Honestly you won't like the answer. I had similar problems with the CANT BOOT message and reformatted the drive under OS 9. Then...
1. You'll have to install the original memory that came with the machine. Remove aftermarket RAM you have added. Also, the RAM must be the same speed in ns. There is a program called DRAM Checker for OS 9 that can check this for you. I ended up putting back my original 3 sticks of 64 MB RAM, all 66ns. 2. Run the installer for Jaguar. You will want to do a custom install as you will only want to install the items that are already greyed out. Remove the checkmarks next to the other items. 3. The installer should run OK and finish. 4. Reboot 5. You should now install from the CDs extra packages you may need (additional software, printer drivers, etc.) I did it this way and my Jaguar has been running problem free for 24 hrs now. A new record. BTW, I have a 266 Tower/192 Mb RAM. Also, you may want to do a search at the Apple Support discussions. They have some good ideas over there. On Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at 10:47 AM, T Clarke wrote: > After I installed X on my machine (g3 rev b rom, 224 ram, 17gig HD > partitioned) It restarted and after a few seconds gray static, > distortion > type lines show up. Zapping the pram only makes the disk unbootable > and I > have to go back and re-install os 9 just to recover. > My friend and apple tech told me that it always took him 5 > consecutive > installs to get Jag to work on a beige Mac. Is that true? Should I also > heard that Mac would alleviate my Jag woes. > Then there is the after effects of the install. Everey reboot > comes up > in verbose mode. White screen repeating the words Can't Open until it > finds > a bootable HFS partition. What is it trying to open? How can I get > that to > go away? Is that another thing that would be making it difficult to > install > Jag? > Any answers would help. > > > TTC > > > -- > 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> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > 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 Mac? Free email & 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
