On Sep 6, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Fernando Chavez <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 08/15/2013 09:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> I need to upgrade a macbook pro to 10.6, but the internal dvd won't >> work. My G5 has a working dvd drive, but, of course, the 10.6 drive >> won't run any intel installer for me. >> >> I am under the impression that it is possible to network the G5 and >> the MBP such that they can share the G5's dvd drive, and yet load the >> 10.6 installer---as if the G5 was an external dvd. So, very simply, >> how do I do this, step by step? I only have an ethernet cable and a >> USB cable. >> > In order for you to utilize a remote drive you will need to network the > computer with the required cd/ dvd-rw component. In this case via router or > switch. Do you have a 4 port router? All macs since (iirc) sometime during the G3 era have had autosensing ethernet ports; all you need to connect them is an ethernet cable. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
