[kick52]

hi.

i got panther today. i got it home, put disc 1 in the cd drive. it says i have to restart. i do. i get the apple with the loading thing then mac os x preparing installation thing. i get past everything and get to destination. it loads the packages but then freezes while doing that or if i click on the drive.
could someone please help me?
i really need some help.


thanks,
kick52

[kick52]

heres my apple system profiler:

Software overview



Serial number: Not applicable

Mac OS overview

Finder: 9.2

System: 9.2.2 International English

Active enabler: Mac OS ROM 9.3.1

QuickTime: 5.0.2

CarbonLib: 1.5

File sharing: is off

Multiple Users: 1.4.1

The startup device has been chosen; however, Apple System Profiler

can't determine which ATA Bus device it is.





Memory overview



Disk cache: 32736K

Virtual memory: 400 MB

Used on volume: Macintosh HD

Built-in memory: 160 MB

Number of empty RAM slots: 0 ()

Location Size Memory type

J3/BOTTOM 32 MB DIMM

J1/TOP 128 MB DIMM

Video memory: 6 MB

Backside L2 cache: 512K



Hardware overview



Machine ID: 406

Model name: iMac

Keyboard type: Apple Extended Keyboard

Processor info: PowerPC G3

Machine speed: 333 MHz

Nanokernel version: 2.28

Nanokernel pool extends: 12

Nanokernel scheduled CPUs:1



Network overview



Not available

Link: n/a Speed: n/a Duplex: n/a



Modem

Name: iMac Internal 56K Printer overview



Note: No printer has been chosen.



Protocol: V.90 Production information

ROM revision: $77D.45F6

Boot ROM version: 3.0.f3

Mac OS ROM file version: 9.3.1

Serial number: Not applicable

Software bundle: Not applicable

Sales order number: Not applicable



Version: V2.300-V90

Status: Information gathered.

Open Transport

Installed: Yes

Active: Yes

Version: 2.7.9

AppleTalk

Installed: Yes

Active: No

Version: Not available

TCP/IP

Installed: Yes

Active: No

Version: 2.7.9

Personal Web Sharing: is off

Multihoming: is off

USB Printer Sharing: Not running (v1.0.2)

Netmask: <not available>

IP address: <not available>

Default gateway address: <not available>

Domain: <not available>

Name server address: <not available>

[OptimusG4]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60384

Download and run that in OS 9. If it says the firmware is up to date, then cancel it. If it lets you proceed, update the firmware then try installing Panther again.

[OptimusG4]

My bad, it appears you were given this update in another thread. Sorry. You may want to run disk utility from the CD to fix any and all errors with the hard drive before installing.

[kick52]

i have ran disk first aid in os 9 and it says there are no errors. if i go to disk utility it just freezes.

"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60384

Download and run that in OS 9. If it says the firmware is up to date, then cancel it. If it lets you proceed, update the firmware then try installing Panther again."

i have downloaded that and it says it cant recognize my firmware version and it says i may have a newer version.

if i go into open firmware it says
"Open Firmware 3.0.f3"
thats up-to-date isnt it?

I got past the destination thing last night. it got to the installation stage, checking disk went up to 100% but then it froze.

also, yesterday and today when i get to the destination stage, i click on my hard drive and then the whole screen goes blue and shows the grey bar circle spinning loading sign type thing and i hear no activity at all and i does that forever.

[kick52]

has anybody else had this?

[kick52]

UPDATE: I copied the WHOLE disk on to my hard drive and it acts just as it was the disk but when i get top the destination... THERE IS NO DISCS THERE!!!!!


Is there any sort of app that will install panther for me?

[majdadefp]

I'm having the same problem with a 333mhz iMac as well. I was able to load Jaguar fine, but now trying to upgrade to Panther I am getting the "Blue Screen of Eternity." I'm starting to wonder if my Panther disk has gone bad on me . . . .

[msuper69]

160mb of RAM is not enough to run OS X. You need 256mb as a minimum, 512mb is preferable.

[majdadefp]

I'm running 384mb . . .. so RAM should not be a factor . . ..

I.Macman

[kick52]

does it freeze?