First of all, thanks to all the people who chimed in by email! What a community! :-)
Sunday update: I put in the smallest ATA drive I could find (an 80GB), and started up again. It immediately found the disk, asked to initialize it, and did. I used the Drive Setup utility to partition it (8, 25, and 42 gigs), and then tried to install OS 9.1 in the 25GB partition. No cigar --it kept saying that couldn't find the file www.apple.com, and that I should move it and try again, whatever that means. Could the install disk be corrupt? Tried several other OS 9 CDs with no luck --the PowerBook one hangs, and a couple of copied ones I have are not even recognized. Tried Xubuntu 6.06, and it worked. Problem is, I don't want to install Xubuntu or any Linux flavor for that matter, but good old fashioned OS 9. *sigh* I'll try taking the HDD out, installing OS 9 in it and popping it back. Meanwhile, all suggestions are welcome. Thanks to all again! F On Aug 28, 8:28 pm, Ashgrove <[email protected]> wrote: > Note: I left only a single 256Mhz stick, because of something I read > somewhere, and that's how it booted. Maybe it worked? > > F -- 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
