on 3/31/04 6:52, Ronald Romine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 01:59 PM, J Blanton wrote: > >> Howdy! >> >> I've been having a terrible time trying to install OS 10.2 on my beige >> g3. >> Its a 266 mhz DT Rev. 1 ROM, 160 mb RAM, ATI Radeon 7000 video, 40 gb >> WD ATA >> HDD, 9.1 gb WD Scsi HDD. I just did a fresh install of OS 9.2.2 last >> night. >> I've followed all warnings at lowendmac.com and partitioned the 40 Gb >> drive >> with its own 8 gb partition. I'm able to install the first disk of >> jaguar >> but the second disk gets about halfway thru the installation process >> and >> just keeps attempting to reinstall the same epson printer drivers over >> and >> over again. Any ideas? All help is appreciated! >> > > When I installed OS X 10.2 on my G3 AIO, it would complete the install > process, > but lock up during the boot/registration process. Turned out to be a > flaky > RAM module. Removing the module allowed the G3 to complete the > registration > process. The module appeared to work fine under 9.2, but not 10.2. > > A flaky RAM module (or flaky ram slot) also causes random crashes. You > might > try running the machine with different RAM modules removed and/or > swapped > around. > > - Ron. >
Howdy! Im starting to think the same thing. I may just get some new ram for it and see if that solves anything. Couldnt do anymore harm I think :) Thanks again! J. Blanton Buda TX 78610 "The Subgenius must have Slack!" -J.R. "Bob" Dobbs http://www.subgenius.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
