On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: > I can almost guarantee that it will not work. AFAIK, there is no Intel code > on most of the black 10.4 retail discs. What happens when you try to boot the > MBP from the retail disc? Does it load the installer, then tell you it will > not install? If it does, then you might be able to make it work. > > John Carmonne wrote: >> On Feb 3, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: >> >> >>> Are you using a retail Tiger disc? The retail discs will not boot Intel >>> Macs, only the discs included with those machines will. >>> >>> John Carmonne wrote: >>> >>>> Please clear this for me, I'm under the impression that Intel machines >>>> only boot with GUID partition table, is this correct? Because I can't boot >>>> my shirt drive but it's Apple Partition Map. >>>> >>>> I'm not giving up yet even though MBP says It can't accept my Tiger >>>> install disk. I will try a CCC to one of my GUID shirt drives that has >>>> 10.6.2 on it and boots the MBP. A guy at the Apple store said he thinks >>>> the MacBook Intel Tiger is a special disk. I don't think that's the case. >>>> >>>> >>>> John Carmonne >>>> Yorba Linda USA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> Yes I have a retail Tiger disk. I'm at the moment doing a polish XPostFacto >> by attempting to boot off a GUID disk with a Tiger system installed via CCC. >> This method works on other machines >> that say the machine cant boot or run this system:-)> Maybe it will work? No >> real need for this other than to do it. >> >> >> John Carmonne >> Yorba Linda USA >> >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
