2008/12/10 JimInStuttgart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello all, I wonder if anyone has encountered this problem: When I > attempt to upgrade from 10.3.9 to 10.4, the auto-check program tells > me "System 10.4 cannot be installed on this computer." No further > reason given. > > I own a Power PC G4 which started life as a G4/400. I've installed a > Sonnet processor upgrade that took it to 1.8Ghz. I've maxed the RAM > (insofar as I know) at 1.5G. I've added USB 2.0; I've replaced the > original CD-ROM with a DVD burner. I have the original internal HD of > 10Gig and an added one of 700Gig. > > I bought the Tiger system disks at eBay. The iMac install for 10.4.2 > are original; There is what looks to be a burned copy of 10.4.11 that > reads "Update PPC only." > > As far as I can tell, 10.4 should install; but the neither the disc > marked "10.4.11 for PPC only" nor the "10.4.2" for iMac will install. > Both give the same error message. > > Can anyone assist? I've read through several forums and Tiger appears > to work on G4 "Sawtooth" models. Should work on mine, I think. Or am > I better off just going to 10.5? > > There's still plenty of life left in this computer, if I can get the > software to work. > > Thanks very much,
As others said, I reckon you've been suckered. That's not a retail 10.4 install disk you've bought but one bundled with one specific Mac, and that Mac is all it will work on. The 2nd CD just contains the patch update from Apple. It's no help or use to you. I don't know of any way of forcing a model-specific disk to install on a different model. I'd ask for your money back, or go buy a *retail* CD in *retail* packaging. That, or go look on ISOHunt and places like that for a downloadable image you can get via Bittorrent of a generic 10.4 PPC install DVD. Be prepared for a few gig of transfer though. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] • MSN/Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] • Skype: liamproven • ICQ: 73187508 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
