Hiya

I bought one to see if it would install MorphhOS....and it doesn't....install CD boots to a white screen only....thats it...just incase anyone was considering buying one... don't...🙂

iMac A1058 (ambient light sensor ALS)
iMac G5
PowerMac 8,2
PowerPC G5 (3.0)
1.8mhz
Memory 2 Gig

ATI Radeon 9600
VRAM 128M
AGP

Installation media works fine on an iBook...

Shame...but if it saves anyone any effort or cash then I'm happy to let you know...🙂

Please check the hardware compatibility page before buying
https://morphos-team.net/hardware

@ Karrottow - I don't know where you got the spec that the A1058 17" iMac has a Radeon in it, because it is supposed to have a Nvidia GeForce 5200 (Ultra?) 64MB VRAM card in it, as does the A1076 iMac the 20" screen model of the same era, which is a totally unsupported GFX card/family for MorphOS.

So, as jacadcaps has already pointed out check the MorphOS hardware compatibility page thoroughly, before making a bad decision to buy hardware that is just not, and never likely to be supported - seeing as it has a Nvidia GFX system!

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Actually the 20" ALS model does have a Radeon 9600 which means it could be supported (which it isn't).
That is also "PowerMac8.2" so this might have been where the confusion started.

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_g5_2.0_20.html


But as pointed out only "iSight" models are supported, which can be easily identified by the (unsupported) webcam above the screen.

> the 20" ALS model does have a Radeon 9600

…as does the 17″ ALS model.

> That is also "PowerMac8.2" so this might have been where the confusion started.

What NewSense refers to is PowerMac8,1.