Running OS 10 on a Beige G3 Desktop.

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 > : Greetings,
 > :
 > : I have a Beige G3/266 Desktop with 256 RAM running Mac OS 9.2.2. The
only
 > : hardware upgrade is a USB port installed to the internal PCI slot. Also,
the
 > : software did not recognize the USB port so I had to install a USB
support
 > : app.
 >
 > If you installed OS 9 before you installed the USB port, you probably just
 > didn't have the USB support files installed.
 >

You are correct. I installed a Macally PCI to USB card after I installed OS
9.2.2. If I installed the USB card before I installed OS 9.2.2 do you think
the software would have detected the USB card and would have installed the
USB support software to utilize the card?

 >
 > : 1. What version of Mac OS 10 will run smoothly on my G3?
 >
 > I have run OS 10.2 just fine on a Beige G3. Video acceleration is not
 > supported on the built-in video on that machine, though.
 >
 > : 2. And will Mac OS X be able to recognize the USB port or is this non
 > : recognition due to the CPU and how the computer was configured when it
was
 > : made?
 >
 > I have a 3rd party USB card in mine, and it works fine under OS X, but it
 > also worked fine under OS 9.2.2 with no additional software, so I'm not
 > sure about your specific situation.
 > --
 > agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg


Thanks for your comments and help. I feel better now about installing Mac OS
10 on my Beige G3 desktop and having my USB ports recognized.

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: "andrewunix" <agreenbu DeleteThis @nyx.net> wrote in message
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:> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 14:51:34 GMT, nexttttime DeleteThis @earthnetremoveThis.com
: suggested:
:> : Greetings,
:> :
:> : I have a Beige G3/266 Desktop with 256 RAM running Mac OS 9.2.2. The
: only
:> : hardware upgrade is a USB port installed to the internal PCI slot. Also,
: the
:> : software did not recognize the USB port so I had to install a USB
: support
:> : app.
:>
:> If you installed OS 9 before you installed the USB port, you probably just
:> didn't have the USB support files installed.
:>
:
: You are correct. I installed a Macally PCI to USB card after I installed OS
: 9.2.2. If I installed the USB card before I installed OS 9.2.2 do you think
: the software would have detected the USB card and would have installed the
: USB support software to utilize the card?

I'm not sure about this, but I do know that it's a checkbox in the
customized install.

:> : 2. And will Mac OS X be able to recognize the USB port or is this non
:> : recognition due to the CPU and how the computer was configured when it
: was
:> : made?
:>
:> I have a 3rd party USB card in mine, and it works fine under OS X, but it
:> also worked fine under OS 9.2.2 with no additional software, so I'm not
:> sure about your specific situation.
:> --
:> agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg
:
:
: Thanks for your comments and help. I feel better now about installing Mac OS
: 10 on my Beige G3 desktop and having my USB ports recognized.

It's pretty solid once you're up and running, but the install takes
FOREVER. Also, make sure that you pull any non-Apple RAM (or just leave
the biggest single stick of whatever you have) before running the
installer, and then add it back later. I had problems with completing the
installation before I did this.

Also, 10.2.x is the last version of Mac OS to officially support the
beige, so 10.3 cannot be installed (at least without 3rd party software
hacks).

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 > :> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 14:51:34 GMT, nexttttime RemoveThis @earthnetremoveThis.com
 > : suggested:
 > :> : Greetings,
 > :> :
 > :> : I have a Beige G3/266 Desktop with 256 RAM running Mac OS 9.2.2. The
 > : only
 > :> : hardware upgrade is a USB port installed to the internal PCI slot. Also,
 > : the
 > :> : software did not recognize the USB port so I had to install a USB
 > : support
 > :> : app.
 > :>
 > :> If you installed OS 9 before you installed the USB port, you probably just
 > :> didn't have the USB support files installed.
 > :>
 > :
 > : You are correct. I installed a Macally PCI to USB card after I installed OS
 > : 9.2.2. If I installed the USB card before I installed OS 9.2.2 do you think
 > : the software would have detected the USB card and would have installed the
 > : USB support software to utilize the card?
 >
 > I'm not sure about this, but I do know that it's a checkbox in the
 > customized install.

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. Because I do want to use my USB ports.
 >
 > :> : 2. And will Mac OS X be able to recognize the USB port or is this non
 > :> : recognition due to the CPU and how the computer was configured when it
 > : was
 > :> : made?
 > :>
 > :> I have a 3rd party USB card in mine, and it works fine under OS X, but it
 > :> also worked fine under OS 9.2.2 with no additional software, so I'm not
 > :> sure about your specific situation.
 > :> --
 > :> agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg
 > :
 > :
 > : Thanks for your comments and help. I feel better now about installing Mac OS
 > : 10 on my Beige G3 desktop and having my USB ports recognized.
 >
 > It's pretty solid once you're up and running, but the install takes
 > FOREVER. Also, make sure that you pull any non-Apple RAM (or just leave
 > the biggest single stick of whatever you have) before running the
 > installer, and then add it back later. I had problems with completing the
 > installation before I did this.

This could be a problem. My computer came with 32MB. Soon after purchase
I put in 64MB and a year later I put in 256MB. I hope this will not be a
problem.
 >
 > Also, 10.2.x is the last version of Mac OS to officially support the
 > beige, so 10.3 cannot be installed (at least without 3rd party software
 > hacks).

Thank you again for your help and comments.

Leer

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Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:22:47 GMT, newsgroupspamm.DeleteThis@yahoo.com suggested:
:
:> : You are correct. I installed a Macally PCI to USB card after I installed OS
:> : 9.2.2. If I installed the USB card before I installed OS 9.2.2 do you think
:> : the software would have detected the USB card and would have installed the
:> : USB support software to utilize the card?
:>
:> I'm not sure about this, but I do know that it's a checkbox in the
:> customized install.
:
: Thanks, I will keep that in mind. Because I do want to use my USB ports.

This only matters for OS9, of course, so if it's working now then there's
probably no reason to change it.

:> : Thanks for your comments and help. I feel better now about installing Mac OS
:> : 10 on my Beige G3 desktop and having my USB ports recognized.
:>
:> It's pretty solid once you're up and running, but the install takes
:> FOREVER. Also, make sure that you pull any non-Apple RAM (or just leave
:> the biggest single stick of whatever you have) before running the
:> installer, and then add it back later. I had problems with completing the
:> installation before I did this.
:
: This could be a problem. My computer came with 32MB. Soon after purchase
: I put in 64MB and a year later I put in 256MB. I hope this will not be a
: problem.

Well, I think it's more important that the RAM is consistent than it is
that the RAM is original. The configuration that worked for me to get
through the install was a single 128 MB DIMM, but it wasn't from Apple.

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