Panther on beige G3

waynejkruse10 · 04-17-2004, 05:38 AM

my friend has a beige G3 266 mhz running jaguar. He says that Panther cannot be run on his mac. Is this true or do you need a patch
thanks
wayne

g5orbust · 04-17-2004, 11:25 AM

http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html

Mac OS X Version 10.3 requires a Macintosh with a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor, built-in USB; at least 128MB of physical RAM and a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer. Mac OS X does not support processor upgrade cards.

I know Apple doesnt support systems like that but it may work. All I know is that I dont think that model meets the minimum requirements for processor speed and graphics power.

waynejkruse10 · 04-17-2004, 04:09 PM

he's got 384 meg of ram and hes upgraded heaps of stuff but it runs jaguar OK
wayne

g5orbust · 04-17-2004, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by waynejkruse10
he's got 384 meg of ram and hes upgraded heaps of stuff but it runs jaguar OK
wayne

If it runs Jag fine it should run Panther fine. Panther actually has lowe requriements than Jag did. If he has the software tell him to insert the disk. If it installs with no problem it will work (albiet slowly).

waynejkruse10 · 04-19-2004, 04:14 AM

hehe, lol,
yeah

CrossMX · 04-30-2004, 06:33 PM

Heres a little info for you if you can not get it to install try a program called XpostFacto. Its on the Otherworld website (Mac reseller) This should take care of any problems you run into getting it to install. Now here is some more just FYI info for you;

XPostFacto will allow you to run OS X on any Legacy Mac (Power Mac 603 and up) They have installed OS X on the Powerbook 3400 even. I tried it also with a G3 upgrade and it works really really well. Panther is in development but they do have a working beta. I could not get it to work with my Power Mac 9350 Workgroup server which I upgraded to a Sonnet G3 400 1MB. I would recommend though that you have a little bit nicer graphics card on the Legacy's then stock.

mac_mogul · 04-30-2004, 11:32 PM

Honestly, you should have either a high-end G3 and up to fully enjoy Panther. And by high-end, I mean the most recent G3 @ 900mhz. And you would definitely need a higher-end gfx card( no less than 16 megs ). and At least 256 mbs of total ram. My cousin has a blueberry iBook g3 and she has panther, and it's sooo slow. But it still works and that's good I suppose.

RyansTech · 05-01-2004, 01:23 AM

I agree with mac_mogul, you could run Jaguar on his beige G3 but it will not be a happy mac be pretty slow. The lowest G3 I will run OS X on is a G3 500mhz with at least 256mb of ram it's not the fastest but it runs smooth. Also a video card upgrade would make a big difference as mac_mogul said.

Here's a link to some cpu upgrades a G3 500mhz upgrade is $150
https://secure1.sonnettech.com/store...a06b47b3a80322

waynejkruse10 · 05-01-2004, 05:25 AM

cool, ill pas it on to my freind.
thanks
wayne

04-17-2004, 05:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	Panther on beige G3 my friend has a beige G3 266 mhz running jaguar. He says that Panther cannot be run on his mac. Is this true or do you need a patch thanks wayne

04-17-2004, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
g5orbust Ultra Techie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 818	http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html Mac OS X Version 10.3 requires a Macintosh with a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor, built-in USB; at least 128MB of physical RAM and a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer. Mac OS X does not support processor upgrade cards. I know Apple doesnt support systems like that but it may work. All I know is that I dont think that model meets the minimum requirements for processor speed and graphics power. __________________ Apple, Mac OS , and Power PC

04-17-2004, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	he's got 384 meg of ram and hes upgraded heaps of stuff but it runs jaguar OK wayne __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

04-19-2004, 04:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	hehe, lol, yeah __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

04-30-2004, 06:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
CrossMX Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 64	Heres a little info for you if you can not get it to install try a program called XpostFacto. Its on the Otherworld website (Mac reseller) This should take care of any problems you run into getting it to install. Now here is some more just FYI info for you; XPostFacto will allow you to run OS X on any Legacy Mac (Power Mac 603 and up) They have installed OS X on the Powerbook 3400 even. I tried it also with a G3 upgrade and it works really really well. Panther is in development but they do have a working beta. I could not get it to work with my Power Mac 9350 Workgroup server which I upgraded to a Sonnet G3 400 1MB. I would recommend though that you have a little bit nicer graphics card on the Legacy's then stock. __________________ Heatware = Cross \"I see you have the ring and I see that your Schwartz is as big as mine.\" -- Dark Helmet, Spaceballs I stayed up one night playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and 4 people died.

04-30-2004, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
mac_mogul Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,295	Honestly, you should have either a high-end G3 and up to fully enjoy Panther. And by high-end, I mean the most recent G3 @ 900mhz. And you would definitely need a higher-end gfx card( no less than 16 megs ). and At least 256 mbs of total ram. My cousin has a blueberry iBook g3 and she has panther, and it's sooo slow. But it still works and that's good I suppose. __________________ "Who are you?" "Me? I'm the living embodiment of all that is evil in the computer world." "You're Bill Gates?" iBook G4 1.2ghz PowerPC G4 // 1.25gb PC2700 DDR // ATI RADEON Mobility 9200 32mb DDR // 60gb Ultra ATA/100 Hitachi HDD // Matshita 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo // M-Audio Sonica Theater 7.1 USB Sound Card // Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround

05-01-2004, 01:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
RyansTech True Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 120	I agree with mac_mogul, you could run Jaguar on his beige G3 but it will not be a happy mac be pretty slow. The lowest G3 I will run OS X on is a G3 500mhz with at least 256mb of ram it's not the fastest but it runs smooth. Also a video card upgrade would make a big difference as mac_mogul said. Here's a link to some cpu upgrades a G3 500mhz upgrade is $150 https://secure1.sonnettech.com/store...a06b47b3a80322

05-01-2004, 05:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	cool, ill pas it on to my freind. thanks wayne __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

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