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Posted by: meall on 2007-07-08 17:50:34
Hi,
I have a CD with 8.0 on it, but when I try booting it on my beige G3, I receive a message that it cannot start from this disk because the computer is kinka unknown to that OS version.
OS 8.0 should be installable on the beige G3, so why the copy I have cannot boot it?
Thanks
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Posted by: coius on 2007-07-08 17:52:51
if it's 8.0, it should be the disc that shipped with the G3. when starting on the OS it came with, you SHOULD use the discs that came with the machine. otherwise it won't work
if you don't have the discs, you need to buy some. Go for eBay to get the discs.
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Posted by: meall on 2007-07-08 17:55:20
if it's 8.0, it should be the disc that shipped with the G3. when starting on the OS it came with, you SHOULD use the discs that came with the machine. otherwise it won't work
if you don't have the discs, you need to buy some. Go for eBay to get the discs. What I have is a generic OS 8.0 disk. It does not specify any computer specific information.
And, just for information, why the machine specific CD is required?
Thanks
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2007-07-08 18:38:23
Beige G3s need OS 8.1 with an enabler to boot.
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Posted by: alk on 2007-07-08 19:55:05
I second Unknown_K.
Peace,
Drew
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Posted by: meall on 2007-07-10 17:55:05
Beige G3s need OS 8.1 with an enabler to boot. You may be right, but according to my research it came originally with OS 8.0.
In the mean time, I did something weird: I copied the OS 8.0 system folder to a partition, then upgraded it with the patch offered free on Apple's site, and it can boot a non-complete version of 8.1. It proves that 8.1 can boot on it, but nothing else.
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Posted by: Maconthemove on 2007-07-16 09:37:24
I have two Power Mac G3 disks. One is 8.0 and the other is 8.1 for the AIO. If you need a copy PM me.
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Posted by: Maccess on 2007-09-10 06:59:42
Yep, I can confirm that. There is a special Mac OS 8 disk for the Beige G3. The standard one won't work.
However, a standard 8.5/8.6 or later CD will work fine.
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Posted by: alk on 2007-09-10 07:46:53
What's with all the zombiethreads?
-
Drew
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Posted by: bluekatt on 2007-09-10 08:02:59
peopel got nothing to talk about so they dig up corpses here and there
did you lost this bit ?
it dropped off
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Posted by: Maccess on 2007-09-10 23:06:06
They rise from the dead to become repositories for frequently asked questions and their answers (all of them from all points of view). ;-)
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Posted by: iMac600 on 2007-09-11 00:16:29
I remember getting it to start from an OS 8.0 standard installation, I just needed to install it on the hard disk from a 5260, then swap the 5260 HD in to the Beige G3.
Which kinda defeats the purpose.
Humm.
Well, at least you know that now, for the record.
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Posted by: Patrickool93 on 2007-09-11 13:36:49
Lol, people with ATA HDs in their Beigies...
*smirks at his G3 without the door on and peers at it's 9GB SCSI HD connected to the SCSI card 😛 *
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Posted by: The Macster on 2007-09-11 14:44:27
Lol, people with ATA HDs in their Beigies... *smirks at his G3 without the door on and peers at it's 9GB SCSI HD connected to the SCSI card 😛 * Oi, I will not put up with anyone laughing at me! 😛 So just how many OS X apps can you fit on that puny little drive of yours then? What's that? You installed just the OS and iLife '05 and found it was already full up? Hmmm... *winks at his G3 under the desk with its 160 GB ATA drive 😉
😉
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Posted by: madmax_2069 on 2007-09-11 22:38:14
i have a 120GB HDD in my AIO, and i can tell you its awesome
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