PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 13, 2003 9:49 PM |
kbruce |
I'm trying to install OSX.. The installer quits(error 1) at the same point every time. The last text is "kCGSErrorFailure: can't connect to server" I've played with the toggle in XPostFacto, zapped pram, swapped ram around, Cuda, etc. The setup: powertower/Sonnet G3 450/ATI Radeon/ trying to install on seperate 2gig internal drive formatted with Intec Speedtools Any ideas would be greatly welcomed. Thanks for everybody's time. |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 27, 2003 3:58 AM |
mjoecups358 |
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Usually error is a problem with the CD rom drive reading the disk... |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 27, 2003 3:58 AM |
mjoecups358 |
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Error 1 I meant to type... |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 26, 2003 7:34 PM |
mwann |
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I tend to vote for the drive being too small for X install. I worry about having a partition large enough on a 4G boot mule after installing 9.1 on a small partition with a little headroom. Also, take note of marcush's suggestion about switching to the slow bus for an install, or, maybe throtling down XPF? |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 23, 2003 12:40 PM |
lajaka |
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I am having a similar problem installing on a PowerCenter running either G3 300 or G3 500 upgrade card. The only PCI card in place is the Radeon 7000. When I run XPostFacto it gets to: etc/master.passwd: Permission denied ->kCGSE ErrorFailure: CGS NewConnection cannot connect to server->kCGS ErrorInvalid Connection:->CGSGet EventPort: Invalid Connection ->finally...The installer has unexpectedly quit. (error 1) press Return to restart Other info: 256 MB of 60ns RAM (4 sticks); SCSI Bus 0 (ID 1) 2 Gb hard drive with 9.2.2 ; SCSI 0 (ID 0) 9Gb hard drive partitioned with 4.5 Gb OS 9.1 and 4.5 Gb for OS X; SCSI Bus 0 (ID 3) Yamaha 8424 internal CDR. Any ideas welcome. My next thing to double (triple) check is termination. TIA |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 17, 2003 11:30 AM |
mjohnson1 |
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The one drive formatting utility that is known to work with OS X without problems is SpeedTools by Intech. OWC includes it with every drive they ship. It is clearly stated in the XPostFacto documentation. BTW, a 2G HD is absolutely the bare minimum one can use for installing OS X. The typical install uses 1.9G, which doesn't leave much room for swap files. If you have a larger HD I think that would be a better choice. Yet another thread that might not exist if we had a SEARCH function in this forum. |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 15, 2003 9:56 AM |
worldalex |
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I must agree with "jseibyl", I would use Apple formatter if possible. Only use non-apple formatters when Drive Setup refuses to format the drive. I believe the PowerTower unlike the Pro version has onboard video. I would remove the Radeon and try booting just with onboard video. The PowerComputing systems that have had problems, it was generally due to lack of support for the Rage II chip set. If reformatting and removing the video card works, then after completing the install, put the Radeon back in. Oh, surprisingly I had an issue installing on my Blue and White and the problem seems to have been some errors on my second drive attached to my 2930. Strange as it seems, as soon as I ran Norton on the second drive, the install went fine on the first drive. |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 15, 2003 8:42 AM |
jseibyl |
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Don't know if this will help, can you format that drive with the native apple drivers or FWB?? I have heard that other drive utilities have some issues with an X install, but I don't know for sure. |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 14, 2003 5:53 PM |
kbruce |
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The plain "powertower" has only one internal SCSI bus. The external bus is soldered to the motherboard. |
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RE: PowerComputing HELP! |
August, 14, 2003 2:53 PM |
marcush |
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If either your CD drive or your SCSI drive are connected to the FAST SCSI bus then move the cable to the slower External bus connector adjacent to it. This is a pretty well documented problem during installs. Once successful you can move your drives back to the FAST connector and they may work without problems. You say you have a Power Tower. For clarification is that a Power Tower Pro or simply a Power Tower. I'm not sure about the logic board layout of the Power Tower's because I've never seen one but the Power Tower Pro I do know because I have one. If you have a Power Tower and it does not have two SCSI busses then my suggestion will not applicable unfortunately. |
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