On 27-08-2009 23:11, ronaldo, [email protected], wrote: > 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 I'm very curious to hear who this "knowledgeable person (on this very list)" may be! I strongly believe you are misunderstanding something! Tell you something: Last week 2 of my grandsons asked me to upgrade their Macs to 10.4.11. The older one (10) has an iBook, Dual USB (= G3, 500 MHz) and the younger one (7) has an iMac "Kiva" (= G3, 500 MHz). Both have FW400. And both only have a CD-RW opt. drive. But both started up in TDM and in this case connected to my "Repair-and solve problems-Mac" (a Sawtooth 400). I could install 10.4.11 on both Macs without any troubles. Just FYI and HTH, Jo Hissel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
