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Tiger won't install!!!!!

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mattycurtis

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ok, I have an imac G4 I.m running 10.2.

I'm trying to install Tiger and it says that it the software cannot be installed on my machine.

I can't figure out why.
 
mattycurtis said:
ok, I have an imac G4 I.m running 10.2.

I'm trying to install Tiger and it says that it the software cannot be installed on my machine.

I can't figure out why.
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Is it the Retail Install Disk or....??
 
yenko said:
OK...What is it exactly...archive & install....new install...update...??? :(
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well, the upgrade is what I tried first.

get to the instalation phase, it verifies the hd for a while and then says no dice.

custom install just flat out says no as well:

software cannot be installed on this machine
 
Hey dude...

Did you buy the Tiger box from stores or did you take this disc from a different computer like an iBook?

No use in lieing here ;)

We all commit a little crime.
 
mrzeve said:
Hey dude...

Did you buy the Tiger box from stores or did you take this disc from a different computer like an iBook?

No use in lieing here ;)

We all commit a little crime.
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What you said, I just didn't have the courage to ask. :eek:
 
mrzeve said:
Hey dude...

Did you buy the Tiger box from stores or did you take this disc from a different computer like an iBook?

No use in lieing here ;)

We all commit a little crime.
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nono, I got fustrated trying to crack tiger and bought it instead.
 
yenko said:
OK......were you having any problems with the existing OS ??
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no, everything has been fine especially when I shoved in another 256mb of ram.

some of my apps slow down a bit now and again, usual memory leak stuff though, nothing serious.

my hd is pretty full but got 7.95G free at the mo.
 
mattycurtis said:
no, everything has been fine especially when I shoved in another 256mb of ram.

some of my apps slow down a bit now and again, usual memory leak stuff though, nothing serious.

my hd is pretty full but got 7.95G free at the mo.
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You're not going to like this....Remove the last RAM stick you installed and re-try.

What is the RAM now (less the 256 stick) :)
 
yenko said:
You're not going to like this....Remove the last RAM stick you installed and re-try.

What is the RAM now (less the 256 stick) :)
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your kidding!!

it would be back down to 256

why would that make a difference??
 
mattycurtis said:
your kidding!!

it would be back down to 256

why would that make a difference??
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Well...my guess is you've either got a bad RAM stick in there or not enough disk space to do the installation. ;)

I think it's bad RAM, but until you try it, we won't know. :)

After you remove the RAM, repair your permissions and restart the computer, then try to install.:rolleyes:
 
yenko said:
Well...my guess is you've either got a bad RAM stick in there or not enough disk space to do the installation. ;)

I think it's bad RAM, but until you try it, we won't know. :)

After you remove the RAM, repair your permissions and restart the computer, then try to install.:rolleyes:
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permissions being?? :eek:
 
mattycurtis said:
permissions being?? :eek:
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In the Finder, click on the "Go" menu, scroll down to Utilities and click on that. In the Utilities folder, there's an application called "Disk Utility". Start that application; in the dialog box that appears, click on the HD partition (Not the Disk itself) to hilight it. Look down and you'll see two choices; "Verify permissions" and "repair permissions".

Click on "Repair Permissions".

If it returns a ton of repairs (many lines) do it until the results are the same twice.

Restart the computer. :cool:
 
yenko said:
In the Finder, click on the "Go" menu, scroll down to Utilities and click on that. In the Utilities folder, there's an application called "Disk Utility". Start that application; in the dialog box that appears, click on the HD partition (Not the Disk itself) to hilight it. Look down and you'll see two choices; "Verify permissions" and "repair permissions".

Click on "Repair Permissions".

If it returns a ton of repairs (many lines) do it until the results are the same twice.

Restart the computer. :cool:
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my hd isn't partitioned though!?
 
mattycurtis said:
my hd isn't partitioned though!?
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You'll see two HD icons: the indented one is the one you click on.
It will be the one with whatever name you gave it or it will say "Macintosh HD" by default. :)
 
I'm having the same problem on my fathers 1 GHZ eMac running 10.2.8- he's got plenty of HD space so that's not the problem... I'm figuring it's his RAM as well... How do I get to the RAM in an eMac- I've never done it before so I'm a little nervous about messing up his machine...

Oh, and the Tiger is retail version- no monkey business here...lol...
 
jemeinc said:
I'm having the same problem on my fathers 1 GHZ eMac running 10.2.8- he's got plenty of HD space so that's not the problem... I'm figuring it's his RAM as well... How do I get to the RAM in an eMac- I've never done it before so I'm a little nervous about messing up his machine...

Oh, and the Tiger is retail version- no monkey business here...lol...
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;) Are you installing from the "Built-in" DVD Drive ?? :rolleyes:
 
yenko said:
;) Are you installing from the "Built-in" DVD Drive ?? :rolleyes:
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I guess... It's your basic combo drive eMac- no external drives or anything like that- he's pretty much stock except for Apple Ram- he had installed by Apple when he bought it... If it's bad they'll fix it for him, but I'd like to see if that's the problem before we turn it over to them for 10 days... That's how long they said they'd have it, but I find that hard to believe...
 
jemeinc said:
I'm having the same problem on my fathers 1 GHZ eMac running 10.2.8- he's got plenty of HD space so that's not the problem... I'm figuring it's his RAM as well... How do I get to the RAM in an eMac- I've never done it before so I'm a little nervous about messing up his machine...

Oh, and the Tiger is retail version- no monkey business here...lol...
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http://www.apple.com/support/emac/doityourself/

.....click on the videos :cool:


See my next post before you do this.
 
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