Trouble transfering old mac to new mac

[mattniles007]

I just bought a 20"Imac and I am trying to transfer over all my stuff from my powerbook g4. I have the cables attached and running migration assistance. When I press the T key and restart my powerbook it restarts with the firewall symbol and thats it.

 

[elisha cuthbert]

I just bought a 20"Imac and I am trying to transfer over all my stuff from my powerbook g4. I have the cables attached and running migration assistance. When I press the T key and restart my powerbook it restarts with the firewall symbol and thats it.

thats whats ment to happen, holding down t starts firewire tagret disk mode which means if its plugged in to the imac via a firewire cable it will mount on the desktop as a removable disk
personally i have never used migration assistant but if you are still having problems consult the instructions

 

[mattniles007]

Thats what I was hoping for, maybe I am impatient but I left it like that for thirty minutes and nothing.

 

[paradillon]

Migration Assistant

Are you running migration assistant on the new mac? Apps folder>utilities folder> migration assistant.

 

[elisha cuthbert]

Thats what I was hoping for, maybe I am impatient but I left it like that for thirty minutes and nothing.

hmmmmm
have you restated both machines and tried again?

 

[mattniles007]

Yes running migration assistant on the new mac. Also tried restarting both macs. On my new mac I am on the screen in Migration Ass. that says "now hold down T and restart old mac this may take 30 seconds. The old mac goes throught the motions and has a blue background with a firewall symbol.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Yes running migration assistant on the new mac. Also tried restarting both macs. On my new mac I am on the screen in Migration Ass. that says "now hold down T and restart old mac this may take 30 seconds. The old mac goes throught the motions and has a blue background with a firewall symbol.

This is what is supposed to happen. The drive on the old Mac should mount on the desktop of the new Mac, as if it's an external hard drive. If this is not occurring, then you need to check your Firewire cable and connections because most likely it or they are the culprit.

 

[mattniles007]

Thank you, I am thinking that is all there is left the dumb cords. I'll have to take them back tomm.