Mac intall for t30

[ThaHousewife]

I have old macintosh install cds from way back to current. Is it possible to turn my t30 into a mac os?

[robert213]

Is it possible to turn my t30 into a mac os?

Very creative idea, but...

Linux? -- yes,
Other operating systems supported by Microsoft Virtual PC Software? -- yes

MAC related software? -- no

[DRobinson]

I have old macintosh install cds from way back to current. Is it possible to turn my t30 into a mac os?

You could look into this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PearPC
Or This:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk_II

I have used Basillisk to run 7.5.5 on a i686 linux computer. PearPC looks interesting, but I have never got it working. Most major distros should have these available in their software selection.

[ThaHousewife]

Just formatted the hdd fully. Took 45minutes... Nothing is on it.

Now, i have install and restore cds for os8.5, 9.0.3, and 10.0.4. How do i get the cds to boot from a non mac keyboard. My old imac i used to hold down "c" but that isnt working on the t30 ...

I dont want any windows or anything, just straight mac...

[ThaHousewife]

Does the hdd need to be in a specific format?

And no i do t want emulators etc etc.

If i need to download extra files for the bios and what not, what are they? Thnks

[ajkula66]

Press F12 on boot to choose your media drive as a temporary boot device.

Chances of any OSX running smoothly on a T30 are extremely close to zero. Hardware is way too different from any Mac of a similar era.

Good luck.

[ThaHousewife]

Osx is completely dif than mac os 8.5... I used 8.5 back in the 90's on an original imac, lol hdd was only 4gigs with a 233 MHz PowerPC 750, 32 MB of RAM, a 4 GB hard drive, a 24x CD-ROM, ethernet, thats it...

God i wish i could find my old imac usb keyboard lol

[ThaHousewife]

Its been done, ive been reading other sites... Just wondered if theyre any mac gurus on this forum.

[ajkula66]

Osx is completely dif than mac os 8.5... I used 8.5 back in the 90's on an original imac, lol hdd was only 4gigs with a 233 MHz PowerPC 750, 32 MB of RAM, a 4 GB hard drive, a 24x CD-ROM, ethernet, thats it...

God i wish i could find my old imac usb keyboard lol

My apologies for not being up-to-date on OS* terminology.

My point still stands though: none of these will run on a T30 in a remotely borderline acceptable manner.

[ajkula66]

Its been done, ive been reading other sites... Just wondered if theyre any mac gurus on this forum.

I'm sure it has been. There's a lot of idle hands all around the web.

And I still state that it will *never* run properly on a T30.

[ThaHousewife]

Thanks...yeah im gonna give ubuntu a try instead lol

[ajkula66]

Thanks...yeah im gonna give ubuntu a try instead lol

You'll have to go with an older version that doesn't require PAE support...

Should that fail try Mint...or for that fact, Debian.

Good luck.

[Tasurinchi]

Thanks...yeah im gonna give ubuntu a try instead lol

You better try Lubuntu, it works better in old generation Thinkpads.

[ThaHousewife]

Ive given in and reinstalling from cd windows xp pro sp 2 . I partioned the drive though. So should i still install lubuntu or can i do ubuntu 12 ..?

[Tasurinchi]

Lubuntu is less ressource hungry. I'm using it in my A31 and one of my X31's without any issues. Both are from a similar age as your T30 (the X31 being a little bit more modern).

[RealBlackStuff]

And yet...
it has been done on this forum: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=35060
See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQznixpy9QA

[Unknown_K]

You would have to use the first OSX that ran on Intel x86 for starters (that didn't happen untill 10.4 or 10.5). Anything before that will only run on a PPC cpu which a T30 does not have. You can run an emulator and then install an older version of mac OS on that , or just get an old mac to mess with which is cheaper and more fun to do.

[jronald]

There is always Macbuntu.

Ron

[Neil]

Is the Macbuntu project still active? I thought it kind of stalled a couple of years ago.

[jronald]

Latest Macbuntu is based on 12. something. I prefer the earlier with the full sized docky, but each to their own.


Ron