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PowerPc Macs Can Boot From USB! | MacRumors Forums After digging deep into open firmware, i think i have discovered a method to booting from usb on powerpc macs that works flawlessly* on every newworld mac made after 1999. Well today, there’s a surefire way to boot usb on powerpc macs – all thanks to distrohopper39b from macrumors. while there are a few guides and even videos on how to do this – when this precise question is answered on the internet, the answer isn’t always affirmative.

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More PowerPC Macs | MacRumors Forums To boot any* powerpc mac (e.g. an imac g3, an ibook g4, a powermac g5, etc ) from an usb stick or drive, first know that if your model is 300mhz or. Hello everyone, and welcome back to a new video! in today's video, i am going to show you a brand new method i found for booting from usb on powerpc macs. I have tried using the open firmware commands to boot from usb on my powerbook, but it just flat out refuses to detect my flash drives until after an operating system is loaded. If you are one of those people with a g3, g4 or g5 mac, and don’t want to bother yourself with trying to find old installer cds, i will show you how you can install mac os 10.3 (not tested), 10.4 and 10.5 on your powerpc from a usb stick.

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FAQ For PowerPC Macs | MacRumors Forums I have tried using the open firmware commands to boot from usb on my powerbook, but it just flat out refuses to detect my flash drives until after an operating system is loaded. If you are one of those people with a g3, g4 or g5 mac, and don’t want to bother yourself with trying to find old installer cds, i will show you how you can install mac os 10.3 (not tested), 10.4 and 10.5 on your powerpc from a usb stick. If the drive is not showing up in the boot menu (option at startup) you have to rebless its bootx file in the coreservices directory for your machine. it will also only work with macs that have. I have heard many places that powerpc macs cannot boot from usb, without advanced coding in open firmware. i have proven this false. i have an imac g4 with usb 1.1 ports. i ripped my mac os x tiger dvd, and copied it to a 8gb usb 2.0 drive, plugged it into the imac. Some operating systems might refuse to boot from usb, even when doing the tricks listed below. i can't get the mac os x 10.2 (6c115) installer to boot past the "waiting on root device" phase on any of my macs when booting from usb. This post is for those in the following situation: you’re trying to install mac os x onto a power mac without a functioning disc drive and perhaps your power mac is lacking in firewire ports or you’re lacking firewire accessories. thus, the best way is to install via usb.

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Post Your PowerPc Macs 🙂 | MacRumors Forums If the drive is not showing up in the boot menu (option at startup) you have to rebless its bootx file in the coreservices directory for your machine. it will also only work with macs that have. I have heard many places that powerpc macs cannot boot from usb, without advanced coding in open firmware. i have proven this false. i have an imac g4 with usb 1.1 ports. i ripped my mac os x tiger dvd, and copied it to a 8gb usb 2.0 drive, plugged it into the imac. Some operating systems might refuse to boot from usb, even when doing the tricks listed below. i can't get the mac os x 10.2 (6c115) installer to boot past the "waiting on root device" phase on any of my macs when booting from usb. This post is for those in the following situation: you’re trying to install mac os x onto a power mac without a functioning disc drive and perhaps your power mac is lacking in firewire ports or you’re lacking firewire accessories. thus, the best way is to install via usb.

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NT On PowerPC Macs! | MacRumors Forums Some operating systems might refuse to boot from usb, even when doing the tricks listed below. i can't get the mac os x 10.2 (6c115) installer to boot past the "waiting on root device" phase on any of my macs when booting from usb. This post is for those in the following situation: you’re trying to install mac os x onto a power mac without a functioning disc drive and perhaps your power mac is lacking in firewire ports or you’re lacking firewire accessories. thus, the best way is to install via usb.

NEW METHOD: How to boot from USB on Most NewWorld PowerPC Macs!