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BigMacG3 - Jul 28, 2005 - 5:16 pm

I am new to the Mac world.
I have a powerbook G3 Pismo 400Mhz with 512MB PC133. It's currently running on 10.2.6 without any problem. I am having "panic(cpu 0): Unable to find driver for this platform: "PowerBook3,1" when I try to boot it with panther install disc. Can you let me know if my hardware is not good enough for 10.3? or the ram I have (PC133) is the problem? My firmware is 4.1.8f5.
Thank in advance for your help.

Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 6:31 pm

I have a pismo laptop too…have you tried updating your Jaguar as high as it can go (10.2.8) and then installing Panther, archive and install? (Don't do the wipe and install yet).
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BigMacG3 - Jul 28, 2005 - 7:36 pm

Does it matters? I tried to remove my HD and pop in the panther CD and reboot. It gave me the same error.

Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 7:42 pm

It might matter in your case, and it can't hurt to try it.

However, most OS X discs are set for specific computers so you might have a disc that just won't work with your Pismo because it's for a G4 or G5 tower, for example. More info here:
http://www.macosx.com/content/faq.ph...ok-G5-Dvd.html

So the answer might actually be a hardware issue. Make sure you have a Panther CD that's made for laptops; it should say that on the disc itself or documentation with the software.
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Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 7:47 pm

Found lots of google links on this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=pismo...en-US:official

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BigMacG3 - Jul 28, 2005 - 7:53 pm

That is very interesting to know. I came from the Windows world and never heard of such thing. So the driver is missing on the CD, not from the firmware? But when I upgrade from to 10.2 from 9.x, I was able to use the CD from iMac. So in general, can my G3 upgrade to 10.3, or even 10.4??

Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 8:07 pm

No, I don't think you understood what I meant. The cd you are using is "Computer Specific". If it's made for a Tower, it will only work for that type of computer. If it's made for a laptop it will work for that type of computer.

What does your install disc say? Laptop or Tower? If it doesn't say there then look in your OS X software documentation.
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Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 8:09 pm

Sorry, forgot your other question. Your G3 Pismo should be able to go to higher systems, you just might have slower performance due to the amount of RAM you have, and you will use more hard drive space. Tiger uses 3GB of space… phew!

I actually did the same thing with my Pismo and used my iMac OS X software to install. Not sure why your Panther isn't working, but I still recommend you update fully to 10.2.8 then go to Panther.
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Natobasso - Jul 28, 2005 - 8:11 pm

You have the Pismo with built in firewire, right?
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BigMacG3 - Jul 29, 2005 - 12:51 pm

Thank you so much for your help answering all my questions. I don't have my apple with me today. Last night I did upgraded to 10.2.8 but didn't try upgrade to Panther. The CD is got is from iMac and there are 3 CD's.

My Pismo is the firewire version and has a DVD player, 512MB PC133 and 20G HD.

Natobasso - Jul 29, 2005 - 1:47 pm

Let me know what happens on your upgrade as I'm very curious to see if it works.
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BigMacG3 - Aug 1, 2005 - 3:19 pm

I upgraded to 10.2.8 and rebooted with the panther install disc. The extact same errors poped up and hung the machine. I think I've tried enough and will stick with 10.2 for now. Thanks for all your help!

Natobasso - Aug 2, 2005 - 1:06 am

You bet. sorry i couldn't help more!
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