On Mar 21, 2010, at 7:37 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:07 AM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> >> On Mar 21, 2010, at 5:54 AM, peter wrote: >>> >>> I just ran into this with a USB flash drive, I cloned tiger retail >>> DVD, and used Pacafist to strip out the hardware checks, then used it >>> to install tiger (very, very slowly) on a tangerine clamshell (no >>> firewire) I had picked up for $10. I then tried to use the same method >>> on my backup Lombard (just for fun) and the drive was not recognized >>> as bootable no matter what I did. >> That,s exactly what happened here. Shame. such a neat way to install without >> a DVD drive. >> > > I'm not sure which, but aren't most G4s not USB bootable? FW, yes. > > According to Mactracker specs, maybe because G4s USB are only 12 Mbs, and > starting with G5s, they are 480 Mbs, just over FWs 400. > > Just guessing. >
You can boot USB from OS9. That's a way if you only have a USB DVD drive. As long as the G4 boots 9. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
