Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?  (Read 7431 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Piru

  • \' union select name,pwd--
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2002
  • Posts: 6946
    • Show only replies by Piru
    • http://www.iki.fi/sintonen/
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #14 from previous page: June 15, 2011, 01:58:29 PM »
Quote from: espenbo;645334
well if the ethernet is not working it's not worth it.

Unless if you happen to have a spare Realtek RTL8139C network card.
 

Offline mt12345

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 62
    • Show only replies by mt12345
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2011, 09:37:34 AM »
Quote from: mingle;589809
Hi,

I'm looking at picking up a Mac G4 on which to give MorphOS 2.6 a try, but I'm a bit stumped as to what model I should be looking at.

The MorphOS website mentions Power Macs 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 & 3,6, but how does this correspond to actual Apple Model numbers?

I'm a little confused and don't want to end up buying something that won't work.

Any help or pointers to lists, etc, would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Mike.

http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=PowerMac3,4
 

Offline Yahoo (bot)

  • Merely Botish
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Jul 2011
  • Posts: 23
    • Show only replies by Yahoo (bot)
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2011, 06:22:35 PM »
Confirmed that MorphOS 2.7 works on Mac G4 450Mhz Cube, http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6835&forum=11&start=20

By me.  That's one of those funny looking pre-MacMini thingys,

The cube doesn't have onboard sound, AFAIK the Cube's external USB sound system dosn't work, I don't have one to test so unable to confirm.
« Last Edit: August 14, 2011, 06:25:26 PM by Yahoo (bot) »
 

Offline Vlabguy1

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2006
  • Posts: 1262
    • Show only replies by Vlabguy1
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2011, 09:16:45 PM »
Will a dual 500 work?

Rich
ny
 

Offline Yahoo (bot)

  • Merely Botish
  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Jul 2011
  • Posts: 23
    • Show only replies by Yahoo (bot)
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2011, 09:27:39 PM »
Er.. Probably, the Sonnet series of accelerators for the PowerMacs seem to work OK, If you've already got one, try the Live CD, but I can't recommend you buy one :rtfm: just, you know, in case.
 

Offline amigadave

  • Lifetime Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2004
  • Posts: 3836
    • Show only replies by amigadave
    • http://www.EfficientByDesign.org
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2011, 09:50:49 PM »
Quote from: Matt_H;645355
They're not saying much, but hints suggest no. Not sure why, though - the last of the G4 iBooks are nearly identical to the PowerBooks they're supporting.

IIRC, only the very last model of the G4 iBook has USB driven touchpad, like the supported G4 PowerBooks.  They might decide to support that one G4 iBook model, but probably not any of the other iBooks.  Matt is right when he says that there is no word on this from the MorphOS Dev. Team.

I am hoping that the next version of MorphOS will be available before my trip to AmiWest this year, and that it will support the G4 PowerBooks at that time.  We will just have to wait and see what is supported and when it the next release will arrive.
How are you helping the Amiga community? :)
 

Offline amiface

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Nov 2005
  • Posts: 35
    • Show only replies by amiface
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2011, 07:17:18 PM »
Spent months tracking down a G4 (dual cpu - digital audio - i think the graphite one), bought it, got it home, MorphOS wont boot - says console failed, I presume this means im not going to be seeing MorphOS :-((( confirmation?

So sadddddd, i KNEW i wouldnt be sop lucky to get one that actually ran it :-<

yeh its a dual G4 533mhz  with GeForce2 MX NVidia, looks like im screwed :(
« Last Edit: September 13, 2011, 07:21:34 PM by amiface »
 

Offline Boudicca

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jul 2002
  • Posts: 438
    • Show only replies by Boudicca
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2011, 07:48:20 PM »
Quote from: amiface;659241
Spent months tracking down a G4 (dual cpu - digital audio - i think the graphite one), bought it, got it home, MorphOS wont boot - says console failed, I presume this means im not going to be seeing MorphOS :-((( confirmation?

So sadddddd, i KNEW i wouldnt be sop lucky to get one that actually ran it :-<

yeh its a dual G4 533mhz  with GeForce2 MX NVidia, looks like im screwed :(


I should download the cd and try my dual 1.42 powermac but its still under the desk gathering dust.
was Enterprise Vault (Its an Exchange Fail!), now its EMC Avamar, Dedupe for mostly everything including brain cells.
 

Offline Kronos

  • Resident blue troll
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2002
  • Posts: 4017
    • Show only replies by Kronos
    • http://www.SteamDraw.de
Re: Definitive Mac G4 list of supported model numbers?
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2011, 07:51:26 PM »
You need a ATI Radeon to boot MorphOS, an ATI Rage would also work maybe even a Voodoo.

Offcourse only Mac-cards or PC-cards reflashed with a Mac-BIOS will do the trick.
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else