Hi Tom
The Wallstreet is able to use OS X with out any problems up to and including 10.2.8.Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Tom Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WallstreetI RIP Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:59:10 -0800
The wallstreet with 512 megs ram, Blue Chip G4, 500mhz has stopped booting.
I cannot boot into OS9. I get error box with no info after the first Icon
mounts the desktop. I get the same box with error message Bus Error or
Illegal Instruction when booting from CD. Bing a wall street it cannot boot
from OSX. I have removed the processor, put in 233 no cache original, all
ram, replacing with 128meg chip. Still no boot. I can boot from OS8 disk and
install OS8.1. Reformated and installed to second partion. Installed OS 9
and back to same no boot situation. Any IDeas? Me thinks may be bad MOBoard.
It is only with 10.3 that things get a little complicated.
If you move to OS 10 you will not want to go back to any of the classic variants.
My Wallstreet which I am sending this on is a 233 mhz with cache so I know it works.
With the G4 upgrade it should fly.
As to your boot problems, if you are able to boot from an OS 8 CD why do you suspect the MOBO.
If the MOBO was faulty it would not boot from any system disk. As it is booting to something it must be
working correctly to a partial level.
Have you tried any first aid software to perhaps repair any directory faults. Have you tried to highlight
your CD as the start up disk as this will only tell the computer to look in the CD for its boot system.
I generally have no problem booting to a CD system once it is assigned as the start up disk.
It may be that the HD is faulty and the computer is looping trying to find a usable System.
Hope this may Help
John.
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