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Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: krissel on December 07, 2007, 06:34:44 AM

I know there are ways to do so by altering a disk image but this is by far much easier.

http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/openfirmware.html


Just might temp me.  

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: Gregg on December 07, 2007, 07:45:53 AM

Sandy, maybe there's hope!

(But it would be "permanent".)

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: pendragon on December 07, 2007, 11:21:45 AM

Thanks Kris.

As soon as things settle down a bit, I'll give it a go.

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: sandyman on December 07, 2007, 01:16:42 PM

QUOTE(Gregg @ Dec 7 2007, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sandy, maybe there's hope!

(But it would be "permanent".)

Only for G4's.  You would still be obliged to join the 2000's  

Your only hope for an update on your Model T is Linux

A good job ( but sad) that E isn't here

Sandy

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: Bill-R on December 17, 2007, 12:41:58 AM

Well - this worked great!  I have had it on my 800 mhz iBook for a few days now and it installed without a glich and it runs just fine.  I am very happy with it.

Has anybody else tried this?

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: sandbox on December 17, 2007, 04:19:06 AM

a list of possibilities http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/unsupported.html

QUOTE

Unsupported Macs that Can Run Leopard

    * Pismo PowerBook G3 with a G4 upgrade the Pismo deserves an award!!!
    * Sawtooth/AGP Power Mac G4
    * Mystic/Gigabit Ethernet Power Mac G4
    * Power Mac G4 Cube
    * Digital Audio Power Mac G4, including one dual 533 MHz model
    * Quicksilver Power Mac G4
    * Quicksilver 2002 Power Mac G4
    * PowerBook G4/400 and 500 MHz, slow graphics
    * PowerBook G4/550 and 667 MHz (VGA), better graphics
    * PowerBook G4/667 and 800 MHz (DVI)
    * 700-800 MHz G4 iMacs
    * 700-800 MHz eMacs
    * 800 MHz iBook G4

Title: Easy way to install Leopard on unsupported Macs
Post by: krissel on December 17, 2007, 10:17:38 PM

Thanks for the report Bill.  


Glad it worked. I have a DA upgraded and a 800 MHz eMac which could use it but I'm just now using Tiger for the first time so Leopard may be a ways off for me.