--- [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using 10.3 on my G4 for a while. I want to > install 10.3 on my > daughters G3/233 Rev. B iMac with a 4 gig drive. Can > it be bone? Do I > have to install OS 9 as well or does 10.3 contain > the classic mode > independent of an OS 9 OS somewhere on the disk. Any > info or advice is > welcomed. > > Thanks > Chris >
::chuckles:: Some other people have mentioned 4 gigs is a bit small to put X on there but it *will* work. I've done it. A couple of suggestions though. #1: Check that your firmware is updated. A list of what firmware updates are needed is here. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58174 Instructions on how to update firmware here. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60385 #2: Reformat the disk: HFS+ of course #3: Install 10.3 first since you will need every available bit of space to let it optimize itself. #4: Run Delocalizer to free up 700-900 Megs of space. It can be found here. http://www.bombich.com/software/local.html It says it hasn't been tested on 10.3 but it works fine. #5: Repair Permissions. There are several programs for this. I prefer Cocktail. It can be found here. http://www.macosxcocktail.com/ #6: Run Software Update to get your computer to 10.3.8 and all the other crud that may need updating depending on how old your installation disk is. Hopefully you have broad band or can take the iMac somewhere that does. #7: Repair Permissions again. #8: Install OS 9 then update it to 9.2.1 or 9.2.1. 9.1 is the minimum that will function as Classic. If your drive was bigger than 8 gigs you would have had to have partitioned it to have OSX in the first approx 7.9 Gigs of space but with only 4 gigs you didn't need to worry about that if you at some time replace the hard drive remember that though. A couple of things that all this depends on..... ....you have at least 128 Megs of RAM in the iMac already. I've ran 10.3 with 160 but there was a noticable increase going to 256 Megs of RAM. Then your daughter will have access to the web using modern browsers ie: Safari 1.2.3 and Firefox and be able to use iTunes and iChat. For my wife and kids that is the main thing that they use the computer for anyways and your Bondi will do fine for those purposes as is. If you try adding RAM one thing that happens to a lot of Bondis is they don't recognize anything larger than 32 in the bottom or won't recognize any 256 Meg chips at all. My original Rev B daughterboard would only recognize 32 in the bottom and with several different 256 chips only recognized 128 of the RAM in the top. This is completely random with no rhyme or reason. One good thing is people who buy those Sonnet upgrades now have an extra daughterboard laying around that sometimes you can pick up cheap. I replaced my 233 with a 333 and put two 128's in it and it does fine for my wife and kids running Panther. Many people do have 512 working in Bondis but I'd been burned buy the two 256's I'd already bought that wouldn't work in mine and didn't want to spend anymore on my wife's computer so I just went with 128s. Well I've rambled enough hopefully some of it was helpful. Matt aka HamletUSMC http://www.geocities.com/hamletusmc/ PB3400/180, Bondi iMac/333, Blueberry iMac/350, G4 iBook/1Gig __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
