Got a Power Mac G5 from eBay knowing full well that it would possibly arrive with physical damage due to their size and weight. This one was no exception. After finding a way to bend the top handles back into place, I was able to open it back up again.
I managed to install Sorbet Leopard with no issues. I love using it in all honesty. However, I was shooting for a dual boot with MorphOS to make this my dream Power Mac G5, and this is starting to become an immense headache for a few reasons. For example, I think the internal Superdrive got tilted during transit and now gets stuck when trying to open itself up. (I click to eject it, I hear a click from the drive as if it's hitting some physical barrier, and then nothing happens.) Trying to use a USB drive detects on the OS, but I guess isn't able to boot. Trying to use a USB stick seems unlikely. I tried some other keyboards to boot from disc (tried Option, C, and even opening Open Firmware) to little avail.
This whole thing has given me the excuse to at least buy an A1048 keyboard to see if that helps with the startup. Wondering if any other Power Mac G5 users have had a similar experience to me, even if it's just the part about the G5 arriving with some damage. I'm also on the cusp of just opening this up and seeing if I can reseat the Superdrive, because it looks like it did get tilted at a slight angle during transit. (Also, the pinhole/paperclip thing didn't work to open it.)
EDIT: Reseating my Superdrive got it to open at least, but still no luck booting from disk. That keyboard can't get here fast enough now.
I managed to install Sorbet Leopard with no issues. I love using it in all honesty. However, I was shooting for a dual boot with MorphOS to make this my dream Power Mac G5, and this is starting to become an immense headache for a few reasons. For example, I think the internal Superdrive got tilted during transit and now gets stuck when trying to open itself up. (I click to eject it, I hear a click from the drive as if it's hitting some physical barrier, and then nothing happens.) Trying to use a USB drive detects on the OS, but I guess isn't able to boot. Trying to use a USB stick seems unlikely. I tried some other keyboards to boot from disc (tried Option, C, and even opening Open Firmware) to little avail.
This whole thing has given me the excuse to at least buy an A1048 keyboard to see if that helps with the startup. Wondering if any other Power Mac G5 users have had a similar experience to me, even if it's just the part about the G5 arriving with some damage. I'm also on the cusp of just opening this up and seeing if I can reseat the Superdrive, because it looks like it did get tilted at a slight angle during transit. (Also, the pinhole/paperclip thing didn't work to open it.)
EDIT: Reseating my Superdrive got it to open at least, but still no luck booting from disk. That keyboard can't get here fast enough now.
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