Use the non dvd player as the target disk. Connect the two computers with a firewire cable. shut down the non dvd computer. Restart it holding the T key down. When it boots in target disc mode load the Tiger disk in to your dvd drive and start it. Install tiger on your non dvd machine.
Harry Monday, September 5, 200512:11 AMProfileprofile at aye.net >Sorry to bother with such a mundane question, wouldn't you think I >would know this....but. > >I am trying to install Tiger on a computer that does not have a DVD >disk, so I placed the computer next to one of my computers that has a >DVD drive, hooked the two together with a firewire, started the DVD >computer with the "T" key held down, and sure enough the disk appears >on the computer that I want to do the installation. > >By double clicking the install icon I get a screen that tells me to >restart that computer and installation will begin. When I restart it >always comes back to the O.S. that is on the hard drive rather than >the disk that is on the target computer. > >I have tried holding down the "C" key, that doesn't work, I tried >holding down the "T" key on the second machine, that doesn't work. > >So, how do I get the older machine to boot from the Target computer >so I can begin the installation. > >Thanks, possibly others will learn from this as well. > >John R. > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
