System 7.6 on PowerMac G4 Sawtooth — #6

Post #6 by Quadraman

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Development
Post Date	Mon, 5 May 2008 - 17:06
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/system-7-6-on-powermac-g4-sawtooth.13073/

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I dont think you can run 7.6 on a G4 sawtooth. the newest machine i heard of running 7.6.1 is a beige G3.
you need the Mac OS toolbox to be in the ROM of the mac you want to run 7.6 on which the G4 doesnt have. I think theres no way to get around that with system 7.6. Later OSs that run on Macs without a toolbox in ROM have the "macOS ROM" file in their system folder to get around that. but i dont think you get 7.6 to recognize that file at all.

The oldest OS you may be able to run is 8.6 - maybe 8.5 with some hackery.

The only way to run system 7.6 on a G4 powered mac is to get a PowerSurge powermac (7300-9600) and put a G4 CPU upgrade in.

The beige G3 shipped with MacOS 8. It can't be downgraded. The 8600/9600 are the last Macs that can run 7.6.1 and it has to be 7.6.1, 7.6 doesn't work.