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Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / December 20039.1 to 9.2.2 on a G3'd 7500?
I've got a 7500 with a PowerLogix G3 card in it. I've tried both the 9.1-to-9.2 update and a full copy of the 9.2.2 Install CD (from a 10.1.3 retail pack) to get my machine to 9.2.2, but the installers from both the CD and the updater say I "cannot run this software on this machine." How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? Thoughts? Geoffrey (remove EXCESS BAGGAGE to reply via mail)  SignatureWARNING: mail to this address will be auto-bounced if: (a) more than 10% original content appears before first quoted matter, (b) quoted material exceeds 75% of total message content, and/or (c) HTML is used to format text and/or embed non-ASCII items. > I've got a 7500 with a PowerLogix G3 card in it. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? Thoughts? You don't unless you've got X aboard. 9.2.x is tweaks and changes specifically for supporting the "Classic" environment under X. As such, it isn't *REALLY* a standalone OS. More like a compatibility environment for X. XPost-Facto is out there and should be able to help you install X on a 7500 that's been hopped up to a G3, but I wouldn't have any big expectations for speed out of it. Mine has a Sonnet G4@350 and I'm still waffling about whether I even want to try putting X on it because of the speed issue. I've heard too many times that even though a Beige G3 is a supported machine for X (at least up through 1.x) it isn't recommended because it pretty much turns into a fat lazy dog. SignatureDon Bruder - dakidd@sonic.net <--- Preferred Email - SpamAssassinated. Hate SPAM? See <http://www.spamassassin.org> for some seriously great info. I will choose a path that's clear: I will choose Free Will! - N. Peart Fly trap info pages: <http://www.sonic.net/~dakidd/Horses/FlyTrap/index.html> > > I've got a 7500 with a PowerLogix G3 card in it. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > it isn't *REALLY* a standalone OS. More like a compatibility environment > for X. Except that some software requires 9.2.x if you're not running X. The OP should check out "OS 9 Helper," which makes it possible to install 9.2.x on officially unsupported machines, including the 7500. It can be found at <http://www.os9forever.com/> SignatureD.F. Manno dommanno@netscape.net "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin) > > > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? > > You don't unless you've got X aboard. And I'd use X like I need an ADB port in the back of my skull. I like the 'classic' UI, the OSX one looks (and behaves) like it was designed by some tripping-on-LSD gerbils in a jellybean factory. (Old-timers will have heard my anti-OSX rants before :) and yes, I do use OSX but I don't like it. And I still delete Terminal. There is nothing I can do in OSX that I can't do in OS9. Or OS8. Or System 6, for that matter.) > > ... 9.2.x is tweaks and changes specifically for supporting the > > "Classic" environment under X. As such, it isn't *REALLY* a standalone > > OS. Yes, I've often said that myself, that 9.1 should be enough, that anything after that is essentially "loaded with Classic compatibility baggage" ... but it is not true. > <http://www.os9forever.com/> Thank you to both people who replied, I've downloaded OS9 Helper, have MacOS 9.2.2 running on a G3'd 7500 and it is faster, more stable and more responsive than 9.1. And not a sign of OSX anywhere to be seen. Geoffrey (remove EXCESS BAGGAGE to reply via mail) SignatureWARNING: mail to this address will be auto-bounced if: (a) more than 10% original content appears before first quoted matter, (b) quoted material exceeds 75% of total message content, and/or (c) HTML is used to format text and/or embed non-ASCII items. > > > > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > nothing I can do in OSX that I can't do in OS9. Or OS8. Or System 6, for > that matter.) I concur with you Geoffrey. This is the first time (since 6.0.4) that an upgrade hasn't been simple that: a step upwards. Sure there's some useful stuff in OSX and it's still preferable to Windoze, but there's so much it won't do. I'm keeping my old PPC to run 9.2.2 (and doesn't it go!!) Nikki just the opposite for moi, just deleted Classic, and use terminal every day...... > > > > > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Nikki > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? http://www.os9forever.com/ ...and it works like a dream... David > > How the heck does one get a CPU-upgraded machine to run 9.2.2? > > http://www.os9forever.com/ > I've got a 7500 with a PowerLogix G3 card in it. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > (remove EXCESS BAGGAGE to reply via mail) Geoffry, Try OS9 forever, that will answer your question www.os9forever.com regards Mark |
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