I read this about a week ago and was concerned because I had just ordered a
9.1 install cd from an ebay seller which was an iBook cd ("cd version 2.1").
I emailed the seller and he also burned a copy of a generic (supposedly)
install cd and sent with it. I tried the CDR copy first but it would not
work to install in my Starmax while the iBook cd *did* work, and I have 9.1
now. Cost about $20.
I have been told it's best to install 9.1 not 9.2 on the starmax (maybe that
makes a difference).
I notice that the computer now uses about 40-50 mb of ram for the OS 9.1 (vs
20-25 for OS 8.6) so I advise anyone planning to install it to have at least
128 mb of ram and preferably the max 160. The installer CD also installed a
newer version of Outlook Express, 5.2, which I like a lot.
NickUtah
> From: "Michael W. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> On Friday, March 15, 2002, at 09:55 AM, John Fisher wrote:
> I got an OS X upgrade for another computer and tried to upgrade OS on the
> SM with the 9.2.2 CD. No dice (won't run on this machine)
>
> Hardware specific OS CDs are just that, hardware specific. The CD
> needs the hardware for which it was designed in order to be able to run.
> Moreover, your machine needs certain software to run and that software may
> not be on the CD. Bottom line is that if you do not have the proper
> hardware, there is little you can do to make it work. Go get a generic 9.1 CD.
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