[Cube] [Fwd: OS 10.3.2 Upgrade problem]

[Peter Wigglesworth]

Thanks to all who have replied.
I will find and download the firmware update from the Apple web site on 
to a PC and hope I can transfer it to the Cube.
More about it when all is done.
Thanks again for the rapid replies.
Peter W - London UK

S.P. Hunter wrote:
>
> Dear Peter;
> I am not a computer guy by any means and am already out of my element 
> in trying to respond to your inquiry. I seem to remember someting 
> about updating the firmware to the latest version and that must be 
> done through OS 9.whatever. As I said, I am already in over my head 
> but maybe search around for firmware updates on the forum.
> Best of luck and Happy New Year.
>
> Dec 26, 2008 08:48:10 PM, cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
> <mailto:cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>     Can any one throw light on this problem?
>     My cube is 450 mhz with 1.25mb ram and 8.2gb space on the hd
>     It was running with OS 9.2.1 and OS 10.1.1 
>     It is not connected to the internet.
>
>     I bought a used boxed copy of OS 10.3.2 retail set from e bay
>     which looks fine and not battered about.  My intention was to load
>     the 10.3.2 onto the cube to upgrade the 10.1.1 and give me a
>     fighting chance of internet access.
>
>     The upgrade ran fine and the 10.3 worked after the installation
>     was completed. After shutting down and attempting to restart the
>     cube the next day I got a message saying:-
>
>         'Welcome to Open Firmware, the system time is 08.36.28 -
>         12/24/2008 (which was the correct time)
>         To continue booting type "mac-boot" and press return.
>         To shut down type "shut-down" and press return."
>
>     If I tried mac-boot I got a grey striped screen.
>     If I tried shut-down it did.
>
>     I have reloaded the 10.3.2 twice now and had no changes.
>
>     In accordance with the installation instructions I have inserted
>     the OS 9 disc and held down 'C' at start up and have selected the
>     start up disc as OS 10.3 but the same thing happens.  If I select
>     OS 9 it all seems to boot up OK.
>
>     Any suggestions on what to do to get the OS10.3 booting up?
>
>     Peter W
>
>
>
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