How to "Internet Recovery" my G4 Mac Mini without the og install disc?

[BigxMac]

I have a Late-2005 G4 Mac Mini running Leopard which originally shipped with Tiger. I can't find the original install discs anywhere. What is the best/easiest way to perform a clean install of it's original OS similar to Internet Recovery? Ik internet recovery doesn't exist for it. Is there a reputable site with an image I can somehow boot into? How would I go about this? Would also like to install developer tools if possible.

Thanks in advance!

 

[TheShortTimer]

I have a Late-2005 G4 Mac Mini running Leopard which originally shipped with Tiger. I can't find the original install discs anywhere. What is the best/easiest way to perform a clean install of it's original OS similar to Internet Recovery? Ik internet recovery doesn't exist for it. Is there a reputable site with an image I can somehow boot into? How would I go about this? Would also like to install developer tools if possible.

Thanks in advance!

Unfortunately there's no Internet Recovery option available for PPC Macs - or even the earlier generation of Intel Macs, for that matter. You can download the image for Leopard from here - courtesy of the Macintosh Garden, which is an extremely reputable site for obtaining Mac software.

Do you have a Mac with Toast installed to burn the Leopard DVD? If not, the freeware program Burn can be used instead. Don't forget to ensure that you have a dual layer disc if you decide to choose the 7GB image!

 

[DeltaMac]

That link from ShortTimer will also give you a download for Tiger (which is what you asked for, OK?)
It's download link #32, if you need to get the correct download for last version of Tiger.

 

[TheShortTimer]

That link from ShortTimer will also give you a download for Tiger (which is what you asked for, OK?)
It's download link #32, if you need to get the correct download for last version of Tiger.

Ah, I overlooked that they wanted to reinstall Tiger not Leopard.

Thankfully you were more observant.

 

[BigxMac]

I was able to install, Thank You! The install was very bare bones and just has the basic apps. I can get iWork, iLife, Xcode etc from Macintosh Garden yes?

 

[Amethyst1]

I can get iWork, iLife, Xcode etc from Macintosh Garden yes?

Yup. A version of Xcode should be on the Tiger DVD but it may not be the latest version for Tiger.