To install X you need a control panel application called XPostFacto. You can find it in the OS X section on OWC's site. http://www.macsales.com
The app works well, but you must leave 9.1 on your computer in case you have problems. 9.2 doesn't work well on old world machines. It takes alot of patching and editing. Use XPostFacto to prep the disk for install and then to boot to the OS X cd. Next just go through the normal installation procedures from the OS X disk. Reboot and you should be in OS X. If not or you wind up back at 9.1, use the XPostFacto to reboot into OS X. You can't use the startup disk control panel to boot to X, but you can got from X to 9.1 using it. As a side note I'm quite happy with the performance of OS X on my 7500 G4/450 Powerforce upgrade with 512 ram. I just hope they hurry up and make a patch or upgrade for my 32 meg ATI 7000 Radeon. This 2 megs of onboard video ram is killing me! James On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 01:17 PM, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: > Hello, > > I finally decided to attempt to install OS X on my PowerMac 8500, > which > now has OS 9.1. I inserted OS X disc. I clicked on the utilities icon > and > then the startup disc icon. This allowed me to select "OS Install CD" > and > restart. However, when the computer restarted the icon that showed on > the > screen was split in two pieces and that was that. After waiting a > minute I > restarted back in OS 9. Did I do something wrong or will my computer not > accept OS X? > Thanks > > Wilton Shaw > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD > $79.99 > Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci- > powermacs.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci- > powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
