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

[Eric F Crist]

This isn't a book.  This is an iMac, one of those colorful ones.   
It's graphite, with built-in fire wire.


On Jul 1, 2005, at 3:09 AM, Jean-Paul Thuot wrote:

> 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?
>
> Jean-Paul
>
> On 7/1/05, Eric F Crist <ecrist at secure-computing.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Anyone know what's up?
>>
>>
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