I have 10.1, just had to find the disc. Also, I get 10.2 from my school for free.
Finally got this machine to work. Verbose mode on the 10.1 CD gave me the hint I needed to track down the problem. I was getting a media error on the load of mach_init, which meant that A) CD was bad, B) CDROM was bad, or C) cable was bad. Since the cable was the only thing I could replace, I swapped that out and it works fine now. This is a good time to point out my error to some non-tech inclined people that may fall into this problem some day. Long IDE cables need to be 80 conductor. From now on, the only cables I'm going to buy are 80 conductor. I was using a 40 conductor cable because it was the only 3' cable I had. Should've worked, because that CDROM won't report higher than UDMA2 (33MB/sec). Darn Apple for putting the IDE connector on the _bottom_ of the motherboad! :-) Terry > Suggestions: borrow someone's 9.2.1 disk and install from that and/or > use this as your motivation to buy 10.2. -- 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>
