I am about to sell PowerBook G4 to both eBay and Craigslist soon...is it possible to clean install Leopard 10.5.8 from Flash USB or only install straight from DVD?
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PowerBook G4 clean install
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Yes, you can boot a PowerPC mac using USB 2.0 and a flash USB. How you do it is as follows:
You will need to go into open firmware and type the following:
printenv
Look for anything that says: ud and then type: boot ud:,:\\tbxi That will allow you to boot the USB thumb drive with Leopard on it.
For more information, do a search for Booting PowerPC Macs via USB 2.0 - It works and I use it all the time and its not as slow as you may think either.
You will need to go into open firmware and type the following:
printenv
Look for anything that says: ud and then type: boot ud:,:\\tbxi That will allow you to boot the USB thumb drive with Leopard on it.
For more information, do a search for Booting PowerPC Macs via USB 2.0 - It works and I use it all the time and its not as slow as you may think either.
Also, make sure you format the thumb drive correctly. If it has been done with a master boot record it wont work!
What is the correct format for the thumb drive?
The 1st Powerbooks (TiBook) didn't have USB 2. I think only the Aluminum Powerbooks did.
The correct format should be: Apple Partition Mode as this is the only one that will allow you to boot a PowerPC mac.