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Storage / Re: Just cannot get the optical drive to work on my G4 Mac Mini 1.5Ghz.
« Last post by fergycool on Today at 06:48:42 AM »:-) it was your post I came across that informed me about that tool! So thanks!
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News, Information & Feedback / Re: We're hiring (and have some ideas)!
« Last post by ssp3 on Today at 06:22:45 AM »Speaking of tutorials.. Here's another one that describes trick not mentioned anywhere else on the web:
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6742
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6742
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Storage / Re: Just cannot get the optical drive to work on my G4 Mac Mini 1.5Ghz.
« Last post by ssp3 on Today at 06:15:56 AM »..I just realised that you can boot from a IDE drive when attached via a cheap "USB<>IDE" adaptor. That makes life easier for installation for me without an optical drive since I've got the v9 image put to an IDE drive via iBored.
It's nice to see someone else, besides me, discovering the potential of this little app
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Storage / Re: Just cannot get the optical drive to work on my G4 Mac Mini 1.5Ghz.
« Last post by fergycool on Today at 05:50:23 AM »..I just realised that you can boot from a IDE drive when attached via a cheap "USB<>IDE" adaptor. That makes life easier for installation for me without an optical drive since I've got the v9 image put to an IDE drive via iBored.
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Storage / Re: Just cannot get the optical drive to work on my G4 Mac Mini 1.5Ghz.
« Last post by fergycool on Today at 05:15:15 AM » Whoops!
Looks like I broke something. I got the drive out of the MBP. But once in the Mac Mini it was not detected. It was getting power, but OSX did not recognise it.
I tried with Mac OS9 but I cannot now boot from the internal SDD (with Mac OS9), even from OF. Now when I boot from OSX and run Disk Utility it says the disk is unpartioned.
Looks like I need to start afresh!
Looks like I broke something. I got the drive out of the MBP. But once in the Mac Mini it was not detected. It was getting power, but OSX did not recognise it.
I tried with Mac OS9 but I cannot now boot from the internal SDD (with Mac OS9), even from OF. Now when I boot from OSX and run Disk Utility it says the disk is unpartioned.
Looks like I need to start afresh!
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Storage / Re: Just cannot get the optical drive to work on my G4 Mac Mini 1.5Ghz.
« Last post by fergycool on Today at 03:21:28 AM »Thanks a lot for all those suggestions
I reverted jumpers to the original (none = master) with no success.
I then booted from the original OSX partion (as I'd previously copied the OSX boot partition to a USB drive). When booted from that the drive also fails. Again it recognises the optical drive, but whenever I insert a ("retail") disk it shows some activity then spits it straight back out!
I also tried with the original optical drive under OSX and I'd also forgotten that sometimes when I try to insert a disk it will not accept the disk no matter how hard you push.
Original = UJ-845-C
Replacement = UJ875 - According to System Profiler it's a UJ875S
I googled this and there seems to be issues with this. Perhaps I should have done this before I bought it :-)
I think I'm done with both of these drives now! I've got a 2006 Intel MBP which apparently has a UJ-857. I'll remove that and give it a final try. If that does not work then I think this is going to be a optical free Mac Mini!
I'll report back, but those 2006 MBPs have loads of screws to get into the unit so this may be some time!
Again thanks all for your suggestions!
I reverted jumpers to the original (none = master) with no success.
I then booted from the original OSX partion (as I'd previously copied the OSX boot partition to a USB drive). When booted from that the drive also fails. Again it recognises the optical drive, but whenever I insert a ("retail") disk it shows some activity then spits it straight back out!
I also tried with the original optical drive under OSX and I'd also forgotten that sometimes when I try to insert a disk it will not accept the disk no matter how hard you push.
Original = UJ-845-C
Replacement = UJ875 - According to System Profiler it's a UJ875S
I googled this and there seems to be issues with this. Perhaps I should have done this before I bought it :-)
I think I'm done with both of these drives now! I've got a 2006 Intel MBP which apparently has a UJ-857. I'll remove that and give it a final try. If that does not work then I think this is going to be a optical free Mac Mini!
I'll report back, but those 2006 MBPs have loads of screws to get into the unit so this may be some time!
Again thanks all for your suggestions!
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CPU Upgrades / Re: Mac Mini G4 Overclock just because its fun.
« Last post by Jubadub on Today at 12:15:33 AM »[...] I think JoeVT figured out a way to decompress it. you may want to message him over at the Mac Rumors forums.
@joevt has been here on MacOS9Lives, as well.
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News, Information & Feedback / Re: Moving the downloads
« Last post by Knezzen on Yesterday at 11:45:34 PM »I'm getting a 404 error when I try any of the downloads on this page:
Yeah, sorry. I haven't informed. We're moving them again to their final place. Will update when it's done and the downloads are back online
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News, Information & Feedback / Re: Moving the downloads
« Last post by dotcom on Yesterday at 02:35:57 PM »I'm getting a 404 error when I try any of the downloads on this page: https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?action=downloads;cat=9
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Storage / Re: Just cannot G4 Mac Mini
« Last post by aBc on Yesterday at 02:33:33 PM »Return the IDE adapter to its original state (jumper / no jumper, etc.) and if the System Profiler shows the disk, at least you’ve got that going for you. Do you have any other “retail” created disk to try… to see if that might mount? If that would work then it might all be consequence of not having a properly burned Mac mini installer disk in the first place. Try, try again to burn an installer disk from the downloaded file and at a very slow burn speed, then…. try the traditional install from that disk. IF that doesn’t work…
Boot into Open Firmware with your new installer disc already inserted.
*Holding down the Command + Option + o + f keys all together. (That’s o as in otter and f as in frank)
Then once at the prompt, type boot cd:,\\:tbxi and then hit enter.
If it won’t boot from the CD then… then your installer disc / CD is quite possibly crap.
But yes, do try a commercially created CD of any sort.
And even if that doesn’t work, do try another burn of the Mac mini v.9 installer and begin again. Good luck!
Boot into Open Firmware with your new installer disc already inserted.
*Holding down the Command + Option + o + f keys all together. (That’s o as in otter and f as in frank)
Then once at the prompt, type boot cd:,\\:tbxi and then hit enter.
If it won’t boot from the CD then… then your installer disc / CD is quite possibly crap.
But yes, do try a commercially created CD of any sort.
And even if that doesn’t work, do try another burn of the Mac mini v.9 installer and begin again. Good luck!