ooooo... yeah please help!! i also have a 7600/132 with 32mb ram! same scsi patterns... i have nothing on the hdd right now but do have a 8.5 cd. i take it im supposed to put mac os on it and stuff it? then launch the bootx.x? what i do from there?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Chouiniere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Gene M. Chouiniere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 7:33 PM Subject: install problems > I am not very mac-fluent so please be patient with me. I am experienced > with several of the x86 distro's and want to use mandrake ppc for > development purposes. > > I am not able to boot the 8.2 beta cdrom. I verified the checksums of the > iso's prior to burning and they appeared to burn ok. If I hold the "C" key, > the mac os (8.1) on the hd still boots. If I hold the "C" key and have the > mac os cd in, the mac os cd boots. > > HW Config: > PowerMac 7600/132 with 32MB RAM, 1 SCSI HD, 1 SCSI CDROM. I have tried to > boot with SCSI HD at ID=0 and again at ID=1. SCSI CDROM at ID=1 and later > at ID=0. No IDE drives, only SCSI. > > SW Config: > MacOS 8.0 installed, downloaded 8.1 upgrade and installed the upgrade. > Appears to be functioning normally. First partition (1.4GB) is for the > MacOS. The remainder (2.6GB) of the hd is "free". > > Please advise. > > Best regards, > Gene Chouiniere >
