makmac wrote: > To the best of my knowledge, a 540 will not run anything over OS8.1 (the > highest system a 68040 processor can run). It's very possible that there are > major conflicts with the system. Ahh, but a PPC 5xx will run up to 9... It is supported (somewhat) with just a little hacking. ResExcellence had info on that.
>How did you manage to get it to install? Via SCSI disk mode? I used Wish I Were to make the Gestalt look like the _other_ 5xx PPC card and it booted and installed. Then, using ResEdit, I modified the list of compatible Macs in the System file, replacing the 'supported' PPC 5xx code with mine. It boots just fine, just modem problems. Eric ___________________________________________________________ Eric's Stuff: SchwarzTech <http://schwarztech.cjb.net> The Power of Mac <http://lowendmac.com/pom> President, iMug <http://imug.cjb.net> ___________________________________________________________ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
