I can't find any reference to this anywhere, but... maybe I don't know where to look.
So... I'm trying to install OS X (Panther) on a Blue & White. I've replaced the stock 8GB-ish HD with a 60GB Western Digital. So... after partitioning the disk and rebooting (for some reason the machine didn't like the partitions I made with the Disk Utility as install targets until after a reboot) I run through the first part of the install. All seems to go well, installer reboots.
As it's coming up again, it sits on the grey Apple logo for a while. A long while. Then, suddenly, the grey Apple is replaced by a grey "Do Not Enter!" symbol, and everything froze.
Anyone have any clue what the heck is up with that? I do have to credit Apple for doing their normal fine job of providing troubleshooting information. :^b
--Peace
I switched to a different hard disk and the problem went away. So that's that.
The nasty comment about Apple and troubleshooting information stands, however. ;^b
--Peace
Hold down Apple-V when you start up. This will enable verbose mode and you will get all of the lovely UNIX type start up stuff. Also apple has a support article on trouble shooting that problem.
The lazy man would rather exert himself than make two trips. -- Slovenian saying
And didn't get any joy out of it. Verbose mode doesn't seem to "kick in" until the phase of boot where, in normal mode, you get the spinning ring-o-lines thing at the bottom of the screen. It was never getting that far.
I did try *looking* on Apple's site for a support article regarding this, but couldn't find anything. I'm usually a pretty proficient Googler, so it must be well-hidden. Again, the real problem is knowing what the heck to look for. Who the blazes thought a symbol was a useful error indication? At least Microsoft gives you a blooming (and easily searchable) error code when it bluescreens. :^b
Anyway. The machine did work fine with other disks, so... I finally have my first non-iMac Powermac. (Not counting the G4 Powerbooks I scream at all day at work, of course.) Whoo. Of course, I was probably insane to pay three pictures of Andrew Jackson for it, (400Mhz G3/Rev B. M/B, 544MB, 8.4GB stock hard drive) but... that's that. At least its disk controller kicks the snot out of the iMac's. Amazing the difference DMA makes.
--Peace
I bought a cheep beige G3 a few weeks ago. I tested it as-was with no problems. Managed to install Server 1.2 on it ok.
Last week I upgraded my B&W with a G4 processor and Radeon 9100 video, so I decided to put the B&Ws old G3 400 and Rage128 in the beige. (I was told that Jaguar doesn't support the beige onboard video). I changed the jumpers for 66 MHZ bus and 400 MHZ CPU. I put the 6 GB hard drive which was my in the B&W a year ago. And when I start the box, I get that same "do not enter" sign!
This surprises me, mostly because these components ass tested fine on the B&W, so I expected it to work. Tried the cuda switch also. I suppose this was too many changes for one go, should have done one at a time. When I try starting with the Rage128 card connected, the monitor starts, but then switches off again. With the built-in video and trying to start from CD, it spins the CD but then flashes a floppy with a question mark on it.
Tomorrow I'll try a different hard drive!