Starting up with install disk from older OS

[docseuss68]

I want to do a full erase and install of OS 10.3 on a G4 Titanium PowerBook with a broken CD drive.

1. I have read the article “Installing 10.4 without DVD”, and wanted to try this with an external firewire HD, but Disk Utility does not let me select “install disk # 1” as the source.

2. I also have a new Intel Mac with 10.5 and thought about using the “target disk mode” for install, but am not sure what would happen if I tried to boot the Intel Mac with the 10.3 install disk.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[TwinCities Dan]

Don't think 10.3 will work on an Intel.

 

[Amdahl]

Maybe you can put the Mactel in Target Disk Mode, and stuff the 10.3/10.4 disc in, then boot the G4, and hold Option. Select the remote CD/DVD to boot from, and install.

You can't actually boot the 10.3 disc on an Intel Mac. It only works on PowerPC.