try with only one memory slot filled(so just 128mb) Jacques ----- Original Message ----- From: "ramhoj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SuperMacs List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: [SM] S900/OS X/Sonnet Crescendo
> I know this is a recurring theme here but I am hoping for a flash of > inspiration from someone. Like many on this list I have OS X (10.2.6) > running great, if a little sluggishly, on a S900 with a 350MHz G3 card - > so I know the system is fine with OS X. I have (foolishly?) tried to > upgrade to a Sonnet Crescendo 800MHz G4 in order to get OS X running at > a more usable speed. (Needless to say, Sonnet's tech help was worse than > useless, bordering on insolent!) After months of trying the various > set-ups and voodoo charms suggested on different lists I have got within > a whisker of success. Running the hard drive from the external (slower) > SCSI, performing the Sonnet tune-up v1.2.7 (while in G3 OS X > configuration), using only recently purchased and matched 4X128MB RAM, > and XPost Facto (throttle set at 16) to select the OS X start-up disk, I > can get my S900 to run OS X. I get the standard blue screen, the dock > (even some start-up apps launch) and even the disk images, then it > sometimes fails and requires a restart. Othertimes I can attempt to > launch items and they fail during launch. I can open windows for every > hard drive except the boot volume (which crashes when I try. Getting > this close is agonizing given all the effort that has gone into making > this work. If there are suggestions for a tweak or optimization that > might help, please, please, please....... > > John > > > -- > 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/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
