Adding PPC to install disk
I was wondering if anyone knew how to add the PPC install files back on to an install disk. I got my hands on a free Mac running Tiger on a G4 and I know it will run Leopard. I was just wondering if anyone knew how/had the files needed.…
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I was wondering if anyone knew how to add the PPC install files back on to an install disk. I got my hands on a free Mac running Tiger on a G4 and I know it will run Leopard. I was just wondering if anyone knew how/had the files needed. thanks for any help!
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I am planning on buying a retail copy but I wanted to make sure it worked before going out and spending the money. I can't get it to boot even though I have done the coding for it to meet minimum requirements. I just wondered if the PPC side of things was taken off of most ditros to save space as a retail copy is Dual Layer. Just wondering. By the way, how much ram does your 12" iBook have? I have a 12" with only 256MB but an 800MHz CPU.
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@nateman06I was wondering if anyone knew how to add the PPC install files back on to an install disk. I got my hands on a free Mac running Tiger on a G4 and I know it will run Leopard. I was just wondering if anyone knew how/had the files needed. thanks for any help!
Why would you want to use some hacked OS when you can use a clean copy? :
And I'm not sure what disk you want to use, but have you tried it yet?
I don't think anything is actually removed that would prevent installing on PPC, I'm probably way off but I was under the impression that the OS was universal, from the kernel on up.
I am installing Leopard to an iBook G4 12" model right now and am happy to report that it works fine. nothing extra needed.
NOTE: I AM installing from a RETAIL Leopard disc that I purchased, therefore it is universal.
I have installed Leopard on a 450MHz G4 Cube
I'm also hoping someone will hack the PPC-Version to run on non-Apple PowerPC hardware in future
Tiger run on a POWER5 aswell. It's a modified version and ist inofficial
Just for fun
and no, it's not my Server
@nateman06Just wondering. By the way, how much ram does your 12" iBook have? I have a 12" with only 256MB but an 800MHz CPU.
I have the standard 256MB but I have also added an extra 1GB chip.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @nateman06 | Primary Author | 2 | 2008-10-22 |
| @nfoav8or | Contributor | 2 | 2008-10-22 → 2008-10-23 |
| @Dies | Contributor | 1 | 2008-10-22 |
| @FirstHackTosh | Contributor | 1 | 2008-10-23 |