iMac G3 upgrade to OS X

sailj29

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Hi All --

Upgrading my mom's iMac G3 (CD tray) from OS 8.5.1 to OS X 10.2. I've applied firmware upgrade 1.2, added memory to 256GB, and swapped in a brand new 120GB drive in place of the 4GB original. I've tried partitioning the drive multiple times with at least one partition smaller than the 8GB max, but the Installer won't let me select any of them no matter what I seem to do. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

-- dave
 
There is another limitation to the 8GB thing: not only does it have to be less than 8GB in size, but it also has to be the very first partition on the drive... so when you're partitioning the drive, make sure the OS X destination partition is at the top of the graphical representation in either Disk Utility or Drive Setup.

Also, what format did you make the partitions?
 
Thanks -- it wasn't clear to me whether the first partition should be at the top or the bottom of the graphic. Alas, last time through I set up a 6GB partition and left the rest free space -- but the 6GB was at the bottom, not the top...

I just completed a "successful" install, but on reboot I just get a blank gray screen. I'm now going to try repartitioning to but the small partition up top, and see if that's any better.

Appreciate the help!
 
I should suspect it will work! One of the symptoms of OS X not being installed on the first 8GB is not fully booting upon restart and hanging at the gray screen.

Best of luck!
 
OK, I reinstalled in a new 6GB partition at the top, and the good news is I no longer get the gray screen. The bad news is, now I get a dark screen instead, and the power button remains yellow. (aaaargh! It's not supposed to be this hard...)

Nor do I seem to be able to boot from CD -- the only way I can power off is by unplugging the power, and holding the "C" during a power-on results in the same dark screen and yellow power button.

I have seen other posts in this forum and elsewhere that stress that slot-loaders need to go through OS 9.2 first, to apply firmware update 4.something. Do I need to do that with my tray-loader?

And, how do I get it to boot from CD?
 
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