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Archives => 2009 => Topic started by: chriskleeman on February 08, 2009, 04:58:45 PM

Title: Generic G4 Tiger Install Disc
Post by: chriskleeman on February 08, 2009, 04:58:45 PM

Perhaps a slightly stoopid question:

Being aware that most new Apple's have been supplied with machine-specific OS Install disks for a long while now...  A while back I got a Tiger 10.4  "PowerMac G4" install disk from a seller on eBay. I determined that the disk was not original, and frankly, I don't know whether it's actually G4 specific or someone messed with the graphics to make it look real. I didn't pay a lot for it, so I informed the seller and let it go at that. It installed 10.4 on my G4 DA no problem.

Any chance that this might install on a G5? Or is there a significant difference in the G5 architecture that it won't install? Never worked with a G5, so I dunno...

TIA,

Chris K

Title: Generic G4 Tiger Install Disc
Post by: Paddy on February 08, 2009, 05:46:08 PM

If it really is a G4 disk, chances are very good that it won't install on a G5. Just like an iMac disk won't install on a G4 etc. Now, that's not to say cloning from an external drive won't work; I know Kris did that.

Title: Generic G4 Tiger Install Disc
Post by: gunug on February 08, 2009, 06:38:38 PM

I last time I did something like this was with 10.3 and that worked (eMAC cd on iBook) but I've had regular 10.4 and 10.5 DVD's since then.  Good luck!

Title: Generic G4 Tiger Install Disc
Post by: krissel on February 09, 2009, 12:46:25 AM

Direct install from the DVD will probably be refused as Paddy said.  But my cloned Leopard from an Intel MBP works just fine on my PPC G4 tower.  

Title: Generic G4 Tiger Install Disc
Post by: chriskleeman on February 09, 2009, 12:52:14 AM

That's pretty cool Kris!

Well, I'm going to just wait until I have the G5 in my hands to try it out, and if necessary, I'll install and clone, way cool that you can go cross-architecture that way!

Thank you, Queen of Cloning!  

Chris