OSX install on G3 imac

[Hockey Nut]

I have a slotloading G3 imac that my son is using. He wants me to install OSX on it.

The version that shipped with the computer is 10.0. I don't want to install it for fear of all the problems that were associated with it.

Can I install OSX off the disc from my 12" PB or 1.25 PM?

If not I guess he's stuck with 9.2 at least until Panther comes out.

Thanks!

 

[Billicus]

Re: OSX install on G3 imac

Originally posted by Hockey Nut
I have a slotloading G3 imac that my son is using. He wants me to install OSX on it.

The version that shipped with the computer is 10.0. I don't want to install it for fear of all the problems that were associated with it.

Can I install OSX off the disc from my 12" PB or 1.25 PM?

If not I guess he's stuck with 9.2 at least until Panther comes out.

Thanks!

No, I'm afraid you can't install OS X off the Software Restore or Install CD's for your PowerMac or PowerBook. You'd have to run out and buy a Jaguar installation disk to get the computer up and running in OS X 10.2. Os X 10.0 did have a lot of problems as you suspected. I'll be glad to anwer any other questions you have.

 

[Hockey Nut]

Thanks for the info. I was afraid of that.

Oh well, he'll have to pry the PB from my daughter if he wants to use OSX.

 

[vniow]

I bought OSX discs off of eBay awhile back since I sold my origionals with a Powermac I had awhile back, and they were labeled iMac Software Install Discs One and Two (OSX) and an OS9.2.2 Install disc also and both worked fine on my iBook, no problems.

 

[unc32]

yes, you can install off the disks provided with your powerbook. I have done it. You can't use the system restore disks but there is a disk just of system software. It is titles OSX install disk or something like that. It is there so you can reload the system software without doing a complete restore. It will work on any computer! We use one disk on all of our machines (4 different ones)

 

[Hockey Nut]

Great! I'll give a try. Thanks much for the info.

 

[Hockey Nut]

My Powerbook and Powermac, each have a disc called "Software Install and Restore"
It doesn't work. The G3 spits out the disc
D****.
Oh well, I guess I'll wait for Panther.

 

[Backtothemac]

Nope. Can't do it. The 12" PowerBook only has one disc with it. It is a DVD-R and everything is on that one disc. No seperate discs any longer for X etc.

I have 10.2.5 on my daughters iMac G3 500 and it runs fine. She does have 512MB Ram in it though.