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i recently aquired a G3 Pismo that has the Hard drive wiped clean original owner was NASA. anyway there are two Batteries and no cdrom, is there a way to load an OS on this machine without the cdrom. Maybe thu firewire and if so How?
(Last edited by Coolerman; Nov 23, 2004 at 03:37 PM.
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target disk mode (look up details on the osx forum);
you MAY need the powerbook install disks tho...depends on how "virgin" the drive is.
try the osx disks, thru another mac, and install onto the pismo.
i've done this twice, worked great both times.
good luck!
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And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Originally posted by fisherKing:
target disk mode (look up details on the osx forum);
you MAY need the powerbook install disks tho...depends on how "virgin" the drive is.
try the osx disks, thru another mac, and install onto the pismo.
i've done this twice, worked great both times.
good luck!
No luck as of yet it seems to copy the files but when you restart the target computer you still get a flashing Folder with the question mark thanks for you quick reply. But It looks like I'll have to get a external cdrom
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target disk mode:
startup the main computer, plugged into the pismo thru firewire.
then turn on the pismo, holding down the "T" key...
should get a firewire symbol moving around on the pismo screen.
THEN put the install cd in the main computer; restart that, holding down the C key until the spinning icon does it;s thing for a few seconds.
you should now be booted to the cd; go to install, and BE SURE to select the pismo as the destination.
an external cdrom will not help, as you cannot boot from it.
if anyone has anything to add (or correct!) go for it!
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And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Originally posted by fisherKing:
target disk mode:
startup the main computer, plugged into the pismo thru firewire.
then turn on the pismo, holding down the "T" key...
should get a firewire symbol moving around on the pismo screen.
THEN put the install cd in the main computer; restart that, holding down the C key until the spinning icon does it;s thing for a few seconds.
you should now be booted to the cd; go to install, and BE SURE to select the pismo as the destination.
an external cdrom will not help, as you cannot boot from it.
if anyone has anything to add (or correct!) go for it!
Thanks a Lot my friend. I now have a G3 500 Pismo running Panther with 512 mg 
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i had panther on my pismo, and never missed os9.
glad it worked.
these forums are great, aren't they? 
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