On 7/17/10 10:29 AM, "Dan" <[email protected]> wrote: > At 5:33 AM -0700 7/16/2010, John Carmonne wrote:
>> What I'm referring to is a disk that comes with a particular machine >> and when I try to install it tells me it "can't work on this >> machine" I know the system is all the same but you're stuck with >> using it only on the machine it came with. I need to remove what >> ever it checks for. Like a helper program? > > You're asking for assistance in pirating the Mac OS. > > Unacceptable. > > Nannys? > > - Dan. Dan is correct. The machine specific discs have a piece of software that launches pre-install that verifies it is installing on the machine it was made for. It IS pirating to try to change this. And if you succeed you may be severely disappointed. It may have been specific to a model that had a different driver set and will screw your install up completely. Most of them do not have a universal OS behind that software. One version of the eMac installers did and a couple others. But not many. So you might install and get no video because you have an Nvidia graphics card and that OS only has the Radeon driver set. The RETAIL disks are universal. They have a piece of software that looks to see what hardware it is installing on and then installs the appropriate drivers. Technically, using a non machine specific disk on a different machine is pirating the Mac OS and against the EULA and against this list's rules. The list you want to use for that would be that big one out there called "Google." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first time Microsoft produces something that doesn't suck will be when they start making vacuum cleaners.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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
