I would love to change it to ubuntu but the last time i tried it wouldnt register the disc. I had to take it in to the apple store where they replaced the logic board at no charge. What is the latest os x version that will run on a powerbook g4. Im not sure if leopard requires intel because i have a powerpc. Apr 02, 2020 when performing an archive and install, use the installation cd for the current version of the operating system that installed on the computer. Im installing leopard on my stepsisters powerbook g4 i am booting and cant acquire any more hardware details at the moment but am encountering a problem. Hello, please my ibook g4 hard disk crashed and i replaced it, now i need to install. Dec 17, 2010 i have a powerbook g4 and i was wondering if i can upgrade to leopard.
If your unable to create a bootable mac os cddvd to restore mac os from the online image on your systems hard drive you may need to find a real apple osx cddvd or bring your system to an apple store for them to reinstall the os for you if they can. Installing leopard on a powerbook g4 apple community. Note, that to install the lion or mountain lion, your mac needs to be running snow leopard so you can install the newer os on top of it. Just substitute leopard for snow leopard and you should be good to go. Hey i crashed my 17 powerbook g4 please dont ask long story and i want to know if i have leopard. If you do download and install mac os x snow leopard, you can. I have a powerbook g4 and i was wondering if i can upgrade to leopard. Im pretty sure its a ppc and i believe the processor clocks 1. I dont actually have a physical dvd, leopard is in my downloads folder and on my desktop. I have the copy of leopard that i bought and read that it should load on to this powerbook.
Mac os video powerbook g4 15 upgrade mac os x 10 5 leopard youtube. It has a ati ragem3 video chip with only 8mb and core image runs in software mode. The latest version of os x that any powerbook g4 can run is mac os x leopard, released in 2007. Powerbook g4 15inch and 17inch mac os x install disk v.
Users who have access to supported hardware have installed leopard on the supported. If anyone has trouble getting this burned disc to be seen during the initial disc boot phase, ive found the g4g5 factory optical drives are pretty terrible at reading burned dvds. However, message says mac os x wont install on this computer, when i try to install 10. It was also the last version to display a welcome video at its first boot. The superdrive addition is particularly notable as this was the first notebook to ship standard with a drive capable of writing dvd media.
Mac powerbook g4 needs latest os, will the install. There is software that can trick the os into installing onto a computer that does not meet the processor speed requirement, but believe me, with a 400 or 500mhz g4. There are some who believe that mac hardware is some of the nicest available hardware to run linux on. Can i upgrade my old apple powerbook g4 to leopard. If you do download and install mac os x snow leopard, you can continue to obtain combo updates all the way through mac os x 10. I had a similar problem on my powerbook g4 trying to install tiger. It started out on powerpc processors but later transitioned onto intel processors with mac os x leopard 10. I attempted to install leopard build 9a581on my 800mhz ibook g4 1. Oct 04, 2012 installing ubuntu on powerbook g4 osx 10. After reading instructions on how to install i loaded the disk and restarted, holding down c to boot the disk. This video details the install process of mac os x 10. Here is a link to apples procedure for intel powerbooks.
I spent 2 whole days trying to get my downloaded retail os x 10. Leopard can be installed on g4 titaniums, but only ones that have at least 512mb of ram, and a minimum processor speed of 867mhz. Leopard on powerbook g4 since a few forum users seem to have macs including tom himself, i thought id ask this question here. A friend recently gave me his old powerbook g4 12 1. I have a powerbook g4 that someone gave me with a blank hard drive. It wouldnt load when i clicked the install icon, but now the disk is stuck in the drive. If this is my last option how do i remove the drive to get the disc out. Is my powerbook g4 compatible with mac os x leopard. Powerbook g4 dvd drive issue installing leopard mac support. Im trying to install quicken essential for mac 2010 version and i get the message you cant open the application quicken essentials because it is not supported on this architecture. I have a powerbook g4 titanium 500 that i hooked up to my powerbook g4 1500 in firewire disk mode and installed.
Snow leopard is the last release of mac os x that supports the 32bit intel core solo and intel core duo cpus. To my surprise new software from apple needs new hardware from apple. If its not too much trouble a trip to the local apple store should be your next step. Aug 25, 2018 snow leopard is the last release of mac os x that supports the 32bit intel core solo and intel core duo cpus. I should also mention that i installed mac os x 10. In this topic, we share the download links of all macos x versions from 10. Mar 15, 2010 tried downloading mac os x snow leopard to my powerbook g4 with mac os x 10. He reports that screen sharing and video ichat are not supported on his hardware and the. Compared to the powerbook g4800 dvi that it replaced, the powerbook g41. Maybe its a powerbook that is running snow leopard, an original imac with tiger, an older macintosh lc 475 with system 7. Installing snow leopard on a powerbook g4 apple community. How to clean install mac os using a usb drive on mac. Everything after the major release number is a minor revision.
Tried downloading mac os x snow leopard to my powerbook g4. Have yet to run into any issues, so a new battery has been ordered. Sep 25, 2011 given windows 7 and older are x86 intel and amd and compatibles only, and a powermac g4 uses a motorola powerpc processor, the answer is you dont run windows 7 on a g4 mac without using a virtual machine. Snow leopard has been out of support since 2014 but still it is available for purchase on apples app store. Powerbook g4 with 640 mb ram and its original 4200 rpm hard drive. The attacker macbook is in listening and expected the reverse shell from the target mac ibook powerpc g4 that receive a package and when user click on file. I just purchased my first portable mac, that being a 15 powerbook g4, with a 1. Or, install the very latest, default os x version that macbook will take lion and then similarly wonder why its performance and stability may not be wholly satisfactory. Apple is known for its array of integrated products, whether it is their hardware or software. All versions of mac os x that were made to run on powerpc systems with the exception of. Tried downloading mac os x snow leopard to my powerbook g4 with mac os x 10. Assuming that the bootable media is correct for your powerbook, you might need to boot into open firmware and select the optical drive. Hello i have purchased and downloaded both 32 bit and 64 bit windows7 professional no cds or media here only download version i sucessfully upgraded from vista 32 to win7 32 then i upgraded my hard disk 140gb 500gb and ram 3gb to to 4gb now i would like. Whatever the older macintosh computer is, to make it useful nowadays youd likely want to find and download some old mac software for it.
If anyone has trouble getting this burned disc to be seen during the initial disc boot phase, ive found the g4g5 factory optical drives are pretty. Powerbook g4 aluminum these models are fully supported. Do you want to breathe life back into your old powerbook or powerpc machine. I have a friend in need of getting a powerbook g4 into working condition. Feb 10, 20 do you want to breathe life back into your old powerbook or powerpc machine. Mac powerbook g4 needs latest os, will the install disc i have work.
Id like to install os x on it, but the only version listed on is snow leopard. The biggest problem i have found is the video driver. Jan 26, 2015 if you do download and install mac os x snow leopard, you can continue to obtain combo updates all the way through mac os x 10. Ed hurtley reports that it only took 20 minutes to install leopard on his macbook pro and two hours on his 867 mhz 12. After a drop or two in its history, the dvd drive seems to be seeking back and forth forever. Sep 02, 2009 if you have a powerbook g4, ibook g4, powermac g4, mac mini g4, imac g4, imac g5, or powermac g5, do not buy snow leopard since you will not be able to install it. That includes the dual 800 mhz power mac g4 as well.
I had a powerbook g4 with 867 mhz powerpc donated to my classroom with 10. If you have a powerbook g4, ibook g4, powermac g4, mac mini g4, imac g4, imac g5, or powermac g5, do not buy snow leopard since you will not be able to install it. Many if not most of the ppc g4s and g5s can be restored to mac os x 10. All mac os x were connected on intranet lan of an italian isp. I have the original ibook g4 14, 1ghz, with a little over 1 gb ram. Ive used a tutorial like this to load leopard on a powerbook g4 ti with an 800mhz proc. The notebook has the airport extreme card, but its only 802. Unfortunately i couldnt find a place to buy it from, so a friend gave me a. It contains only the hardware support necessary for that model, and the installer verifies. Oct 19, 2010 a friend recently gave me his old powerbook g4 12 1. Works fine, but some peripherals i own wont work, so i want to go back to 10. Can i install off the usb instead of the disc drive. I have tried every suggestion i could find online except removing the drive itself.
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