On Friday 01 Apr 2005 19:31, Michael Martin wrote: > > to: [email protected] > > date: April 1, 2005 > > Well, I finally did it. I got OSX running on my StarMax. It takes quite > a bit of work, but it can be done. > > The first thing to do is to upgrade the processor to a G3.
Check. Have a G3 in this beasty, I believe... > > Now the next part is to add memory. OSX likes LOTS of memory. With a > little judicious soldering etc, one can add a memory bus extender to > the Max to increase the memory beyond the normal limit. So now my Max > has a full gigabyte of memory! Eheheh.. that's more than my x86 box! How much memory does OSX need as a SENSIBLE minimum? > > The last part was perhaps the cleverest part of all. OSX will not > install normally on non-Apple machines. Really? How does it tell? I'm wondering if there might be a way to fool it... > So even with all that, OSX > would not install on a Max. Now it just so happens that I had a beta > copy of Tiger installed on my son's iMac for testing purposes. Since > his iMac died, I decided to try an experiment. I took out the HD with > Tiger already on it, and installed the HD on the Max. Lo and behold, it > booted up! Well, I'd kind of expect that. Linux will do that, and Windopes 95 and 98 would certainly take a stab at running under those circumstances (just witnessed such an incident today, as it happens). XP doesn't simply because MS want to try to force you to use the same hardware (more or less) with any particular copy of their OS that theyve sold - and if your PC dies, theyd really rather prefer you dont reuse yur perfectly good XP CD in a new macine. > > So now I am running Tiger on my Max! And does it run well? Is it adequately responsive? Nice one, anyway! :-) Esme > > > ================================================================== > Michael Martin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================== -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
