On Sep 15, 2011, at 3:05 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Il giorno 15-09-2011 15:06, Geke ha scritto: > >> So I connected a G4 Mac (Snakebite) in target mode to use its DVD >> drive. > AFAIK, Target mode only connect hard drives; never heard (and never seen > myself) about optical drives showing up.
It does although I have heard some anecdotal information that some models don't. But I've definitely used TDM to use the optical drive in a machine for another machine that doesn't have an adequate optical drive. >> If this isn’t possible, I plan to Carbon-copy the DVD onto an external >> HD with a Firewire port, then do the install with that HD connected to >> the iBook. I hope that’ll work at least... > I think going "external" is the only way for installing. > Either the external HD, or an external DVD player... I've used a copy of the installer disk on a harddrive several times to do an install. > > Another option would be cloning an OSX disk/partition (using CCC) onto the > iBook HD in Target mode. > I copied my PM G4 OSX partition onto a PowerBook G4 and a PM G5, and it has > always worked. > Might not be the best way, but it usually works... ;-) 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
