>I have an iMac 333 here that I have Panther installed on...for some >reason, the boot is failing...it goes to open firmware and I noticed >at the top it reads ... > >bootr unrecognized >boot failed
If you find a solution to this, let me know. I have a Rev A Bondi that does the same thing. All I have to do is type mac-boot and it boots fine, but for some reason it always goes to open firmware instead of booting. I'm pretty sure it reports the same error as you see. >While I'm at it, has anyone installed Tiger on a 333? I only have >the DVD's so I would probably have to do it over a network. Any >success with this? I am refurbishing this gem so the kids can have >their own 'puter and I really like the parental controls in tiger. I do have Tiger running successfully on a 333 with 256 MB of ram. I did the install by removing the hard drive and putting it in a firewire case, and then installing from DVD on an iMac DV. However, two things to note about my setup. 1: I've only had it running a few days, so I can't give any real world report on how well it works, beyond saying it works and I haven't noticed any issues. And #2, although mine is a 333 iMac base unit, the processor has been replaced with an iForce 500 MHz G4... so for speed reports, mine isn't exactly in the same league as yours will be (but at least Tiger didn't balk at the fact that it was a 333 motherboard) Also, something to note for your install. Tiger won't install on the 333, it reports that it is not a supported machine. So if you try to install over a network it probably won't work if the installer is physically running on the 333 (and since the Tiger installer causes the machine to reboot as the first step, you won't be able to install it to the 333's drive mounted on another machine over a network). So you may have to go the route I did, and remove the 333's hard drive and do it via firewire, or physically place it in a supported machine (I had a firewire case handy so I went that way, I would not have puchased a case just to do the install, I'd have just swapped the drive in my iMac DV instead) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
