ronaldo wrote: > Hi... I have a G3 blue Smurf upgraded to a 400 Mhz G4 chip... ran > Tiger just fine with 512 MB RAM... even better with 768 MB... > But I've been advised by a knowledgeable person (on this very list) > that G3s can (sadly!) NEVER boot from, or use FireWire, in Target Disk > mode (or any other?) due to their internal motherboard architecture. > Wouldn't this be the real reason for Steve's G3 'no-go' situation?
Well, he's clearly booting from the disk via Firewire. But that's okay since an iMac CAN boot from Firewire. It's G3 B&W towers that cannot boot from Firewire nor use Target Disk mode. > > Ronaldo > > On Aug 25, 5:34 pm, steveoa <steve.oak...@phonecoop.coop> wrote: >> Hi, I'm trying to load 10.4 onto my G3 slot loader- 400Hz, 512 ram, >> 63Gb spare on HD, using an external DVD via Firewire- all seems well >> with this. It runs ok till the "Install" section then just sits there >> with the spinning coloured disk. I've got 10.3 on it at present and >> I'm using the Easy Install option, any suggestions? -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
