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Am I f----d?
Posted by: IPalindromeI on 2016-01-11 18:00:36 Why 7.5.4 on 68k, when 7.5.5 is less buggy and more or less identical?
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-11 20:57:00 OK! BIG UPDATE It was because I was trying to install a fresh 9.1 instead of 9.0. It installed fine (no fatal errors), but the problem is that the Mac doesn't want to boot to the hard disk. I'll try System 7.5.5 now, I'll also see if the 7.5 or 8.x disk is even bootable. As far as I know 8.x isn't bootable. I'll see what I can do. ( HELP MEEEE!!! HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOINGGG > :O [🙁!] !]'> Shut up! Next time i'm not installing Macintalk...
Posted by: Elfen on 2016-01-11 22:39:02 LOL! At least you have not lost your humor!
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 07:27:37 Okay, it turns out that System 7.5 CD does not boot. ( AARGH MY [C] KEY > :'( UUUGHHHHHHH ( UUUUGGHHHHHH > xx( GODDAMNIT ( H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H > xx( clicks power strip switch off and on BING ( vvvvVVVVV > :scrambled:
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 07:33:06 While the Mac starts up, I can tell you that 1. I cannot boot from the 7.5 disk 2. I cannot boot from the 9.x disk and then take it out and put in the 7.5 disk to start installing (won't even give me a 'feed me' loop, as in 'Please put in the disk x', then 'Please put in the disk y' looping) 3. I cannot boot from the 8.0- ( Hi! Also stop this madness > :O FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Posted by: tanuki65 on 2016-01-12 08:01:25 Why 7.5.4 on 68k, when 7.5.5 is less buggy and more or less identical? 7.5.5 is *NOT* less buggy on 68k. That's on PPC. It is rare, unless you're on 68kMLA.
Posted by: IPalindromeI on 2016-01-12 11:47:20 7.5.5 is *NOT* less buggy on 68k. That's on PPC. It is rare, unless you're on 68kMLA. Then why bother trying to find an obscure buggy release when 7.5.5 will be just fine?
Posted by: Macdrone on 2016-01-12 14:59:29 If it wont boot from an 8.0 disk its because its an "upgrade" not retail install. 7.5 wont work as far as I know as 7.5.3 or newer is needed. I have an original install disk I could probably send if needed just PM me an address and send it back.
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 17:39:09 IT'S BOOTING TO THE HARD DISK! *IT'S BOOTING TO THE HARD DISK!* ( Yay!! > 😀 DAMN IT! I FORGOT TO DISABLE MACINTALK! ( WAIT WAIT STOP TOUCHING ME > :O
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 17:40:27 If it wont boot from an 8.0 disk its because its an "upgrade" not retail install. I looked, it's not Upgrade dude.
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 17:41:32 ( Alert: Your Clock is not set to the correct tim- > 🙁 AAAAAAAAAAH! ( Sorry, jeez > :-/
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-12 20:23:01 Pull the logic board out the back and take some photos for us! 'K. ( *DON'T UNDRESS MEEEE!* > :O Muhahahaha.... Spoiler content hidden.
Posted by: Elfen on 2016-01-12 21:45:30 Though the last pic is very out of focus, it is a PowerPC board, either a 6200 or 6300 series.the holes around the CPU is where the PowerPC heat sink clips on to. A 68K like the 620 or 630 board would not have those holes. So this is an upgraded machine. Congrats. I have a 6213CD, but with HD Problems and I'm going to put in a CF-SSD for it since it is IDE. I just need to find my CDs for it. When I find them I'll let you know and maybe make a copy of them for your machine. I never trust downloading mac files on a PC and burn them to a disk, because something gets lost in translation. But keep working on it. Maybe you can figure it out before I can do what I go to do on this end.
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-01-13 05:32:32 Though the last pic is very out of focus Hereditary Shaky Hands
Posted by: Macdrone on 2016-01-13 08:16:40 Yep power pc board.
Posted by: Elfen on 2016-01-13 12:16:18 You're so going to get it, ScottB! (Hint: I found the CDs and PM'd you the information...)
Posted by: Elfen on 2016-01-14 08:52:11 So what OS you have running on it? And as stated on the PM, though it should have a 603/75 CPU that would run warm and not hot, you should get a heatsink for it. Most PPC heatsinks from a 6100 to 6500 should work with it. Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: ScottB on 2016-09-13 07:17:16 Sorry for the SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS of not looking at 68kmla. I don't really use that Quadra anymore. It has OS 9.2 on it at the moment. I have a iMac G3 now, which is way better. Because it can run OS 9 and OS X 10.4. yay
Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-09-13 10:32:33 You're f**ked. It's now a 6200. Better chuck the whole thing out.
Posted by: techknight on 2016-09-13 11:15:58 Wow... Really? That bad huh.
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