User files on second drive
Newly acquired Quicksilver (2002) G4 Tiger 4.11, 40GB system drive and 180GB drive added for data files. I would like to have the User files (some 82GB) on the second drive (Data Disk) while starting from the system drive (Mac HD). I'm sure I've seen an article about this before but cannot find it anywhere. I seem to recall it is not as simple as placing an alias in the 'Users' folder so I would like to get the real info before setting up the G4 for use by my wife. Can anyone direct me to the information about this? TIA Ged -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Dual boot possible?
I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using OS 9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software would be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Umbutu of some flavor to be used periodically with my 9.1 when necessary? Ideas and pointers would be very much appreciated. Don Wakefield DTPetc! (DeskTop Productions et cetera!) Ballwin, Missouri, USA -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual boot possible?
Op 20 mei 2012, om 17:57 heeft Don Wakefield het volgende geschreven: I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using OS 9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software would be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Umbutu of some flavor to be used periodically with my 9.1 when necessary? Ideas and pointers would be very much appreciated. Don Wakefield DTPetc! (DeskTop Productions et cetera!) Ballwin, Missouri, USA -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Hello Don, I found the following possibilties: http://www.hornware.com/, directory sharing. I haven't tried it myself. It might not be what you were looking for. Using Yaboot to create a dual boot would be something to consider, although I see some negative stories on other discussion forums about Yaboot. I just entered two separate words yaboot and os 9.1 in Google. On http://www.creativepro.com/article/dual-booting-os-x-the-safe-way-to-explore-the-future there is a blog with some good tips and guidelines when creating a dual boot setup on a Mac. I guess I haven't found the silver bullet yet, but maybe it could be help you. Erik Darwin MacBook-Pro-15-van-Macbook-Pro.local 1 0.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.0.0: Fri Jul 31 22:47:34 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1456.1.25~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 --- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: User files on second drive
On May 20, 2012, at 8:45 AM, geraldcornish wrote: I'm sure I've seen an article about this before but cannot find it anywhere. I seem to recall it is not as simple as placing an alias in the 'Users' folder so I would like to get the real info before setting up the G4 for use by my wife. Can anyone direct me to the information about this? It used to be on the same site as Carbon Copy Cloner, but you have to use the wayback machine: http://tinyurl.com/79jbknt The instructions are for Jaguar, but are valid up to system 4. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Drive door sticks
On my powermac g5 the drive sticks in the downward position and doesn't come up. How can I fix this? -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: User files on second drive
I do not know if it's the same method in Tiger, but in Leopard and on you simply create the user, move their home folder to another drive, and then control-click their username in the Users preference pane to bring up advanced where you change the home folder location to wherever you moved it. HTH, Chance On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:45 AM, geraldcornish geraldcorn...@gmail.comwrote: Newly acquired Quicksilver (2002) G4 Tiger 4.11, 40GB system drive and 180GB drive added for data files. I would like to have the User files (some 82GB) on the second drive (Data Disk) while starting from the system drive (Mac HD). I'm sure I've seen an article about this before but cannot find it anywhere. I seem to recall it is not as simple as placing an alias in the 'Users' folder so I would like to get the real info before setting up the G4 for use by my wife. Can anyone direct me to the information about this? TIA Ged -- 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.shtmlhttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/**lists/netiquette.shtmlhttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** group/g3-5-list http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual boot possible?
Hey Don, I have to say it has been awhile since I have installed linux on that vintage of a PPC, and I can tell you it is ALOT of work. First things first: You need to get a copy of BootX: http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/ This is the boot loader used for OldWorld macs that do not have open firmware, is this installed within os 9 to allow you to boot into your linux partition. From here, finding an iso for your machine that will boot will be even more problematic. You did not say if you were looking for a full graphic install, or a command line only application which will make a huge difference. Here is a great reference site to get you started that I have used over the years. Also doing a google search for PPC mac 7600 linux will point you to quite a few older Ubuntu, Debian and Mandrake forums for some better insight. Hope that helps ya a bit. It is all bullshit and it is bad for you -George Carlin. Live free or die. The advent of religion in my opinion is the most succinct form of crowd control ever devised. Nathan Templeton pb2...@hotmail.com On May 20, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Don Wakefield wrote: I have an older Mac: a PPC 7600 with a Sonnet G4 400 meg upgrade card using OS 9.1. The question I have is: What procedures and/or additional software would be necessary to enable a dual boot system which would allow Umbutu of some flavor to be used periodically with my 9.1 when necessary? Ideas and pointers would be very much appreciated. Don Wakefield DTPetc! (DeskTop Productions et cetera!) Ballwin, Missouri, USA -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual boot possible?
I have to say it has been awhile since I have installed linux on that vintage of a PPC, and I can tell you it is ALOT of work. First things first: You need to get a copy of BootX: http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/ This is the boot loader used for OldWorld macs that do not have open firmware ... PCI Macs have Open Firmware * . Old World goes up to and including certain G3 PowerMacs and PowerBooks (generally, the Beige G3 and its relations). New World is for PowerMacs and PowerBooks beyond those. Dual booting of Linux and MacOS X has been successful with a number of Linux distributions. Generally, the distribution includes a boot loader which allows you to specify which of Linux, MacOS 9 or MacOS X you want to boot. Yellow Dog Linux had several distributions which were specific to a PPC Mac Mini and these were quite good. The same was true for distributions for the Pismo PowerBook. * Even the ill-fated Apple Network Server featured O.F., although it was a primitive version of O.F. Not withstanding the primitiveness, Yellow Dog Linux had a least two distributions which could support the ANS, and there are still a number of web sites which run ANSes using YDL. The ANS was never intended to run MacOS, not withstanding the fact that most of its essentials were identical or nearly identical to a 9500/9600. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
OS 9.2.2 NetBook on a G4 DA
I have set up a G4 DA 733 MHz, 1.5GB RAM Mac with OS 9.2.2 to run old legacy PageMaker Files. Some of my clients still need revisions to files that were created 10-15 or more years ago. Rather than convert them to InDesign files I decided this is a better way to go, For some reason a retail 9.1 install disk would not install on the DA so I used the Apple NetBoot version to to install 9.2.2. I removed two extensions that had some reference to NetBoot and the system booted into a more modern desktop, a sort of a blue/gray version of OS X, really nice eye candy. However, upon boot I get the message: Macintosh Manager cannot find any servers You need to locate the Macintosh Manager server to use. I hit the OK button After more dialogue boxes and buttons I get:Enter the NetBoot password After I enter the default password all is fine, I'm in 9.2.2 Is there anyway to avoid this dance with NetBoot queries when I boot into 9.2.2? Perhaps there is another extension that should be disabled? Or how can I locate the Macintosh Manager? Suggestions appreciated, thanks --glen -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
PPC G5 DP 1.8 minus 1 CPU
Hi, My PPC G5 dual proc 1.8 Ghz running OS X 10.4.11, is indicating only 1 cpu in activity monitor. The machine is limping along very slowly, do I have any options? Hope I've provided enough details Thanks, Les -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual boot possible?
* Even the ill-fated Apple Network Server featured O.F., although it was a primitive version of O.F. ANS Open Firmware was actually more advanced than any other beige Mac OF except the G3. Most beige pre-G3 PCI Power Macs used version 1.0.5; the ANS was at 1.1.22, which had a number of bug fixes. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- If everyone is abnormal, then no one is. --- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
