Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
On Sep 6, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Fernando Chavez nando@grandecom.net wrote: On 08/15/2013 09:23 PM, arichic...@gmail.com 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
It seems unlikely that a thread started on Aug.15th regarding booting an Installer Disc from another Mac hasn't been solved over 3 weeks later, but perhaps not? For certain this easy solution is to connect the two computers with a Firewire cable with the G5 booted in Target Disk Mode with the Installer DVD in the optical drive of the G5, then reboot the laptop holding the Option key and select the DVD of the G5 to boot from. To use ethernet to boot the laptop from the G5 optical drive is also possible, but slightly more complex: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129 -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
You'll want to put the DVD in the G5 and reboot holding T for target disk mode. Then connect your MBP to the G5 using a firewire cable, and boot the MBP holding the Option key. You'll see a menu of bootable drives, select the DVD in the G5 and go. On 8/15/13 10:23 PM, arichic...@gmail.com 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. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
Sharing the drive is not enough, you want to be able to boot the Macbook from it. That's why even a USB-connected DVD drive won't do the trick and why Firewire-based target mode is such a great thing! -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
The Snow Leopard installation guide indicates that one need simply to network the machines, even wirelessly, provided the one with the optical drive has 10.5 or later. So why wouldn't the dvd drive sharing work if they were conected via ethernet? On Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:23:57 PM UTC-5, a1 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. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
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. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
On Aug 15, 2013, at 7:23 PM, arichic...@gmail.commailto:arichic...@gmail.com wrote: 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. You need to get a firewire cable; the G5 should be capable of starting in firewire target mode, and I believe that DVD's will show up as well as the main Hard Drive. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive
On Aug 15, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: You need to get a firewire cable; the G5 should be capable of starting in firewire target mode, and I believe that DVD's will show up as well as the main Hard Drive. Bruce is correct, use Firewire Target Disk Mode: 1) place the Intel Installer DVD into the G5 and Shutdown the G5. 2) restart the G5 holding the T key to boot into Firewire Target mode. The G5 should show a Firewire symbol on the monitor. 3) use a Firewire cable to attach the G5 to the shutdown laptop. 4) boot the laptop holding the Option key, and the G5 DVD should show up in the boot screen as a bootable option, which you select, boot, and install from onto the laptop HD. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
