10.3.9 users stuck?? Itunes doesn't recognize iphone HELP!

Cadence · 12:14 AM

Call me old, but I'm still on OSX 10.3.9 and according to itunes it says I need 10.4.10 or later to use iphone. How do I activate iphone then?? Are they telling me PC users can activate before me?

Taylor C · Jun 29, 2007, 11:53 PM

Yar it requires 10.4.10, you might be out of luck.

Cadence · Jun 29, 2007, 11:55 PM

That's crazy to me...so do I need to go buy Tiger or something now? Ridiculous...

Cadence · Jun 30, 2007, 12:13 AM

help anyone? Are they really forcing me to buy Tiger for over $100?

Hmac · Jun 30, 2007, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadence

help anyone? Are they really forcing me to buy Tiger for over $100?

Yes. They are. Why are you so surprised? Nothing new about legacy software not supporting new features. Lots of stuff out here that I can't run on my Windows 2000 PC.

nsbio · Jun 30, 2007, 12:20 AM

Hmmm, they have much better support of Windows software than Mac. I could in principle still use a 4 year-old copy of windows XP with the iPhone but can not use a two year old Apple's own OS X. Tell me again why this is good?

Cadence · Jun 30, 2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by nsbio

Hmmm, they have much better support of Windows software than Mac. I could in principle still use a 4 year-old copy of windows XP with the iPhone but can not use a two year old Apple's own OS X. Tell me again why this is good?

my thoughts precisely. i may have to boot up my old PC.

pr5owner · Jun 30, 2007, 12:28 AM

are you guys serious? you have to BUY a new OS for your computer to use a CELLULAR PHONE? ok thats too far... ive never heard of a phone where you have a buy a new OS to get it working.

ive never heard of a cell phone you have to "Activate" before using it either.

Cadence · Jun 30, 2007, 12:29 AM

Just got off the phone with Apple...there's nothing else to do but buy the upgrade. Absurd.

gikku · Jun 30, 2007, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by nsbio

Hmmm, they have much better support of Windows software than Mac. I could in principle still use a 4 year-old copy of windows XP with the iPhone but can not use a two year old Apple's own OS X. Tell me again why this is good?

Panther was released 4 years ago, 2003. Tiger is over two years old, released May 2005.

rpaloalto · Jun 30, 2007, 12:30 AM

Me to, I had to pass on the the iphone today for that same reason. I wont pay 129$ for 10.4.10 when 10.5 leopard will be out in just a few months.

As much as I love Apple, I feel I should be abble to at least skip every other OS X version I.E. 10.3 to 10.5

someninjamaster · Jun 30, 2007, 12:52 AM

I think apples theory is if your going to drop 500 plus tax on a iPhone more than likely you have the most current os.

fultilt · Jun 30, 2007, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadence

Call me old, but I'm still on OSX 10.3.9 and according to itunes it says I need 10.4.10 or later to use iphone.

You're lucky. My iTunes doesn't even recognize the iPhone (yes, it's 7.3), even though iPhoto does. I hope upgrading to 10.4.10 will fix it, but I won't be able to find out until tomorrow.

herodian · Jun 30, 2007, 01:43 AM

most people have read the system requirements and know what is needed.

have you really just bought the phone from the hype without reading up on it?

it's well documented.

Sbrocket · Jun 30, 2007, 01:45 AM

First of all, this has been known already for a long time so if you had bothered to check you would already have known. Second, why would Apple purposefully support the last revision of their operating system when the iPhone requirement could possibly motivate some people to upgrade to Tiger. Third, why should Apple need to provide legacy support for a five year old product. I'm sorry, but I really don't see how you could have thought that Apple would not require 10.4.x.

DanB91 · Jun 30, 2007, 01:47 AM

im sure u could activate it at the apple store, if u dont have tiger

someninjamaster · Jun 30, 2007, 02:12 AM

Even then im not sure you could load music or anything else onto it. Because i think lots of the stuff that was needed for transfers came in 4.10

ivladster · Jun 30, 2007, 02:17 AM

try to come by the Apple Store, Mac Specialists can use one of the computers to set up an account, but sync is totally a loss. Unfort. that's somthing apple didnt really think about.

but hey, i think its a great time to upgrade to Tiger. only $130. comparing for $500 Vista.

Cadence · Jun 30, 2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sbrocket

First of all, this has been known already for a long time so if you had bothered to check you would already have known. Second, why would Apple purposefully support the last revision of their operating system when the iPhone requirement could possibly motivate some people to upgrade to Tiger. Third, why should Apple need to provide legacy support for a five year old product. I'm sorry, but I really don't see how you could have thought that Apple would not require 10.4.x.

well sorrrrrry up to date apple man. sorry I have an OS product 2 years old that doesn't work with my iphone.

Listen, I'm a huge fan of Apple, but if you are telling me I'm in the wrong for simply buying a phone and not being able to activate it at the convenience of my home (the whole point was to make it easier and more convenient) then I don't know what to say. I'm purely stating I buy a phone, I should be able to use it within the day with or without Tiger.

Anyway...now that I have 10.4.1 I got the AT&T wait email for activation. This is truly ridiculous...

gauchogolfer · Jun 30, 2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pr5owner

ive never heard of a cell phone you have to "Activate" before using it either.

Haven't owned many cell phones then, have you? Every single one requires activation of some sort. This one, you can do at home rather than standing at the counter in a store. Terrible.

Vidd · Jun 30, 2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadence

well sorrrrrry up to date apple man. sorry I have an OS product 2 years old that doesn't work with my iphone.

Anyway...now that I have 10.4.1 I got the AT&T wait email for activation. This is truly ridiculous...

He's simply saying you should have checked and that makes sense.
It's not really two years old though, is it? Its first version was released in 2003. Tiger is two years old, though.

fultilt · Jun 30, 2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fultilt

My iTunes doesn't even recognize the iPhone (yes, it's 7.3), even though iPhoto does. I hope upgrading to 10.4.10 will fix it, but I won't be able to find out until tomorrow.

Upgrading to 10.4.10 was necessary, but not sufficient. I had to RE-install iTunes 7.3 before it would finally see my iPhone. It's activating now; I'm keeping my (virtual) fingers crossed.

fultilt · Jun 30, 2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fultilt

Upgrading to 10.4.10 was necessary, but not sufficient. I had to RE-install iTunes 7.3 before it would finally see my iPhone. It's activating now; I'm keeping my (virtual) fingers crossed.

Well, it worked. I can't seem to make outgoing calls, but everything else seems okay.

mactarkus · Jun 30, 2007, 11:17 PM

When I purchased my iPhones at the AT&T store yesterday, they ran down a checklist which included the requirement of a PC or Mac running the needed OS versions. I'm surprised this wasn't made clear when you purchased your iPhone. Even though I'm running 10.4.10, it does me no good since 24 hours after initiating activation, AT&T still hasn't completed it.

Me1000 · Jun 30, 2007, 11:27 PM

consitering anything newer than 10.4.8 cranes one of by sytems I cannot upgrade.

Lucaly my MacBook works ok!!

There is bond to be some way to get it working on older tiger versions
I can't imagine the iphone relies on a new kernel

Jun 29, 2007, 11:52 PM	#1
Cadence macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA	10.3.9 users stuck?? Itunes doesn't recognize iphone HELP! Call me old, but I'm still on OSX 10.3.9 and according to itunes it says I need 10.4.10 or later to use iphone. How do I activate iphone then?? Are they telling me PC users can activate before me? __________________ MBP 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo G5 Dual 2 Ghz Last edited by Cadence : Jun 30, 2007 at 12:14 AM.

Jun 29, 2007, 11:53 PM	#2
Taylor C macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2007	Yar it requires 10.4.10, you might be out of luck. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 320GB 7200 RPM HD; 24" LED Cinema Display; 32GB iPhone 3G S; 16GB iPhone 3G, 8/16GB iPhone

Jun 29, 2007, 11:55 PM	#3
Cadence Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA	That's crazy to me...so do I need to go buy Tiger or something now? Ridiculous... __________________ MBP 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo G5 Dual 2 Ghz

Jun 30, 2007, 12:13 AM	#4
Cadence Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA	help anyone? Are they really forcing me to buy Tiger for over $100? __________________ MBP 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo G5 Dual 2 Ghz

Jun 30, 2007, 12:28 AM	#8
pr5owner macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	are you guys serious? you have to BUY a new OS for your computer to use a CELLULAR PHONE? ok thats too far... ive never heard of a phone where you have a buy a new OS to get it working. ive never heard of a cell phone you have to "Activate" before using it either. __________________ MSi Wind U210 Ubuntu 9.10 x64, Windows7 x64 Dell Mini 9 w/ OSX 10.5

Jun 30, 2007, 12:20 AM	#6
nsbio macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC	Hmmm, they have much better support of Windows software than Mac. I could in principle still use a 4 year-old copy of windows XP with the iPhone but can not use a two year old Apple's own OS X. Tell me again why this is good?

Jun 30, 2007, 12:29 AM	#9
Cadence Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Just got off the phone with Apple...there's nothing else to do but buy the upgrade. Absurd. __________________ MBP 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo G5 Dual 2 Ghz

Jun 30, 2007, 12:30 AM	#11
rpaloalto macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Palo Alto CA.	Me to, I had to pass on the the iphone today for that same reason. I wont pay 129$ for 10.4.10 when 10.5 leopard will be out in just a few months. As much as I love Apple, I feel I should be abble to at least skip every other OS X version I.E. 10.3 to 10.5

Jun 30, 2007, 12:52 AM	#12
someninjamaster macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2006	I think apples theory is if your going to drop 500 plus tax on a iPhone more than likely you have the most current os.

Jun 30, 2007, 01:43 AM	#14
herodian macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sitting down with warm legs	most people have read the system requirements and know what is needed. have you really just bought the phone from the hype without reading up on it? it's well documented. __________________ FACT x IMPORTANCE = NEWS

Jun 30, 2007, 01:45 AM	#15
Sbrocket macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: /dev/null	First of all, this has been known already for a long time so if you had bothered to check you would already have known. Second, why would Apple purposefully support the last revision of their operating system when the iPhone requirement could possibly motivate some people to upgrade to Tiger. Third, why should Apple need to provide legacy support for a five year old product. I'm sorry, but I really don't see how you could have thought that Apple would not require 10.4.x. __________________ Equivalence by ApogeeDev Unibody MBP 15" \| 2.53GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 320GB @ 7200RPM

Jun 30, 2007, 01:47 AM	#16
DanB91 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	im sure u could activate it at the apple store, if u dont have tiger __________________ MacBook Pro\| 15" Screen\| 2.4 GHz\| 2GB RAM\| 200GB HDD\| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB RAM

Jun 30, 2007, 02:12 AM	#17
someninjamaster macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2006	Even then im not sure you could load music or anything else onto it. Because i think lots of the stuff that was needed for transfers came in 4.10

Jun 30, 2007, 02:17 AM	#18
ivladster macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Washington DC	=( try to come by the Apple Store, Mac Specialists can use one of the computers to set up an account, but sync is totally a loss. Unfort. that's somthing apple didnt really think about. but hey, i think its a great time to upgrade to Tiger. only $130. comparing for $500 Vista.

Jun 30, 2007, 11:17 PM	#24
mactarkus macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida	iPhone Requirements When I purchased my iPhones at the AT&T store yesterday, they ran down a checklist which included the requirement of a PC or Mac running the needed OS versions. I'm surprised this wasn't made clear when you purchased your iPhone. Even though I'm running 10.4.10, it does me no good since 24 hours after initiating activation, AT&T still hasn't completed it. __________________ 3.06 GHz iMac w/ATI 4850, MBA, MBP, G5 PM and over 170 other Macs. Listen to my podcast about Apple and Macintosh history: RetroMacCast

Jun 30, 2007, 11:27 PM	#25
Me1000 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006	consitering anything newer than 10.4.8 cranes one of by sytems I cannot upgrade. Lucaly my MacBook works ok!! There is bond to be some way to get it working on older tiger versions I can't imagine the iphone relies on a new kernel __________________ TimeTable: The Freelancer's Tool

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