Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:35:11 +0100 Subject: [SM] Switch osx From: kees laan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a umax 900, sonnet G4/700, maxtor 120gb, A1:usb, B1: matrox millennium, C1: acard6280m. Is it possible with this system to switch to osx and which way do I have to go, do I need hardware upgrades and what are the advantages? Now I have OS9.2.2. KL ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:48:37 -0800 From: Shawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SM] Switch osx In-reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/14/03 11:35 PM, kees laan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a umax 900, sonnet G4/700, maxtor 120gb, A1:usb, B1: matrox > millennium, C1: acard6280m. Is it possible with this system to switch > to osx and which way do I have to go, do I need hardware upgrades and > what are the advantages? Now I have OS9.2.2. > > KL > Take a look at this web page: http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=Compat ibil ity.html >>You will need to get an ATI video card probably but otherwise it should be possible. Well, actually... I am running OS X 10.2 and... I have a S900, with the Sonnet ATA card, and a Sonnet 450mhz G3. Currently I am running on a Voodoo III flashed to Mac but I have also run it on a Matrox Millennium originally salvaged from a Compaq Deskpro and reflashed (I HATE to spend money!) Mac. Only provision with a Matrox card in OS X the initial boot-up and the Single User Mode (bare BSD without GUI) DOES NOT WORK. this means that you would have trouble booting with Open Apple S to run fsck. But, as this is a "unsupported" that is not an issue much in that most disk fixing can be done in 9.2 anyway. Bottom Line: A Matrox Millennium WILL do OS X. -Bart. Keeper of the Network from Heck -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
