Mac OS 10.2 to OS 10.4

[crumbrye]

I have an eMac with 10.2.8 installed. Rather than selling it, I'd like to upgrade it to OS 10.4 and keep it around for a while. Unfortunately 10.4 is getting harder and harder to find. Is it possible to make the leap from 10.2 to 10.4 without installing 10.3? If so, should I be looking for a particular version of Tiger? Also, will there be a distinction between 10.4 for Power PC's and Intel? Any clue the best place to find Tiger, besides eBay?

Thanks

 

[imaketouchtheme]

I have an eMac with 10.2.8 installed. Rather than selling it, I'd like to upgrade it to OS 10.4 and keep it around for a while. Unfortunately 10.4 is getting harder and harder to find. Is it possible to make the leap from 10.2 to 10.4 without installing 10.3? If so, should I be looking for a particular version of Tiger? Also, will there be a distinction between 10.4 for Power PC's and Intel? Any clue the best place to find Tiger, besides eBay?

Thanks

There is no difference. You could post in the MarketPlace asking for Tiger. Yes, you can go from any OS from any OS.

 

[JML42691]

I do not believe that there is any difference, and you should not need to upgrade to 10.3 first, straight to 10.4 should work.

...You could post in the MarketPlace asking for Tiger...

He is not eligible for the Marketplace.

 

[crumbrye]

iLife

Ok, thanks for the input. I'm wondering, if I buy the upgrade DVD, will it come with iPhoto? Or will I have to purchase iLife?

 

[imaketouchtheme]

Ok, thanks for the input. I'm wondering, if I buy the upgrade DVD, will it come with iPhoto? Or will I have to purchase iLife?

You must buy iLife separately.

 

[mkrishnan]

I'm assuming this eMac is on the official support list for Tiger, right, so you won't have to play games / use XPostFacto to install it?

I think your Jaguar computer may not have journaling on the file system (the file system will be called "Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus)" instead of "Mac OS Extended Journaled (HFS Plus)." If this is the case you probably ought to reformat the drive with journaling.

Other than that, it should be straightforward.