On Nov 17, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote: > Previously, at 3:40 PM -0700 11/17/10, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> Are you SURE about the 'no problems in the past'? Because gray disks are >> system-specific restore disks, and typically do not work on other systems. > > X my heart. I used XPF and it worked, I dunno, sometime its macMagic, I > guess. ;-)
I'm pretty sure you CAN install Tiger using XPF on those machines that support Tiger directly, it's just that you don't NEED to use XPF. Many of the machines NOT supported by Tiger are on that list simply because they don't have FireWire, not that they can't otherwise run Tiger. In those cases XPF is simply getting the installer to bypass the machine check. If the machine does have FireWire the installer still goes ahead and installs on it. If you don't know if a machine needs XPF or not it's probably best to try without it first. No sense adding an extra level of complexity. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
