On Jun 13, 2011, at 9:42 PM, Austin Leeds wrote:
I would, but my clamshell is a 300 MHz, one of the originals. It can't handle the XGA LCD, and I don't have FireWire with which to install Tiger.
You don't need Firewire, the limitation is artificial. I've got a 366MHz without Firewire running 10.4.11 just fine, and it has the same 4MB Rage video also, which should be sufficient for 1024x768 if you are so inclined. You would need at least 256MB RAM (320MB w/64MB built- in, and preferably 512MB (576MB w/ built-in RAM) to run Tiger. You'd also need enough HD space to have 4GB free space after the install.
There are several ways to install Tiger onto a non-Firewire clamshell or iMac.
#1) The easiest is probably to use XPostFacto 4 to boot the Tiger install CD and install directly. Once you've completed the installation, DO NOT install the XPF stuff onto your HD, and if there is any XPF stuff, delete it because the clamshells & iMacs do not need XPF extensions, they can run pure vanilla Tiger without any additions.
You should note that Tiger came in two versions, a CD set of 4; and a DVD. You'd probably need the CD set to install, but if you have an internal DVD drive or an external USB DVD drive you can use the DVD version. The reason you need XPF 4 is because it "should" allow you to install by by-passing the installer disc's model check script. Without XPF you'd need a modified installer disc or clone of an installer disc.
#2) The second option is to create a modified installed disc or clone of an installer disc that contains an OSInstall.dist file that has no limitations on the installation. It would probably be easiest to clone the installer disc or DVD onto a USB thumb drive and then change the OSInstall.dist file. Then you can boot the USB thumb drive to install Tiger without the limitation. Alternatively you can burn a CD or DVD with the modified OSInstall.dist file. See:<http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20051211074138859 >
#3) You can clone any previously installed Tiger OS from another Mac or external HD onto the clamshell HD. There are many ways to do this that will work, although some methods have some residual issues such as some invisible folders will become visible on the clone and need to be changed later. I have cloned Tiger installations using OS 9's Disk Copy 6.5b13 which is the ONLY version that can create a bootable clone of OS X from within OS 9. From within OS X the best solution is Carbon Copy Cloner, although you may also use Disk Utility's Restore function to clone. You'd want to clone over a shared network connection, so you'd want to clone onto a new partition of the clamshell HD. If the HD is small, not a good idea.
#4) Remove the HD from the clamshell and install onto it by placing it into a Tiger supported Mac or into an external HD enclosure and then install using a Tiger supported Mac.
There are probably other ways if you're inventive. Booting USB from the clamshell is slow, and normally requires a self-powered USB drive that is mounted and functional before the reboot. I believe you can boot USB thumb drives based upon reports of others, but I've never done this myself. I have booted many USB HDs & optical drives on clamshells without Firewire, but this too is problematic. It will only work using Startup Disk from OS 9 or best to use the Option key at boot (sometimes rebooting many times before the USB option is available). USB booting will NOT work using Startup Disk from OS X.
A 300 MHz clamshell is too slow for any video in OS X, but everything else works fine in Tiger. Tiger is quicker and MUCH better supported than Panther, so you should upgrade ASAP in my opinion.
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