I would try to boot into OpenFirmware and list the device tree/see if the SSD is seen there, maybe even more can be done from there. netBSD/macppc has info on OFW, chronicdev on predecessor iBoot, info is sparse, but can be found out there.
Another user has given you 2 answers, it has become another thread since his mailclient put RE: before his replies hope that your SSD pays back the time installing took, eventually :) J Dňa pondelok, 10. februára 2014 16:12:05 UTC Koszarsky napísal(-a): > > I bit the bullet and bought an expensive 240GB Mercury Legacy Pro SSD for > my PowerBook G4 15" (model 5,6 1.67GHz). OSX 10.5.8. 1GB RAM. > > The install isn't difficult, just time consuming. I upgraded my > PowerBook's HD before, installed a better superdrive and replaced the PRAM > battery, so I'm comfortable with the procedure. > > I mistakenly thought the Mercury Legacy SSD would be a walk in the park > but I can't get my PowerBook to see it. The SSD is visible when connected > to a Mac Pro via an external USB adapter. It seems to be fine with the Mac > Pro, just not the legacy PowerBook. > > On the PowerBook, the SSD does not appear in Disk Utility or System > Profiler. I booted from my OSX install DVD. I also tried booting in > TARGET DISK mode. The DVD could be seen by the other Mac but no SSD in TD > Mode. > > I did a PMU and PRAM resets. No luck. > > The connectors seem ok and firmly seated. I reconnected the 5400RPM > drive and that worked ok. I still had the original smaller drive lying > around and that worked too. Just no joy with the Mercury Legacy Pro SSD. > > I reformatted the SSD on an intel Mac Pro and made sure the partition > scheme is set to Apple Partition Map The PPC macs still don't see the > SSD. I've tried now with my Quad-G5, a Dual-G4 and my powerbook. The Mac > Pro will see the SSD but not the PPC Macs. > > OWC Tech support was closed this weekend when I was having such fun with > the SSD. The OWC sales support provided a few suggestions but nothing that > resolved my problem. I submitted a detailed email to OWC tech support but > have not received any response yet. > > Does anyone here have success with PowerBooks and SSDs? Any suggestions > and help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jaeson > -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Books" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
