With all the work on getting Snow Leopard to run on unsupported Macs, I didn't know if similar attention had been turned on unsupported G4s.
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Are there any hacks to let a 12" Powerbook boot into System 9?
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Yes, the relevant forum is here: https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?board=127.0
Note that only the 867 MhZ model doesn't have large issues under OS 9. All 12" PowerBooks can technically boot OS 9
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I have a 1.5GHz 12" and have had nothing but uphill battles trying to install anything on it besides stock OSes. Tried the MacOS 9 for Unsupported G4s and eventually gave up after nothing in OF could bypass the DO-QUIESCE error. Even took me ages to finnegle a Sorbet install. OpenBSD, Adelie Linux, and Debian have also given me trouble. All to the point that I have happily resigned to running a dual-boot of Shuriken Tiger and Sorbet Leopard.
I think the one "mod" that I would like to try on it is installing Tiger Server (since it is technically a bit newer than regular Tiger) and applying the Shuriken mods just to see if it runs any better or provides any noticable benefits. This came up in discussion elsewhere some months back.
I think the one "mod" that I would like to try on it is installing Tiger Server (since it is technically a bit newer than regular Tiger) and applying the Shuriken mods just to see if it runs any better or provides any noticable benefits. This came up in discussion elsewhere some months back.