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Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk

From ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk
Date 2018-09-22 12:19 +0200
Organization solani.org
Message-ID <po54vu$o5e$1@solani.org> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <po3r6i$sv9$1@solani.org> <210920181827380707%nospam@nospam.invalid> <slrnpqatpg.300.g.kreme@Snow.local> <po3udr$v26$1@solani.org> <slrnpqbsll.13pa.g.kreme@Snow.local>

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Lewis wrote:
> In message <po3udr$v26$1@solani.org> ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Lewis wrote:
>>> In message <210920181827380707%nospam@nospam.invalid> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>> ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> wrote:
>> I don't right now recall which 10.3, 10.4 versions it was, but the G5s
>> are/were 10.5.8 (I still have the one G5 to be able to run Classic OS
>> 9.2.2).
>>
>> So I'm not wrong. The models mentioned are all PowerPC G4s + the two
>> G5s. - Read my last answer to nospam, that may explain why...
>
> It is possible, as nospam said, that later G5s could boot USB, but no G4
> could. You are wrong/misremembering.

In fact I've been working professionally with Macs since 1991 - i.e. 
right down from the 68k machines and up to nowerdays more complex built 
hard-/software.

And yes, I HAVE booted the machines mentioned and this is a fact that 
doesn't change anything.

>>> Also, many of the first coupe of years of Intel Macs have issues booting
>>> from USB, so your success with 2006 or 2007 machines might be a bit hit
>>> or miss.
>>>
>>> But I had several 2009 models and all of them were fine with any USB2
>>> drive for booting.
>>
>> My two MacPro1.1 - 2,66ghz + 3,0ghz are booting fine from USB drives
>> including USB sticks. I found USB to be too slow so now I'm only using
>> external FW800 backup disks - cloned with CCC...
>
> Yeah, I have a MacPro 1,1. It does not boot from USB. I still keep one
> FW enclosure on the off chance I need to use that machine (I don't).
>
> If you are mucking about with custom firmware or some such, then that is
> something else entirely.

As written... I didnot change any kind of firmware, and I explicitely 
wrote that it may have been the GigaDesigns CPU installer software that 
has changed something.

Cheers, Erik Richard

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G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2018-09-15 18:19 +0000
  Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-15 15:10 -0400
    Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 00:26 +0200
      Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-21 18:27 -0400
        Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 00:44 +0200
          Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-21 18:55 -0400
            Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 01:06 +0200
              Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-21 19:20 -0400
          Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-22 07:40 +0000
        Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-21 22:56 +0000
          Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 01:21 +0200
            Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-22 07:43 +0000
              Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 12:19 +0200
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 10:32 -0400
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 20:58 +0200
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 15:05 -0400
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-22 22:23 +0000
              Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-09-23 14:22 +1200
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-23 12:13 +0000
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-09-24 03:42 +1200
                Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-23 20:07 +0200
      Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-09-22 10:44 -0700
        Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:02 +0200
          Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 15:05 -0400
  Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-15 20:32 +0000
    Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2018-09-15 22:00 +0000
      Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-15 18:21 -0400
      Re: G4 Mac Mini won't boot install disk bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2018-09-30 16:48 +0000

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