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Firmware Update in OSX?
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I have a G4 400 mhz gigabit ethernet system. Running OSX 10.3.9 and I have a new Sonnet Processer 1.0 gig card to install and I'm finding out that I need to update the firmware on this system for it to work properly. I have the lastest update for it but I need OS 9 to install it, but this day in age, who has it? Is there any way I can install the firmware update right from X ?
Thanks!!
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- Eric
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No, you'll need to use OS 9.
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Originally Posted by IFLY2HIGH
I have a G4 400 mhz gigabit ethernet system. Running OSX 10.3.9 and I have a new Sonnet Processer 1.0 gig card to install and I'm finding out that I need to update the firmware on this system for it to work properly. I have the lastest update for it but I need OS 9 to install it, but this day in age, who has it? Is there any way I can install the firmware update right from X ?
Thanks!!
The sonnet card needs 9.22 and the firmware 4.28 to begin with.
Your machine should come with the os9 system on it. I don't know if it came with 9 or 9.1. You can download the free 9.22 from apple.
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Yeah at one time it had os 9 but that was years ago. I may have an old OS9 somewhere but it gona take some digging. I can't find the OS 9 download on apple, all I can find is updates.
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- Eric
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Originally Posted by IFLY2HIGH
Yeah at one time it had os 9 but that was years ago. I may have an old OS9 somewhere but it gona take some digging. I can't find the OS 9 download on apple, all I can find is updates.
You still have to buy OS 9. The only thing you will find on Apple's site are the updates which are free.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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But his Mac came with OS 9 - he has a license to it. IFLY, you should just find a valid System Folder (like on someone else's Mac) and copy it over. Quick and easy.
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kinda sucks that you have to have 9 in order to install the firm wire update. had the same problem when i installed my owc 1ghz. with the new giga design 2ghz processor let me do the update right in osx
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This is 2005 not back when OS 9 was still needed for the transition of X when we needed 9, today we don't and I don't even load the stuff cause it's really useless, except for now when we need one simple firmware updater that could of been "X" compatable by now. I've got 3 systems do flash to get these upgrades to work, still searching, I think I might have a useable copy of 9.1 and should be able to update from there.
Was just hoping for a simple solution like some 3rd party OSX flasher or a way to exceute it via terminal, reboot with programers button in ect ect without loading new software.
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- Eric
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