[butchfoote]

What is the right version of OSX for our PB G3 Wallstreet. Isn't this 10.2? I tried Panther from original 10.3 disks and it wouldn't install - message was 'Essentials Can't be installed on this Mac'.

Thanks in advance

Butchfoote

[Eriamjh]

I think it should work. According to Apple

Requirements for Mac OS X 10.3

Mac OS X 10.3 works with these Macintosh computers:


Power Mac G5 (all models)
Power Mac G4 or Macintosh Server G4 (all models)
Power Macintosh G3 or Macintosh Server G3 that have built-in USB ports
iMac (all models)
iBook (all models)
PowerBook G4 (all models)
PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard models only)

How many times have you tried? Are you using full retail discs?

[Pierre B.]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

I think it should work. According to Apple

It won't work. The Wallstreet cannot go beyond Jaguar (10.2). The "PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard models only)" mentioned in the Apple page is the Lombard, not the Wallstreet.

Anyway, there is always XPostFacto. There are though video issues with some configurations (see in the link above).

[Eriamjh]

Ah, I always forget about Lombard. I never can remember that Wallstreet is not a Bronze model.

I wonder if XPostFacto can get Panther installed (unofficially and unsupported) onto a Wallstreet?

And I wonder if a Firewire boot disk for a Lombard could boot a Wallstreet.

[Pierre B.]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

I wonder if XPostFacto can get Panther installed (unofficially and unsupported) onto a Wallstreet?

There are reports of successful installation, but you may run into troubles in some configurations. There are links in the XPostFacto page I posted above, where the problems and possible workarounds are explained.

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

And I wonder if a Firewire boot disk for a Lombard could boot a Wallstreet.

I am not sure if I follow you here. Anyway, none of them has built-in Firewire but they can take a PCMCIA Firewire card. I don't know if booting does work through such a card.

[Eriamjh]

Originally Posted by Pierre B.

I am not sure if I follow you here. Anyway, none of them has built-in Firewire but they can take a PCMCIA Firewire card. I don't know if booting does work through such a card.

Argh! Forgot about the Firewire. I guess it would be SCSI in this case.

Here's what I'm saying: Install Panther onto a Pismo or Lombard to a FW disk attached. Then clone the image to another disk (via network, SCSI, etc.) and then copy it onto the wallstreet (in SCSI Target Disk mode, perhaps?). Then try booting the Wallstreet.

This strategy worked for putting OS9.2.1 onto my 7300 from a G4 Sawtooth.

[Pierre B.]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

Here's what I'm saying: Install Panther onto a Pismo or Lombard to a FW disk attached. Then clone the image to another disk (via network, SCSI, etc.) and then copy it onto the wallstreet (in SCSI Target Disk mode, perhaps?). Then try booting the Wallstreet.

You can certainly avoid all this by using XPostFacto. The end result would be the same.

However, your method would be useful to install Mac OS X from a DVD to these old machines that came mostly with a CD drive only (the DVD was an option at the time). I don't know how it would work (perhaps Carbon Copy Cloner would be needed too), but I am afraid there is no simple solution.

[finboy]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

I think it should work. According to Apple



How many times have you tried? Are you using full retail discs?

EDIT: Didn't read through.

All these are good suggestions, but XPostFacto is probably the best way to go.