Installing OS X on External 2.5 SATA
Is there a way to do this without running into problems? I'm trying to install Leopard onto an external hard drive taken out of a macbook white with intent to reinstall it once the OS is on. But I can't seem to get anything I've tried to…
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- @Thelamesauce Published 2009-06-09
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Is there a way to do this without running into problems? I'm trying to install Leopard onto an external hard drive taken out of a macbook white with intent to reinstall it once the OS is on. But I can't seem to get anything I've tried to work. I downloaded, burned and attempted to install iATKOS_v1.0ir2.iso, but the installation failed halfway through with nothing but the most generic error message " Installation failed, try restarting". Has anyone tried this before?
Oh and before you suggest it, yes I tried installing a retail version of Leopard from the macbook itself, but the startup promps (c, n etc) seem to be disabled so it goes straight to a blinking file with a question mark over it without ever reading the DVD.
-Josh
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Well, I think I'm coming to the conclusion that there is absolutely no simple way to do this, so I'm just going to borrow someone else's macbook to install it from.
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Disk location or size should not matter for installation as long as you have support for the SATA disk controller. Try a more recent 10.5.6 distro, I'm not even sure whats that iAtkos 1.0ir2...
You can see the full installation log in the menubar.
You cant boot a retail disk on a PC straight, you need a bootloader like boot132 or chameleon2, either on a CD or on a USB Drive.
or if u already have it installed on your computer, try going into the utilities folder and click Remote Install Mac OS X(get a retail DVD for this if your installing on an accuall Mac) and just do what it tells you to. problem solved.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @Thelamesauce | Primary Author | 2 | 2009-06-09 → 2009-06-10 |
| @thorazine74 | Contributor | 1 | 2009-06-10 |
| @xXrkidXx | Contributor | 1 | 2009-06-10 |