Leopard disc w/ new MacPro usable on Powerbook?

[zdobson]

I just bought a MacPro and I'm trying to use the OS X install disc to load Leopard on my PowerBook G4 (1.25GHz, 1GBRAM), but it's not working. It goes through the process until the startup screen, then says I can't load it on this computer. It doesn't say why, though.

Is there anything I can do to get this to work? Is the disc that comes with the Mac Pro different than the disc that comes with Leopard in the box?

 

[Eidorian]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25784

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25497

Not that cloning or imaging wouldn't work...

 

[dukebound85]

nope its machine specific

dont pirate software

 

[bartelby]

Disc that come with machines are machine specific. You are also breaking the ULA if you install it on another machine. Just buy another copy.

 

[zdobson]

Wasn't there a time when if you owned two computers, you could install software on both of your computers with one license? It's not like I'm taking someone else's system disc.

 

[bartelby]

Wasn't there a time when if you owned two computers, you could install software on both of your computers with one license? It's not like I'm taking someone else's system disc.

Not with Apple.

Actually that's a lie. Mac OS was at one time free IIRC.

 

[Eidorian]

Hope you like Mac OS.

 

[zdobson]

Hope you like Mac OS.

What is that link?

 

[Eidorian]

What is that link?

Apple offers older copies of Mac OS for free download to install on older Macs.

 

[bartelby]

Apple offers older copies of Mac OS for free download to install on older Macs.

I think OS 7 is the latest entire OS they offer for free, the others are updates only.


EDIT: OS 7.5 is the most recent.

 

[Eidorian]

I think OS 7 is the latest entire OS they offer for free, the others are updates only.

System 7.6.1 is the latest full copy available.

 

[yippy]

Also, it isn't even possible. The disk that comes with your Mac Pro is Intel only while your PowerBook is PPC. There is no way you can get the Leopard for your Mac Pro onto the PowerBook.

 

[bartelby]

Also, it isn't even possible. The disk that comes with your Mac Pro is Intel only while your PowerBook is PPC. There is no way you can get the Leopard for your Mac Pro onto the PowerBook.

Well done Sir.
You spotted my deliberate mistake by not mentioning that.

 

[Eidorian]

Also, it isn't even possible. The disk that comes with your Mac Pro is Intel only while your PowerBook is PPC. There is no way you can get the Leopard for your Mac Pro onto the PowerBook.

Then again my PowerPC Leopard image is made from an Intel Mac mini.

It gets messy since we're talking about a machine specific installer but Leopard is supposed to be Universal.

 

[dukebound85]

when will os 8 and/or os 9 become free. i lost the original restore discs from my imac g3 which is currenlty running tiger. i kinda want to see the speed of os 9 again on the machine

 

[bartelby]

when will os 8 and/or os 9 become free. i lost the original restore discs from my imac g3 which is currenlty running tiger. i kinda want to see the speed of os 9 again on the machine

I have a spare orange CD from an iMac if you want it.

 

[iamcheerful]

it IS possible

Also, it isn't even possible. The disk that comes with your Mac Pro is Intel only while your PowerBook is PPC. There is no way you can get the Leopard for your Mac Pro onto the PowerBook.

Legalities aside and I know this is an old thread ...
... but I would like to share that, in short, it IS possible.

p.s. You may like to know that I was kinda surprised it worked too. Early Mac Pro 2008 & 12" PowerBook 867MHz, 60GB, 640MB. Core Image is only software driven. The Mac Pro shipped with 10.5.2. Other details will be provided upon request.