on 5/19/02 10:22 AM, Gary Gorbet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to install on my roomy SCSI disk (through Miles U2W > card), but I also tried (unsuccessfully) installing on my original > IDE. Has anyone installed OS 10 on an S900 with pretty much original > equipment, except for G3 daughter card?
I had a quick look at Ryan Rempel's info on the XPostFacto web site, and he mentions that he's had several reports of booting problems with the Initio cards. There are beta drivers available from Initio, but I would think you should get OS X up and running on the internal SCSI bus before attempting to test the Initio card with the beta drivers. Your configuration should work, except for the problems that the Initio card may be causing. It's a hassle, but I'd connect your SCSI drive(s) to the S900's own internal bus, make absolutely sure that drive termination is correct, de-interleave your RAM, and give it a go. Read everything on Ryan's web site carefully too, of course. You don't mention which video card your using, but it's important to have one of a few supported cards during the initial installation. The S900's original TwinTurbo video card in one of the top two slots should be fine, it was for me. But remove any other unsupported video cards until after the install is proven successful. Should you successfully install OS X, and you should be able to, then you can apply the Initio drivers and test that SCSI card. You can also interleave your RAM again, as de-interleaving is just a precaution that is sometimes necessary. Also make sure you download Ryan's "L2CaceConfig", and follow the directions that come with it before you attempt to install OS X. Although Powerlogix also has a L2 cache re-enabling utility you can download, Ryan's works very well. Finally, for the best chance at success, the target OS X hard drive should be formatted with the latest Apple drivers (Apple Drive Setup) as a fresh HFS+ volume. http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/framework.cfm?page=Compatibil ity.html -Howie -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
