Re: Flashing PCI cards if you do NOT have a PC
helo? Anyone? -carlos On May 17, 12:17 pm, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I am now the (happy?) owner of a GeForce 5200. It's on its way. Now, should I be able to flash this guy with just a G3 or ion my MDD using Graphiccelerator? I ask because I found the following somewhere: To be able to use the nVidia flasher on the Mac OS X, a Geforce card must already have a Mac ROM file in it. If a card already has a Mac ROM in it, you can flash a different Mac ROM file or a PC ROM file into it on the Mac. However, if you are flashing a PC Geforce 2 MX card and you have an AGP 2X (Sawtooth or Gigabit) Mac or the Cube, a card does not have to have a Mac ROM file in it before you can flash it on the Mac Needless to say this causes me some concern. -carlos On May 14, 7:05 pm, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote: On May 12, 10:17 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: The best possible PCI card for a PCI Mac is the nVidia GeForce FX6200 that are the only PCI cards that can enable Core Graphics. Again, you'll only be able to enable Quartz Extreme up to OS 10.4.11 because PCI Extreme doesn't work in Leopard 10.5. The GeFore 6200 (and, I'm pretty sure the 5200/5500) has Quartz Extreme supported without using PCIExtreme, it shows Core Image and Quartz Extreme enabled in both Tiger and Leopard. -- 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmlandour netiquette guide is athttp://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 athttp://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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://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 athttp://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: Flashing PCI cards if you do NOT have a PC
Well, I am now the (happy?) owner of a GeForce 5200. It's on its way. Now, should I be able to flash this guy with just a G3 or ion my MDD using Graphiccelerator? I ask because I found the following somewhere: To be able to use the nVidia flasher on the Mac OS X, a Geforce card must already have a Mac ROM file in it. If a card already has a Mac ROM in it, you can flash a different Mac ROM file or a PC ROM file into it on the Mac. However, if you are flashing a PC Geforce 2 MX card and you have an AGP 2X (Sawtooth or Gigabit) Mac or the Cube, a card does not have to have a Mac ROM file in it before you can flash it on the Mac Needless to say this causes me some concern. -carlos On May 14, 7:05 pm, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote: On May 12, 10:17 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: The best possible PCI card for a PCI Mac is the nVidia GeForce FX6200 that are the only PCI cards that can enable Core Graphics. Again, you'll only be able to enable Quartz Extreme up to OS 10.4.11 because PCI Extreme doesn't work in Leopard 10.5. The GeFore 6200 (and, I'm pretty sure the 5200/5500) has Quartz Extreme supported without using PCIExtreme, it shows Core Image and Quartz Extreme enabled in both Tiger and Leopard. -- 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://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 athttp://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
Flashing PCI cards if you do NOT have a PC
Here's another stupid question. This is unclear to me. I think the answer is yes but I'd like to confirm. Does anyone know if you can flash ATI cards if you ONLY have, say, a G4 or G3 desktop with PCI slots, and no access to a PC? -carlos -- 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
Ubuntu, G3, XPostFacto
Hi folks: I've been searching the archives and I could have sworn we recently had a discussion around using XPostFacto to boot Ubuntu from a firewire drive on a beige G3. Did I imagine that? -carlos -- 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: Overclocking a Rev A Beige Desktop that's been upgraded to a G4
Damn, DC, thanks for all the info. I will now proceed with caution and not try to deal with those tiny jumpers. Also, I was *this* close to getting a cheap 700 on eBay. Clearly I need to do some more research. Cheap is good, but I don't really want to spend time getting over incompatibilities with 9.1 Wait, there's a GeForce 6200 for the Mac? -carlos On May 5, 7:57 am, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote: On May 4, 3:48 pm, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Rev.A Beige Desktop G3. maxed out in RAM, with the stock 4GB HD. I upgraded the CPU to a G4, so now it's up to 500MHz. OS is 10.2.6. Strangely, with the L2 cache enabled (I'm assuming that if I ran the Sonnet enabler and I can see it in the System profiler it's enabled), performance has not gotten much better. I am willing to believe the real bottleneck is disk i/o, but I was wondering...could I overclock this thing? Most articles I've read focus On overclocking the G3 CPU up to 500, but mine is already at 500. How far up can I go, and has anyone done this? I have a number of upgraded beige G3s running Tiger with XPostFacto. There are several things you can do to improve the performance. First off, if you are using a Sonnet G4 500 MHz, moving the board jumpers won't change the processor speed, Sonnet processors set the speed to 500 no matter where the jumpers are placed. A better hard drive will make a world of difference, I use 15,000 rpm/ 16 MB SCSI drives and ATTO PCI SCSI cards. The cards are easy to find and cheap, same with the SCSI drives now that so many people going with SATA. An added bonus, you don't need to worry about the 8GB limit when you use a controller card, your OS X partition can be any size you like. There are several video card options. The Radeon 7000* is one, Radeon 9000 or 9250 are better, GeForce 5200/5500 or 6200 are the best in my opinion. *if you go with the Radeon 7000 you are going to have trouble with XPostFacto and OS 9.2.2. You need OS 9 for XPostFacto but the 7000 will only work with the extensions from 9.0 or 9.1, so either leave it OS 9 or 9.1 or you can copy the 9.1 extensions and replace the 9.2.2 extension with the copies. To use XPostFacto partition your hard drive with 3 partitions, one for OS X, one for OS 9, and the 3rd for OS 9 that will be used by OS X for Classic. All these tips can still be found on the XPostFacto page. There is not much activity on the XPF forum anymore, most other Mac users have moved beyond beige. -- 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://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 athttp://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
Overclocking a Rev A Beige Desktop that's been upgraded to a G4
Hi folks: I've been searching the archives and I'm not sure if anyone's done what I am attempting to do. I have a Rev.A Beige Desktop G3. maxed out in RAM, with the stock 4GB HD. I upgraded the CPU to a G4, so now it's up to 500MHz. OS is 10.2.6. Strangely, with the L2 cache enabled (I'm assuming that if I ran the Sonnet enabler and I can see it in the System profiler it's enabled), performance has not gotten much better. I am willing to believe the real bottleneck is disk i/o, but I was wondering...could I overclock this thing? Most articles I've read focus On overclocking the G3 CPU up to 500, but mine is already at 500. How far up can I go, and has anyone done this? -carlos -- 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: Overclocking a Rev A Beige Desktop that's been upgraded to a G4
Ah, but you see, Len, I have a plan that someone suggested earlier. It involves XPostFacto, cloning the drive to a firewire drive, setting the internal HD as a helper drive, and a chicken. This should remove the 8GB issue. That being said, the Radeon 700 seems like an easy thing to do. Since the machine was free, and I've already spent (between CPU, ADB KB/Mouse, RAM, etc) a fair bit on it, I'm just screwing around with it at this point. I do have a maxed out MDD I'm working on. But that's another story. -carlos On May 4, 5:27 pm, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com wrote: On May 4, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 4, 2010, at 12:48 PM, deadwinter wrote: I have a Rev.A Beige Desktop G3. maxed out in RAM, with the stock 4GB HD. I upgraded the CPU to a G4, so now it's up to 500MHz. OS is 10.2.6. Strangely, with the L2 cache enabled (I'm assuming that if I ran the Sonnet enabler and I can see it in the System profiler it's enabled), performance has not gotten much better. Yup. You're not going to get a whole lot better. I am willing to believe the real bottleneck is disk i/o, The real bottleneck is probably a close thing between the 66 MHZ memory bus and the slow HDD. Upgrading the HDD will help a little, but the best visible performance enhancement would be to stick in a better video card, like a Radeon PCI card. When I stuck a Radeon 7000 into my Beige, the difference was quite noticeable. How much effort do you want to put into this? If it is to tinker as a hobby, go for it. If it is for serious use, try and spring for an agp G4, which will be significantly faster. That being said, the upgrade options are the following: Radeon 7000 or original Mac Edition will give you the most speed up feel. A faster/newer HD will help, but you are limited to 120GB without an add in card. And the drive MUST be partitioned with the first partition being 8GB or less and that has to have your 10.2 install. A pci ATA/133 or SATA card will get you around these limits. BTW, do you have enough free space on the disk. a 4GB disk with a 10.2 install does not have a lot of extra room, you may be getting into a disk too full situation. How is the speed for your processor set? Some G4s use the motherboard jumpers and some are set by the card that actually holds the G4 chip. If it is the Motherboard jumpers, you can easily overclock it to 533MHz. The beiges have a maximum multiplier of 8x the bus speed, so 533 is the fastest you can go. If it is on the chip, I do not know how to overclock it. If you have one of the early beiges, you can check the rated speed of the Grackle (IIRC) chip. This chip is rated at either 83 or 66MHz. If it is 66, stop here. If it is 83, you MAY have a little room to play with. IF this is a toy and not a Mac you have to depend on proceed with caution. You may be able to overclock the motherboard bus speed to 83MHz, but you also need to have pc100 or faster ram, not pc66. Here are some instructions: http://lowendmac.com/ppc/j16.shtml HTH, Len -- 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://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 athttp://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: Overclocking a Rev A Beige Desktop that's been upgraded to a G4
It's already running 10.2. It was given to me that way. I've heard about the beiges, and I was frankly astounded when the Orange Micro card just worked. As per another old thread, what I am intending to do is this: http://tinyurl.com/2boq6n4 -carlos -- 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
Should I get a Pismo...
Hi folks: I have a sort of...hypothetical question. Over the time I've owned my MacBook, I've developed an irrational but unshakeable hatred for slot loaded cd/dvd drives. Thus, I've been looking at the possibility of getting a Pismo as a secondary or replacement for my MacBook. The question is...given that a G4 upgrade will run me at least $200, is it even worth it to get a Pismo, and if it is, how much should I be looking to pay? $100? $200? -carlos -- 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: Should I get a Pismo...
I have to say, the usb-powered dvd drive route didn't occur. I guess I was dazzled by the pismo and the possibility of running Ubuntu on it :) -carlos On Mar 1, 2:40 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Mar 1, 2010, at 11:50 AM, deadwinter wrote: I have a sort of...hypothetical question. Over the time I've owned my MacBook, I've developed an irrational but unshakeable hatred for slot loaded cd/dvd drives. So get an external tray loading drive and use it instead, rather than setting yourself up to compute with both hands and one leg tied behind your back. A Pismo is a *gigantic* step down from a MacBook. Unless you want a Pismo per se, ie: you're a collector, you have an irrational love of them, etc, no it's not worth it. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.
Oh, I used a Quadra in school. I haven't forgotten (or forgiven) System 7. Anyway, the point (if there is one) of this G3 exercise of mine is to squeeze performance out of this poor thing. I want to establish if the way it's setup now would make a difference, performance wise. To be clear, I don't use Classic from 10.2. I set it up to boot from the OS9 system folder. Would this be less performant(sic?) than having its own partition, or is the real difference that OS9 could take the whole disk with it if it crashed? ...and on the heels of that, another question. Does this sort of thing make a difference when you're installing, say, a PCI FW/USB card? -carlos On Feb 19, 12:18 pm, Robert MacLeay rmacl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 18, 11:41 pm, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc. In the Startup Disk control panel, I can choose that the system use the OS9 system folder, which will make it boot into OS9, and viceversa. Can someone enlighten me as to why the previous owner would run it like this as opposed to there being two separate partitions? Do I gain anything? Lose anything? As Bruce said, what you have is the default configuration for using Classic mode inside of OSX. Its fine as-is if that is what you are doing. If you REALLY, literally mean booting into OS 9, I would strongly suggest adding it to a separate partition and booting off the separate partition. The reason for this is that when OS 9 crashes, it has a tendency to mess up not only its own preferences, but the directory structure of the boot disk. This latter is not at all good for rebooting under either OS later on. You are far better off with an expendable partition that can easily be restored by cloning from a backup. Back in the Bad Old Days when I was using the Mac OS for productivity, I would always partition the disk and keep my data files on a separate partition. That way, when I crashed only the boot partition would be messed up; my data files were almost always safe. We are spoiled by the fantastic reliability of OSX, and tend to forget how often application crashes would bring down the older Mac systems. -- 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
running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.
Hi folks: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc. In the Startup Disk control panel, I can choose that the system use the OS9 system folder, which will make it boot into OS9, and viceversa. Can someone enlighten me as to why the previous owner would run it like this as opposed to there being two separate partitions? Do I gain anything? Lose anything? -carlos -- 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: Beige Desktop Ram Question
On Feb 9, 4:38 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: Another way to get quicker HD response is using XPF to boot from a Firewire 400 external HD. This is cheap and gets rid of both the 1st 8 GB limit and the 128 GB limit, which only the ATA-133 card would also do, but normally at higher total cost and less usage flexibility. See, there you have piqued my interest. I also have a Beige G3 and I have an OrangeMicro combo USB/FW card that I haven't installed yet. The idea of cloning my existing 4GB system drive to a higher capacity drive and putting that in a FW enclosure is very attractive. Has anyone around here done this successfully? -carlos -- 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: Do you need stuffit to install...stuffit?
Thanks for all the advice. I did try to unstuff it in the OS X folder, and copied it over to the System folder on OS9, but no dice. In the end I found a friend who had a 9.0 CD and just installed Stuffit from the CD. Odd. -carlos On Jan 29, 4:38 pm, Tim [G4 Sawtooth, 350MHz CPU / AGP / 320 MB] pdxb...@gmail.com wrote: The hqx extension indicates a binhex file, which you could unencode in a separate pass. It is tricky, since any mac app that's prepared to be handled by the arbitrary filesystem, will be encoded. If you can already open a .bin, get BinHex (below) it'll decode your .hqx to an .sea, which then will self-extract by being double clicked. You will find many classic apps in this archive. http://www.newnan.cc/FTP.html BinHex is only 6K! http://www.pure-mac.com/compen.html#binhex On Jan 28, 11:13 am, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks: As I mentioned before, I have a Beige G3 Desktop I've been playing with. In order to get a couple of things installed on the OS9 partition, I apparently need Stuffit Classic. However, having downloaded Stuffit Classic, I notice that the file has an hqx extension, which means that it needs to be opened with... Stuffit. I don't have Stuffit in any way shape or form on that machine presently. So I am wondering how to solve this chicken-egg issue and if I'm missing something obvious. Incidentally, I have neither the OS9 or 10.2 CDs I tried unpacking it on the OS X partition and then burning the unpacked file to a CD...no dice. I keep getting an error that says that the system doesn't know what application it was created with. Any help would be appreciated. -carlos -- 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
Do you need stuffit to install...stuffit?
Hi folks: As I mentioned before, I have a Beige G3 Desktop I've been playing with. In order to get a couple of things installed on the OS9 partition, I apparently need Stuffit Classic. However, having downloaded Stuffit Classic, I notice that the file has an hqx extension, which means that it needs to be opened with... Stuffit. I don't have Stuffit in any way shape or form on that machine presently. So I am wondering how to solve this chicken-egg issue and if I'm missing something obvious. Incidentally, I have neither the OS9 or 10.2 CDs I tried unpacking it on the OS X partition and then burning the unpacked file to a CD...no dice. I keep getting an error that says that the system doesn't know what application it was created with. Any help would be appreciated. -carlos -- 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
How to clone existing OS X/9.2.1 installation to a bigger drive
Hi folks: I'm looking for help in essentially what the subject says. I have a Beige Desktop G3 which I just upgraded with a Sonnet Encore, and added RAM. Now I am trying to upgrade the hard drive. The kicker, however, is that I have both OS9 and OS X 10.2 on there, and I no longer have the media for either. This article (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-Zone/IDE/) seems to indicate that I would need to create two partitions in the new drive, and that I'd need to do a fresh install of OS 10.2 into that first (smaller than 8GB !) partition. Then I could clone the old OS 9 partition into the new drive. Of course, I can't do the former, as I don't have the media for 10.2. I have 10.4, but that would mean I'd need XPostFacto in there, and I'd rather do that after the hard drive upgrade. Does anyone have any ideas as to how this may be accomplished? Do I just try to hunt down someone with the old 10.2 CDs? Best Regards: -carlos rodriguez -- 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: How to clone existing OS X/9.2.1 installation to a bigger drive
Excellent. Thank you both. -carlos On Jan 13, 4:21 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jan 13, 2010, at 2:00 PM, deadwinter wrote: Thanks Bruce, that makes sense. At the risk of sounding dense, how would I partition the second drive in the first place? Using OS 9 or using OS X? Either one, it doesn't matter, both can partition the disk. ONce you do get 10,2 running on it, go to http://web.archive.org and look upwww.bombich.comthere. IN 2003 or so look for the OS X tricks, one of them is instructions on moving your user directory to another partition, this makes living on a 8gb partition quite doable. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
