On 2011/09/20 20:55, Dan so eloquently wrote:
At 12:45 AM +0200 9/21/2011, Valter Prahlad wrote:
PowerMac G5, DP 2.7 AGP (not PCI-X).
PowerMac G4 DA, with OSX 10.4.11, and lots of installed
bits and pieces (apps, tools, drivers, personal data, etc.).
I now have two possible options for setting up my new G5:
- Cloning my existing OSX partition (from the G4).
- Installing OSX 10.4.11 ex-novo, and then reinstalling/moving all the
extra
stuff (a long and tedious process).
Clone!!!!!!!
Just... be sure your first boot on the cloned volume is into Safe Mode.
That will ensure that the kernel and system caches are rebuilt fully.
Cloning works very well as long as you haven't used something like
Monolingual to remove "unneeded" architectures. If you have than you'll
need to do it the hard way.
I have cloned from G4 to G5, and Powerbook to iMac with no apparent
problems.
But I wonder if moving an OSX from a very different Mac could cause
any trouble. Is there any reason for installing ex-novo, against
simple cloning?
If the newer machine can run that OS then there should be no problem.
I've run into a few odd gitches doing it... eg: I did a clean install
into a PowerBook G4 then cloned to a PowerMac G3 and later a PM G4. It
works fine. But now and then it thinks it has bluetooth. heh. I need
to go kill off that plist.
Another question: if I choose to installing ex-novo, will Migration
Assistant be able to transfer all the "extra" bits and pieces?
Or will there be something missing?
I've never managed to get Migration Assistant to get -everything- on
Panther, Tiger, or Leopard. It's crashy and there's always something
missing. The vers from SL and Lion seem to be better - and more stable.
*shrug*
I've not had good luck with Migration Assistant in the past either,
however Carbon Copy Cloner & SyncTwoFolders have worked very well for
me. If you do use a tool such as this be sure the settings are exactly
what you want, one wrong setting can create a nightmare.
Tina
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