Ohh.... that explains much. On the beiges, OS X needs to be installed on : the first partition, which needs to be less than 8 GB. After you do this, all should be well. (BTW...the read me explains thjis in detail ;-) )
Mikeal On Sunday, July 21, 2002, at 08:27 PM, Mick Ring wrote: > Last week I posted a message about trying to get OS X working on my > G4-upgraded Beige G3. I successfully installed it onto a drive on another > machine and then put the drive in my BG3. I was able to boot into X but it > was awfully slow. I have determined (with some listers' help) that it is > because I have not installed the XLR8 MachSpeed software which enables the > G4 caches under X. > > When I try to run the XLR8 installer, it shows my OS X drive as disabled. > When I mouse over it, the "fly over" text says that I can't install on this > drive because it has to be installed on a partition in the first 8 Gb of > the > drive. Unfortunately, there is only one partition on the drive. > > Does it mean that there has to be a partition that is 8 Gb or less? Or does > it mean that the partition just needs to include the first 8 Gb? > > > -Mick > > -- > > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
