on 10/21/02 7:53 PM, Andrew Park at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I'm new on here. > > I'm wondering if anyone has had success getting OS X to work on their > upgraded Supermac? I've found XPostFacto which is supposed to help > make it possible. However, non Apple additions can cause > incompatibility. I seem to have things against me as I seem to have > just about everything non OEM (eg. Newer Tech G3 card, Radius > Thundercolor video card, Toshiba CD-Rom driven by FWB CD Toolkit...) > > Anyone had success? What tips would you have?
Welcome Andrew, yes, many of us are running OS X on our S900's and J700's. It can be tricky, but with a little homework you can avoid most of the pitfalls. I have a Pioneer 32x CDROM that didn't work for early version OS X install attempts (I had to use an old 4x8 Yamaha burner instead), but when I attempted to do a clean install of Jaguar, the Pioneer did work. And Jaguar also made it easier to install on machines with ATI video cards, so things have improved somewhat over earlier OS X versions. And XPostFacto has gotten better as well. Your video card may well be a problem, and your Toshiba CDROM may or may not work. You'll just have to try to boot the X install CD with that Toshiba to find out. But the best advice I can give you is to read everything on Ryan Rempel's web site (hosted by OWC)... http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/ You'll need CacheControlX to disable the motherboard cache, and configure your G3 card under OS X... http://www.powerlogix.com/downloads/index.html But one thing at a time... Wait and see if anyone here has any comments about installing OS X with NewerTech upgrade cards (I have an XLR8 CarrierZif G3), or anything else about your setup. Then, above all else, read Ryan's info in it's entirety. By the way... Is it your main (only) machine, and is it an S900? -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:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
