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OSX Install Issues on iBook G4

I’m currently trying to do a clean install of OSX on my iBook G4. However, regardless of which versions I try (Panther, Tiger) I cannot boot from the CD. I end up with a corrupted Apple logo. I suspect the PRAM is bad, but can’t verify.

Is there a way I can load my install files from a CD, to an external FireWire drive, and try boot/installing from that? I’ve got tools like Carbon Clone, if that helps.

Disc drive does work properly. No issues reading discs when I load into the current OSX install.

u/Silentwulf — 22 hours ago
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L2 cache

Grouping of L2 cache. From a quick search most of these are 256k.

u/dtormac — 21 hours ago
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PowerMac G4 MDD - Can't Install OS 9

Computer posts with happy Mac, then the expected folder with a question mark. I have a newer Apple keyboard (the last USB-A one), but the eject key doesn't work. So, I jammed a paperclip in the Combo Drive's eject slot, and pulled the drive out, plopped in my original OS 9 disc (yes, a real one), and kept getting the flashing folder. Even when rebooting holding down C.

Hooked up a USB cd/dvd burner, put the disc in that, held down C, nothing. Hooked up a 2007 MacBook via firewire, put the OS 9 CD in the laptop, and started the MacBook in Target Disc Mode, restarted MDD G4 and disc didn't load, again.

I booted into open firmware, which confirms the MDD USB is working, and I could type.

Any guesses besides the OS 9 disc having degraded? And if so, I believe I have seen folks mention where Apple is hosting classic OSes, or perhaps the Mac Garden has them. Should I just burn one of those, or does anyone use a USB/FireWire boot solution? If I recall the MDD G4 is only USB1, so I would prefer use a few of my old LaCie FireWire external drives, which I can load an ISO/HFS image on from my MacBook, but I haven't tried installing classic MacOS from 10.7 and assume Disc Image and the classic installer on the OS 9 disc won't work together, and I don't have another "bridging" computer that could boot OS 9 or 10.1 or 10.2.

Any guesses or pointers would be appreciated, I haven't noodled with a PowerPC Mac since 2007. Haven't mucked about OS 8 or 9 since … 2002 or 2003. Used it for years, but clearly lost a lot of muscle memory here.

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u/despicabletossaway — 1 day ago
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Still searchin.

Still lookin for a 512k or 1mb Cache dimm for 7200-8600

Pin groupings: 25 - 35 - 20

Im in the US, but will pay the shipping costs for anywhere, 200 for a 1mb, 150 for a 512k, shoot a pm, i would very much appricate it.

u/hatecirclejerks — 1 day ago
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Apple IIGS spotted for sale at a local flea market

The seller wanted $400 for it. I did not see any rare cards inside, but the case was in excellent condition.

u/AnubisTTP — 1 day ago
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iMac g3 refuses to boot cd or enter boot menu

I have a tray loading iMac g3 and it won't enter the boot menu or boot from cd. I hold alt while booting and it doesn't boot into the menu and c doesn't making it boot the install cd. Open firmware will work but it doesn't wanna boot the CD either. Does anyone know why this could be happening, it's really confusing me

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u/Electrical-Floor-525 — 24 hours ago
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-1 TAM :(

I was able to get myself second Apple Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh. Unfortunately, it was packed poorly. It didn't survive the journey. The plastic was broken, the screen shattered. The computer won't boot 😞

Fun Fact:

The elderly person who sold me this computer asked a friendly computer repair shop to help with packing and shipping it. I'm increasingly getting the impression that it wasn't packaged that way by accident... So, dear Dib*** from France. Shame on you!

u/DeliveryUnhappy5082 — 1 day ago
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A restored Apple Lisa

My dad has an extensive collection of vintage Apple hardware and he recently spent a good amount of time bringing one of his Lisas back to life.

She’d been in the attic for more than 25 years, and I’d never had the pleasure of using one before. We’re going to look into printing some replacement keycaps but getting the internals working was the priority.

u/almost-gothic — 1 day ago
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Where to sell 128k Macintosh?

I recently had the pleasure of helping a friend restore an original 1984 128k Macintosh back to working condition. Now that it’s complete he asked me to sell it for him. I would rather not sell it on ebay because of the high fees and the risk of bad actors and scammers, so I was wondering if y’all have any advice where the best place to sell it would be? I would love to sell it on reddit if there is an appropriate sub for that. Also any advice for shipping such a large, delicate item? Thanks!

u/MrsDirtbag — 1 day ago
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Does anyone know the name of this app?

I know it’s a solitaire game but not sure the exact name trying to find it.

u/DrGonzo84 — 2 days ago
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"Really, you *want* that old thing?..."

Yes, yes I do.

You have to ponder how many of these things are still just going to be shredded these days.

u/EsoTechTrix — 2 days ago
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Backing up my internal SCSI hard drive using a BlueSCSI

I have recently acquired a BlueSCSI but before I use it too much, I want to backup my internal hard drive since I have some very sensitive drivers that I can’t seem to find online (I have a rare Sonnet Allegro SE card installed). My hard drive is a third party CMS installed drive along with the two floppy drives installed by default (I have a Mac SE). What is the best way for me to back up the drive, I can boot through the BlueSCSI and I am even able to read the internal drive but I am unfamiliar with some of the nuances with early Mac OS and I don’t want to accidentally mess things up considering I may not be able to replace the files. Thank you.

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u/Assortedkingdede21 — 2 days ago
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Quake 1 on PowerPC Mac running osx 10.5?

I've been trying to find a way to run quake on my g5 running osx 10.5. I can't run the original Mac version, and none of the source ports I've tried have worked. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do?

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u/Electrical-Floor-525 — 2 days ago
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Fizzle during start

Hello Mac people,
I’ve been messing with my dad’s old iMac G3 and have been hearing a lot of noise (a short fizzle followed by some computer starting sounds) during the start up and shut down as well as an on and off grinding noise while it’s running. I’ve heard that these have dangerous voltage in the CRT, but I really don’t know anything about computers so I just wanted some outside advice before I continue.
Thanks

u/Pretty-Fly-White-Guy — 2 days ago