[G4] Panther on a G4 400Mhz PCI Yikes...

Lavode lavode at comcast.net
Fri Nov 5 14:19:25 PST 2004


Here's my info:

Apple PowerMac1,2 1.2f2 BootROM built on 8/19/99

Open Firmware 3.1.1

Again, running OS 10.3.5

HTH,
-Lavode

On Nov 5, 2004, at 10:02 AM, Jesus Maria Bianco T. wrote:

> Hello, Again.
>
>
> Yes, I had the 10.2.x installed, I made a clean Instalation of 10.3 
> (after a few days, I a saw my StartUp Problem), I should to make 
> another clean installation with 10.2.8.  The 10.2.8 run fine, it's my 
> current version of OS X.
>
> But, I want to install the 10.3 again, but I don't want to have again 
> the StartUp Problem.
>
> Can you make a restart of you G4 Yikes with OS X 10.3 (Panther) and 
> Press:
>
> Apple Key + Option Key + O + F, and I write down the info of your 
> BootRom:
>
> The Mine is:
>
> Apple PowerMac1,2 1.2f2 BootROM
>
> Open Firmware 3.1.1
>
> I would like to see, the version of yours BootRom.
>
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
>
> At 9:15 PM +0000 4/11/04, lavode at comcast.net wrote:
>> I have 10.3 running on a Yikes/400 and I never upgraded my firmware.  
>> However, you make it sound like you installed 10.3 and then went back 
>> to 10.2.8.  I have never done this.  None of the OSs have ever given 
>> me a bad time, with the exception of the Aladdin DVD which almost 
>> killed my startup drive when I tried to play it in OS 9.
>>
>> YMMV,
>> -Lavode
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for your time, Casey
>>>
>>> But I already read that article from Apple, and it is not right.
>>>
>>> I am pretty sure, that I need to upgrade the firmware for my Next 
>>> Instalation of
>>> Panther (10.3) on that Mac, and it will work nice.
>>>
>>> I am sure, I have on my Office a G4 400Mhz PCI graphics model 
>>> (Yikes), because I
>>> have on my home a: G4 AGP Graphics Dual Processor 450Mhz, with the 
>>> firmware
>>> updated and 10.3 running "cool".
>>>
>>> Anyway thanks,
>>>
>>> At 12:30 PM -0700 4/11/04, Casey Coulon wrote:
>>>> Jesus,
>>>>
>>>> According to Apples Web Site you do not  need a firmware update for 
>>>> a G4 PCI.
>>> If you are mistaken and have an G4 AGP then you do need to do an 
>>> update. More
>>> info that you may find helpful is at:
>>>>
>>>> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps some.
>>>>
>>>> Casey
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 4, 2004, at 12:04 PM, Jesus Maria Bianco T. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am writing this e-mail from my Apple G4 400Mhz PCI Graphics (I 
>>>>> think it's
>>> called: Yikes).
>>>>>
>>>>> Apple PowerMac1,2 1.2f2 BootROM
>>>>>
>>>>> Open Firmware 3.1.1
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that I need the upgrade the Firmware, but I can not find a 
>>>>> file for
>>> this Mac on the Net. Can any help me?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for yoru time.
>>>
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