HELP ME ! power computing and OS X

dcdesign · #1 May 6th, 2005, 11:02 AM

Hello !!!!!!!
I’m a graphic designer who have more problems with my Power Computing - Powertower pro 225Mhz (i change CPU in a sonnet G3 500mhz)
I want to install mas os x 10.2 or 10.3
On this clone and i have always problems with this !!!
What can i do for resolve this problems ?????
Thank very much for this future help !!!
“A bientôt”
Claude

in french :

hello a tous !!!
J'ai un gros probleme !!!
je cherche à intaller un os x (10.2 ou 10.3) sur un clone mac (power tower pro 225), j'ai une carte accélératrice une sonnet G3 crescendo PCI 500 Mhz), 380 Mo de ram et 3 dd (16Go - 4Go - 2Go) en scsi 2 cartes video turbo twin 128 (de base) et une formac proformance 80, une carte USB 2 port, et une carte Firewire 3 port, ainsi qu'un graveur externe yamaha 4 4 16 en scsi lui aussi !!!
Vu le prix a l'époque de la bete (40000 fr) je voudrai bien m'en servir comme 2eme machine mais sous os x !!!!!
J'ai fait des essai avec un soft qui permet soit disant de résoudre le probleme (XPostFacto3.1)
sans succes !!!
en ayant bien sur virer de la ram les cartes USb et Firewire et une ou l'autre des 2 cartes video, les disques dur sauf celui de 16Go et pas le bus scsi 2 mais sur l'scsi 1 !!!
le syst de base est un os 9.0.4 car j'arrive pas à monter en 9,1 ou 9,2 ou 9,2,2 puis j'ai lancer XPostFacto3.1 et la surprise le soft semble fonctionner l'install se fait et puis il redémarre et kernel panic, je reboote sous os9 ! et la je me rend compte qu'il n'y a rien ou presque rien d'intaller (os X) !! et c'est tjrs pareil !!!!
je ne sais plus koi faire !!!
qq peux t il me guider ???????? et merci d'avance !!!
a+
Claude

nixgeek · #2 May 6th, 2005, 02:37 PM

I believe that this Mac clone isn't supported even with the G3 upgrade for 10.2/10.3 even with the G3 upgrade. Officially, Apple doesn't support OS X on machines this old, and they also don't officially support installing OS X using CPU upgrades.

If possible, you might want to look at maybe upgrading to a G4 system, even if it's one of the 1st or 2nd generation G4 systems. Most of them are priced pretty cheap and will run OS X nicely with enough RAM and a supported video card for Quartz.

sinclair_tm · #3 May 6th, 2005, 04:37 PM

you put all the important info we need to help you in french.

that makes it hard for us on this english typing site to help you. i see scsi info and xpostfacto but not what the issue is. before i give any ideas, i'd like the info in english so that my sugestons have a chance at being educated ones. that is all.

dcdesign · #4 May 6th, 2005, 06:39 PM

hello !!!!
info are this :

i have more problems !!!

My configuration is now :
Power cumputing Power Tower pro 225Mhz with a new processor
sonnet G3 crescendo PCI 500Mhz
I have just 2 Ram 64 Mo = 128 Mo
My video card is a ATI raedon 7000 (compatibility is ok)
1 hard drive Seagate 4 Go (scsi id 0) terminated in slow bus (external)
my cd rom reader is external yamaha 4/4/16 (on slow bus) (scsi id3)
my cache chip memory is not on mother board
and floppy disc is removed to !
my hard disc are formated in HFS+
and my system is mac os 9.0.4
because os 9.1 or 9.2 is not running on my computer !!!
total os 9 syst + crescendo G3 + scsi probe thts all 4 this install
i have copy xPost Facto to my disc run it and
in option : i have clic on

Video : ok use old NDRVs

Debug : nothing

Open firmware : ok auto boot
input device : keyboard
output device : raedon 7000

CPU : ok enable L2/L3 cache
throttle : 0

And with this it's not ok !!!!
HELP please !!!
Claude

i have screen copy 4 you (jpeg image) have you a mail ???

dcdesign · #5 May 7th, 2005, 08:45 AM

Hello sinclair_tm !!!!
here are my new infos !!!
thx 4 helping !!!
claude

sinclair_tm · #6 May 8th, 2005, 03:24 AM

first off, we need to get os 9.1 installed. i don't think xpostfacto works on less then 9.1. to get there, you should be able to run the software update control panel and it should update for you. if that doesn't work, try this . this is what i used to install 9.2.2 on my powermac 7500 and 8600.
edit: just checked, it does, but it never hurts to get to 9.1 anyway.
but i think your major problem is scsi. os x is very very picky. if i tryed to do too much scsi ( in other words, if i had anything but the interal scsi) i could not get os x to run. try disconnecting your cdrw. also, you are on the low side of ram, but that shoud not stop the installer, which btw will take forever. it took over 2 hours to install 10.2 for me.

dcdesign · #7 May 11th, 2005, 05:50 AM

cool thanx 4 help !!!
hope it's ok with this !!!
Claude