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| 8.6 crashing on a Power PC upgraded Quadra? | |
| Posted by: eharmon on 2024-03-24 19:54:11 I've been using the Sonnet 8.5 enabler to run 8.5 on my Power PC upgraded Quadra, and it seems to run well enough. So I figured I'd give 8.6 a try, but after running the upgrade installer and rebooting the machine just dies with an "illegal instruction" on boot. Quickly, and even with no extensions. Supposedly this method should work fine (so says the internet anyway), despite not being supported by Sonnet. Anyone have any ideas? I guess I'll try a clean install and see what happens, but it's odd. | |
| Posted by: eharmon on 2024-03-24 22:15:24 After more trial-and-error, the answer appears to be to do a clean install of 8.6 instead of an upgrade. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2024-03-25 01:50:28After more trial-and-error, the answer appears to be to do a clean install of 8.6 instead of an upgrade.Strange - Apple's 8.6 installer installs 8.5 and runs the 8.6 upgrade (look in the installers folder on the CD). You're doing better than me. It crashed during the install on my IIci, I ended up just staying with 8.5.1 on mine. | |
Posted by: eharmon on 2024-03-25 15:09:45Strange - Apple's 8.6 installer installs 8.5 and runs the 8.6 upgrade (look in the installers folder on the CD).8.5 installer crashed once for me, but it's all been good since. | |
| Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2024-03-26 02:25:13 What version of the driver are you using? It's a long shot but there may be a later version that may help. | |
Posted by: eharmon on 2024-03-27 09:19:28What version of the driver are you using?Oh, I only know of a single version of the Sonnet enabler, are there multiple? This is specifically the "Sonnet Presto PPC" enabler. | |
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2024-03-27 10:17:12Oh, I only know of a single version of the Sonnet enabler, are there multiple? This is specifically the "Sonnet Presto PPC" enabler.I seem to remember a thread on this topic a few years ago on 68kmla.org where a rare newer version had been found and was posted in the thread. I'll go look for it when I get home. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2024-03-27 10:22:37I seem to remember a thread on this topic a few years ago on 68kmla.org where a rare newer version had been found and was posted in the thread.The 8.5 System enabler was hard to find at all for a long time, was borderline lost. You might be thinking of that? | |
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2024-03-27 10:33:48The 8.5 System enabler was hard to find at all for a long time, was borderline lost. You might be thinking of that?I think that you have it. I may be thinking of that. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2024-03-27 10:41:40I think that you have it. I may be thinking of that.Took me a stupidly long time to find it (but it doesn't matter because I also put it on Macintosh Garden) need Sonnet Presto PPC Mac OS 8.5/8.6 Enabler softwareAnd I shouldn't have called you a git, sorry :) What's the plan with your enabler? Is OS 8.5 usable on a PPC PB500? I've a Newertech 167Mhz PB540c that seems quite happy with OS 8.1; it has the original Apple SCSI to IDE adapter sled in it. Put a 16GB CF card and it's been fine, filled up...
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| Posted by: eharmon on 2024-03-27 21:31:08 Yeah that's exactly what I'm using and it's wonderful. I can't, however, seem to get 9.1 to work, though it seems like theoretically it should. Not sure why...I'm gonna try changing the gusd's manually and see if that works any better. I also noticed 8.5+ removes the DAFB drivers, and the enabler doesn't add them back, which seems less than ideal. Obviously it works anyway but it seems to have some weirdness as a result. | |
| Posted by: eharmon on 2024-04-01 23:22:16 Nope, that doesn't work any better. It displays the happy Mac, then goes to a grey screen, and hangs. I'm not convinced this works despite the internet saying it does... | |
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