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<blockquote data-quote="arc07693" data-source="post: 1307936" data-attributes="member: 213440"><p>I have heard many places that PowerPC Macs cannot boot from USB, without advanced coding in Open Firmware.</p><p></p><p>I have proven this false. I have an iMac G4 with USB 1.1 ports.</p><p></p><p>I ripped my Mac OS X Tiger DVD, and copied it to a 8GB USB 2.0 drive, plugged it into the iMac.</p><p></p><p>Without even going into Open Firmware, I held down Option while booting, and guess what.</p><p></p><p>"Mac OS X Install DVD" showed up. Except the icon wasn't a DVD, it was a hard disk.</p><p></p><p>I proceeded to boot it.</p><p></p><p>It booted normally. It even runs faster than the DVD, which is surprising (to me), as it's only USB 1.1.</p><p></p><p>I'm installing it as I type this, and it's going pretty well.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: It installed successfully. But, I replaced it with Leopard using the same method, and a processor clock frequency hack using Open Firmware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arc07693, post: 1307936, member: 213440"] 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. Without even going into Open Firmware, I held down Option while booting, and guess what. "Mac OS X Install DVD" showed up. Except the icon wasn't a DVD, it was a hard disk. I proceeded to boot it. It booted normally. It even runs faster than the DVD, which is surprising (to me), as it's only USB 1.1. I'm installing it as I type this, and it's going pretty well. EDIT: It installed successfully. But, I replaced it with Leopard using the same method, and a processor clock frequency hack using Open Firmware. [/QUOTE]
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