PowerMac G3 B&W Boot Problems

#1 Tue, 7 Jan 2014 - 19:09

I recently bought a Power Mac G3 Blue and White.

It was no os on the hdd so I wounder if I could copy the files for os 9 to a usb key in windows,if i can this, how would i do?

I cant boot inte the Open firmware.

I tried boot to the open firmware with CTRL+Command+O+F but it didn't work.

The keyboard i used was a Apple Design Keyboard (ADB) and the mouse was a Apple Desktop Mouse.

The hdd is 80 gb and the video card is a Ati Rage 128

#2 Tue, 7 Jan 2014 - 22:18

Needs to be a Mac bootable volume. Not gonna work off windows. Suggest eBay for a cheap OS 8 or 9 disk.

#3 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 00:36

I thought it was Command+Option+O+F

#4 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 01:00

Open firmware is great but if he has no OS he won't get anywhere with that anyway. A system disk will help to tell if hard drive is dead and or install something to boot from.

#5 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 01:31

"Obtain" a retail install CD of OS 9 which will sort out your issues.

#6 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 03:06

Well, to start you need a OS 8/9 disk. AFAIK, the first New World Macs couldn't boot via USB. They can boot via FireWire, but I have heard OS 9 and earlier is cranky doing so, if it does at all. Get ahold of an OS 8/9 disk, pop it in the tray, reboot holding the C-key.

#7 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 18:30

Can the G3 boot from network and is it posible to setup a server that the computer can boot from?

#8 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 - 19:40

Just get an OS cd. You may be able to net boot I am. It sure but you still need an installer or good system file for the Mac to run.

PowerMac G3 B&amp;W Boot Problems

PowerMac G3 B&W Boot Problems