So what is the list of "Known Compatible", and are there more you'd like help with that I have?
iMac G4 800 MHz 17" GeForce 4MX graphics, the very first 17", that can still boot OS 9.
Power Mac G4 Digital Audio, either with original 433 MHz CPU or upgraded to 1 GHz, with either stock Rage 128 Pro graphics or GeForce 4 Ti 4600. (1 GHz/GeForce4 is easiest to test, since that's what it's at now.
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G4 Cube with stock 450 MHz CPU and GeForce2 MX video card.
Right now, the Digital Audio and the iMac both have Leopard on them. I have never been able to get the Cube to boot Leopard, it always complains that it's machine model isn't supported, even with the direct Open Firmware hack and with the prior LeopardAssist. (Although it did have a Rage 128 in it last time I tested.)
Edit: Tried it on the Cube. Booting my 10.5.0 install CD (Retail) gives a kernel panic:
(Plus a lot more debugging info. If it's helpful, I can post it.)
This is also what I get when I try to boot an external hard drive that has 10.5 updated all the way to 10.5.8. Previously I had tried it with the stock Rage 128 Pro; this was the first time with the GeForce 2MX. Everything else is stock. (Oh, plus upgraded to 640 MB RAM.) I find this odd, since I've seen others claim that their Cube can run Leopard just fine...
This is the same install DVD that was successful in getting Leopard installed on every Mac I've used it on, including the iMac G4 and Power Mac G4 Digital Audio - both of which had sub-867 MHz CPUs when Leopard was installed.
iMac G4 800 MHz 17" GeForce 4MX graphics, the very first 17", that can still boot OS 9.
Power Mac G4 Digital Audio, either with original 433 MHz CPU or upgraded to 1 GHz, with either stock Rage 128 Pro graphics or GeForce 4 Ti 4600. (1 GHz/GeForce4 is easiest to test, since that's what it's at now.
)G4 Cube with stock 450 MHz CPU and GeForce2 MX video card.
Right now, the Digital Audio and the iMac both have Leopard on them. I have never been able to get the Cube to boot Leopard, it always complains that it's machine model isn't supported, even with the direct Open Firmware hack and with the prior LeopardAssist. (Although it did have a Rage 128 in it last time I tested.)
Edit: Tried it on the Cube. Booting my 10.5.0 install CD (Retail) gives a kernel panic:
Code:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0036C4F0): "Unable to find driver for this platform: \"PowerMac5,1\".\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228/iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1378This is also what I get when I try to boot an external hard drive that has 10.5 updated all the way to 10.5.8. Previously I had tried it with the stock Rage 128 Pro; this was the first time with the GeForce 2MX. Everything else is stock. (Oh, plus upgraded to 640 MB RAM.) I find this odd, since I've seen others claim that their Cube can run Leopard just fine...
This is the same install DVD that was successful in getting Leopard installed on every Mac I've used it on, including the iMac G4 and Power Mac G4 Digital Audio - both of which had sub-867 MHz CPUs when Leopard was installed.