[PB] Since we're already OT... (Loading OS X on G3)

[Eric F Crist]

I know it's bad form to reply to myself, but it's funny.  I see a  
little more of the startup video each time I boot the system.  I can  
now see a blue-bordered video, followed by an Apple logo in the  
center surrounded by a shimmering halo.  Then it all disappears.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

Eric


On Jul 1, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Eric F Crist wrote:

> I think you're correct about the bad installation media.  I kept  
> getting software crashes.
>
> My former roommate was a salesman for Apple last fall, so he has an  
> "Apple Internal" copy of 10.3.5 sitting around.  The install goes  
> perfectly the first time.  However, upon restart, I see the OS X  
> startup screen, but then I get a black screen followed by some up- 
> beat music.  Another restart, and for a few seconds I see a blue  
> border and a movie start, then another blank screen followed by the  
> up-beat music.
>
> Unless I hear another suggestion, I'm going to try and connect a  
> 17" flat panel to this thing and see if I can at least get through  
> the install.
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Ralph Lewis wrote:
>
>
>> You could have a Tiger CD failure, I installed tiger yesterday on  
>> a customers Sage iMac, and have a graphite in the shop on running  
>> tiger. The machine was running system 9.0 I installed System 9.2.2  
>> as the The Firmware update required 9.1 or better. I used Firmware  
>> update 4.1.9f1 then installed Tiger and  everything worked fine.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Eric F Crist wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> This isn't a book.  This is an iMac, one of those colorful ones.   
>>> It's graphite, with built-in fire wire.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I think Tiger will only install with machines that have built-in
>>>> Firewire.  Thus, it may just be that your book may be too old?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I just acquired an iMac DV with a 500 MHz G3, 256MB ram, and a  
>>>>> 30GB
>>>>> HD.  I'm trying to install Mac OS 10.4, but the system keeps  
>>>>> failing
>>>>> about 95% of the way through.  I have the software restore  
>>>>> disks that
>>>>> were original with the system and I have fully restored the  
>>>>> original
>>>>> software.  From the web pages I've browsed, I need to update from
>>>>> 9.0.4 to 9.1 and then upgrade to the 5.4.1 firmware version.
>>>>>
>>>>> All of these items seem to have completed successfully, but my OS
>>>>> 10.4 installation continues to fail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>> Ralph Lewis
>> www.mac-care.com
>> maccare at gwi.net
>> QuickSilver G4 - Dual 800, 1.25G RAM,
>> OSX 10.4, 22" Cinema Display
>>
>>
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