PowerBook G4 Leapord Install

4x4monster · Oct 4, 2011

I have a 2005 PowerBook G4 15" 1.67GHz 1GB currently running Tiger 10.4.11

Im trying to upgrade to Leapord 10.5 from an Image file.

I have looked at loads of guides online, but im struggling to get it to reconize my external HDD as a boot device.

I have made a backup of the image file on my external HDD and when i restart holding option button, it only finds the mac HDD.

Any one know what im doing wrong or know of any guides that I can follow?

Am I better trying to boot form a USB stik or burning a Dual Layer DVD?
Or should my external HDD work ok?

simsaladimbamba · Oct 4, 2011

PPC Macs will not boot from external USB devices (HDD or thumb drive), except when you clone an OS to it prior.
You are best of to burn the image to a DL-DVD via Burn.

adcx64 · Oct 4, 2011

Also, you can use an external FireWire drive to boot off of.

plodkiller · Oct 4, 2011

I have installed leopard from an image on a USB2 hard drive onto my G4 emac

using this

http://dancameron.org/general/creating-os-x-leopard-install-usb-drive#disqus_thread

Badrottie · Oct 4, 2011

simsaladimbamba said:
PPC Macs will not boot from external USB devices (HDD or thumb drive), except when you clone an OS to it prior.
You are best of to burn the image to a DL-DVD via Burn.

Powerbook can't read DL-DVD I tried it before

Intell · Oct 4, 2011

simsaladimbamba said:
PPC Macs will not boot from external USB devices (HDD or thumb drive), except when you clone an OS to it prior.
You are best of to burn the image to a DL-DVD via Burn.

PPC Macs can boot from an reinstallation/retail DVD that was imaged onto properly formatted USB drive.

Badrottie said:
Powerbook can't read DL-DVD I tried it before

If the OP's Powerbook is the last model Powerbook to be made, the PowerBook5,8, then it can burn dual layer DVD's. But, any Powerbook G4 capable of reading DVD's can read a dual layer DVD.

simsaladimbamba · Oct 5, 2011

Badrottie said:
Powerbook can't read DL-DVD I tried it before

Video DVDs are often on DL-DVDs and even my iBook could read them.

----------

Intell said:
PPC Macs can boot from an reinstallation/retail DVD that was imaged onto properly formatted USB drive.

Do you mean GUID or APM?

Nermal · Oct 5, 2011

It'd have to be APM.

Intell · Oct 5, 2011

simsaladimbamba said:
Do you mean GUID or APM?

APM. Sometimes for extra luck I put on the OS 9 drivers.

Badrottie · Oct 5, 2011

Intell said:
PPC Macs can boot from an reinstallation/retail DVD that was imaged onto properly formatted USB drive.

If the OP's Powerbook is the last model Powerbook to be made, the PowerBook5,8, then it can burn dual layer DVD's. But, any Powerbook G4 capable of reading DVD's can read a dual layer DVD.

my previous PowerBook G4 with 1.5Ghz could not read DL-DVD disc that has been burned with Leopard image...It just spit it out right after I insert it.

----------

simsaladimbamba said:
Video DVDs are often on DL-DVDs and even my iBook could read them.

----------

Do you mean GUID or APM?

I can watch movies with my previous PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz just fine.

Intell · Oct 5, 2011

Badrottie said:
My previous PowerBook G4 with 1.5Ghz could not read DL-DVD disc that has been burned with Leopard image...It just spit it out right after I insert it. I can watch movies with my previous PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz just fine.

Sometimes in order to read a burned DL disc, the drive must be a DL burner. That or the disc was improperly burned or burned with an error.

Search

Search

PowerBook G4 Leapord Install

4x4monster

macrumors newbie

simsaladimbamba

Guest

adcx64

macrumors 65816

plodkiller

macrumors newbie

Badrottie

Suspended

Intell

macrumors P6

simsaladimbamba

Guest

Nermal

Moderator

Intell

macrumors P6

Badrottie

Suspended

Intell

macrumors P6

Our Staff