So I found someone who has an iBook G4 and have asked if I can rent it to install OS 10.4. Waiting for a reply. Following your instructions can I install iit over my old system? Also, if I can not get my hands on an iBook G4 would you please more about how to "change the model in the firmware? Is there a downside to doing this? Do I need to switch it back? As another possiblility I have a large external firewire hard drive. Would you please explaing more fully how I can follow you instructions? Peace. Anand
On Nov 5, 1:38 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 5, 2010, at 3:12 PM, Anand Holtham-Keathley wrote: > > > I have grey 10.4 disks label for an iBook G4. I am having difficulty > > putting the new system on an iBook G3. I do not know if it is > > because the disks will not work with that machine or if it is > > because I am using an external firewire DVD drive. The disk does > > mount from the external DVD drive but there is a warning saying the > > disk can not be used on this machine. Any ideas. > > This is an artificial system check by the installer. There are ways to > get around it if you're creative. One way is to fool the installer > into thinking you're on the correct model of Mac by changing the model > in firmware. Another way is to create a modified installer (either a > new DVD or clone on HD or USB stick) that doesn't have this check. The > easiest way is if you have access to the correct Mac model that the > disc is made for, then boot the incorrect Mac into Target Disk mode > and use the correct Mac to install onto the incorrect Mac HD. > > There are even other methods that will give you a bootable system, but > they have some minor drawbacks. For example, you can often mount the > installer disc on another Mac, and mount the incorrect Mac via Target > Disk mode, and then navigate to the file system of the installer disc > and double-click the "OSInstall.mpkg" file, which will launch > Installer and will allow you to install an entire System without any > "extras" or "clean-up". Use this carefully, and NEVER install onto > your working System, only install onto OTHER partitions or HDs. After > it installs, you'll need to install any "extras" manually by double- > clicking their various install packages or downloading them. You may > also need to clean-up the installation manually by using a utility > like Pacifist to "update pre-binding for entire system...". This > method may leave a couple files that are normally invisible as > visible, so you might need to change back to invisible if you're picky. > > It can be done, it's just a hassle. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
