I'm sure searching there will find references to using it on G4s, I think I first applied the idea to a Beige G3 perhaps as long as two years ago.
On Nov 27, 2004, at 16:39, Kris Tilford wrote:
You're not supposed to be able to boot OS X on a BeigeG3 from any CD disc drive set as slave.
This is a major cause of problems installing OS X to Beige units since many Rev.B & C came OEM as slave. Rev.A doesn't support slave and doesn't have this issue.
See this article for details: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106728
It only applies to OS X, but once you're getting the error messages, I think a PRAM zap & NVRAM reset would be necessary to boot OS 9.x again? The suggestion and anecdote that the dual cable select setting works well on Beige is intriguing and probably merits some further comments. Anyone else using cable select? Kris
Here's a copy of the Apple KB article #106768:
Title:Mac OS X: Cannot Install From ATA ID 1 (Slave) Disc Drive
Article ID:106728
Created: 2002-02-11
Modified: 2004-01-27
Topic:A Mac OS X Installation disc does not work when using a disc drive that is set to ATA ID 1 (slave mode).
Discussion: Symptom:
You cannot start up or install from the Mac OS X Install CD-ROM disc. A broken folder icon or an alert box with this message may appear:
"An error occurred. Startup Disk was unable to select the install CD as the startup disk. (-2)"
Products affected: ATA disc drive set to ATA ID 1 (slave mode) Mac OS X 10.0 and later Power Macintosh G3 Desktop Power Macintosh G3 Mini Tower
Note: This does not affect USB-, SCSI-, or FireWire-based disc drives. Apple-installed ATA drives are factory-configured with ATA ID 0.
Solution:
"Disc drive" refers to CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, Combo drives, SuperDrives. Determine the ATA ID of your disc drive using Apple System Profiler.
1. Open the Apple System Profiler.
2. Click the Devices and Volumes tab.
3. Note the "ID=" information that is associated with your disc drive.
If you do not have access to Apple System Profiler, you will need to visually check jumper settings on your disc drive.
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