Clark Martin wrote on 2015-09-03 17:04: >> On macintoshgarden I found various cdroms, mac os 10.1 mac os 9.2 for this >> machine and 5 cd set to restore mac. > Are you sure the Restore disks are for this model of G4 (Mirror Drive > Door???)?
True, Restore Discs only work with the correct model. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/index-powermac-g4.html Accoring to EveryMac.com all Mirrored Drive Doors were "PowerMac3,6". The only difference is that the FW800 models were not able to boot directly into Mac OS 9. This is some change in the firmware of the Mac itself, most likely because Apple did not want to add additional FireWire-800 drivers for Mac OS 9.2 anymore, so they simply disabled it. Nevertheless, all Power Mac G4 MDDs were able to boot into Mac OS X: 10.2 on the original 2002 MDD model, and at least 10.2.3 on the 2003 model with FW800. The special 2003 model of the original MDD without FW800 was again able to boot into Mac OS 9.2 natively and was also fully supported by Mac OS X 10.2. Note: Both models came with a 1.25 GHz Dual Processor option, so we don't know exactly which model this is: MDD (order number M8573LL/A) or FW800 (order number M8840LL/A), or even the 2003 model of the MDD (order number M9145LL/A). In simple words: every Mac OS X that is newer than the release of the Mac will be able to install on it. Older version may or may not install, and may or may not run if restored from backup. For example, I was able to install Mac OS X 10.3.3 on a Mac mini 2005 that originally came with Mac OS X 10.4.2 (PowerMac10,2) – even the original first Mac mini (PowerMac10,1) originally came with Mac OS X 10.3.7, still I was able to install 10.3.3 using the installation DVD. Just saying. Mac OS is different. Because a special "Mac ROM" is required, in a lot of cases you will need the version that came with the Mac and no other will run. >> However mac os x does not boot. > There maybe a firmware issue. I don't know of a specific issue with this > machine and OS X but some machines require a firmware update before they can > run X. No, because the Power Mac G4 MDD had that ability from the start. >> mac os 9.2 does boot but does not find any hard disks > What do you mean it doesn't find the HD? Doesn't appear in Finder, in HDSC > Setup, in Drive Setup or something else. Well, I assumed that no HDD is seen from Disk Utility or available as installation target. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
