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Powerbook G3
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I think you need to update your firmware. Go to Apple's website to download it. You'll need to install OS 9 to be able to install the firmware update also.
That's odd it won't start from the CD. Here's an Apple knowledge base article that might help. Good luck.
Alright
Breath ... your new here so it's forgivable... but these are public forums not tech support so posting every 15 minutes isn't going to get it moving any faster.
Now .. You said your running OS 9 ... if i recall you need to be running OS 9.2 in order to upgrade to OS 10
but it's a multi step process as you need to upgrade to 9.1 and then 9.2
these upgrades are all found at the apple support website
http://info.apple.com
just run a search for those two items
http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html
on the side you will see a link to version 9.1 and 9.2 ... download, install ... and then try getting OS 10 to work
if it doesn't come back
Breath ... your new here so it's forgivable... but these are public forums not tech support so posting every 15 minutes isn't going to get it moving any faster.
Now .. You said your running OS 9 ... if i recall you need to be running OS 9.2 in order to upgrade to OS 10
but it's a multi step process as you need to upgrade to 9.1 and then 9.2
these upgrades are all found at the apple support website
http://info.apple.com
just run a search for those two items
http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html
on the side you will see a link to version 9.1 and 9.2 ... download, install ... and then try getting OS 10 to work
if it doesn't come back
Do you know the Specs (Speed, Memory etc) of your PowerBook?
Could you list them?
I only ask because the PowerBook was upgraded often with their own codenames (Pismo, Lombard i think, Wall Street etc)
I also remember that OS X doesn't like one of the early PowerBook G3s so just want to make sure that isn't the case with your PowerBook
Could you list them?
I only ask because the PowerBook was upgraded often with their own codenames (Pismo, Lombard i think, Wall Street etc)
I also remember that OS X doesn't like one of the early PowerBook G3s so just want to make sure that isn't the case with your PowerBook
I've dug out my Jaguar Box and it notes:
"The original PowerBook G3 and proccessor upgrade cards are not supported"
I think your PowerBook is the original, maybe someone else could verify this but if this is the case then you may want to think about getting a new Mac
"The original PowerBook G3 and proccessor upgrade cards are not supported"
I think your PowerBook is the original, maybe someone else could verify this but if this is the case then you may want to think about getting a new Mac
I may be wrong, but i thinj the easiest way to see if your G3 is supported is 1) Bronze keyboard and 2) USB ports. This is what i am running 10.3.1 on. I did not install 9 first, i just installed from the panther disk. You do need to make sure your firmware upgraded. I had problems installing OSX on 2 computers that ran OS9 fine. it turned out to be bad RAM. OSX seems to be particularly finiky about RAM. I had one computer that ran for 4 years in OS9 without difficulty, but as soon as i installed X, the same RAm caused issues. SO, i would also take out any 3rd party RAM and seeif it helps
lashad, take a look at this list and tell us which model it exactly is.
But if you say that it has machine gestalt ID 314, it is the 12" Wallstreet.
So, technically, it should be possible to install OS X on that computer. However, with a 2 GB HD, 233 MHz and a max of 192 MB RAM, I don't think it's advisable.
But if you say that it has machine gestalt ID 314, it is the 12" Wallstreet.
So, technically, it should be possible to install OS X on that computer. However, with a 2 GB HD, 233 MHz and a max of 192 MB RAM, I don't think it's advisable.
Earlier models are supported too. Only the original PowerBook G3 (PowerBook 3400 enclosure) is not supported.
Yes, as I wrote before, technically it is supported. But it makes little sense to actually use OS X on this PowerBook (at least if the hardware is in the original state). It won't be fun at all. Besides, Panther requires about 3 GB of free HD space...