On Dec 27, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Clark > > Is this an option only on the original iBook, booting from USB would a handy > trick on other non-firewire, non-DVD machines. > I don't know just which machines will do it. I did boot from a USB hard disk on a slot loading G3 iMac once. I can't remember which OS but it would only boot one of the available systems, OS 9 or OS X. > Simon > > On 27 Dec 2011, at 19:23, Clark Martin wrote: > >> I used XPF to install Tiger on an original iBook. It overrode the installer >> check for FireWire and supported booting the installer from a USB 1.1 DVD >> drive. > Sent from an iPhone, but is it mine? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
