At 2:11 PM -0700 8/27/2009, ronaldo wrote: > >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.
A bit of a clarification ... This issue is regarding the Power Mac G3 Blue & White, aka SmurfTower. It does NOT pertain to iMacs (which is what a slot-loader, the subject of this thread, be). The problem on the Smurf is not the motherboard's "architecture". The fault is in Apple's firmware. It simply doesn't support target disk mode or directly booting via firewire. Remember how you had to hack the Smurf's firmware to get it to boot on a G4, because Apple had disabled that? Well, there is a (slightly different type of) hack called XPostFacto that can be used to enable firewire booting on a Smurf, by using a "helper" drive. (I've seen this done, so I know it works, but I've never done it myself, even tho I use a Smurf daily). <http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/> HTH, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
