a retail edition or did it come packaged w/ a Mac ? Are you starting up from a floppy, a CD, an existing System folder on the HD, or other (Zip disk etc.) ?? Best to startup w/ the CD or a floppy start up disk ... yes,

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-22 Thread macsonly
what's the memory requirement for 8.1/8.5 installers? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. > HD formats OK. > Mac OS installer hangs. > Another 7100/80 - same problem. > Any suggestions? > Ron > B&R >

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-07 Thread Bryan Kattwinkel
on 7/6/04 3:30 PM, Ron wrote: >PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. >HD formats OK. >Mac OS installer hangs. >Another 7100/80 - same problem. It's not your Mac or install disk; I've seen the same problem on the same model. One solution is to do a standa

Re: PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-05 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 05/07/2004 15:53 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. >HD formats OK. >Mac OS installer hangs. >Another 7100/80 - same problem. >Any suggestions? >Ron >B&R --- Is it a "machine specific"

PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5

2004-07-05 Thread BandRSvcs
PowerMac 7100/80 won't install OS 8.1 or 8.5. HD formats OK. Mac OS installer hangs. Another 7100/80 - same problem. Any suggestions? Ron B&R -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Wi