Upgrade from 9.2 to 10.4 problems

Phil O'Connor · #1 June 3rd, 2008, 03:50 PM

I am trying to upgrade a G4 Power Mac with 9.2 installed to 10.4. The computer only has a CD drive. I attached a firewire DVD burner and put the 10.4 disc in to it. G4 reads it okay I then clicked on upgrade to 10.4 and the process stalls because it starts with a restart from the disc which it can't find because it is in the external drive and not the CD drive.

What is the best way around this problem.

MisterMe · #2 June 3rd, 2008, 06:07 PM

Have you chosen your DVD drive as your Start-up Drive?

DeltaMac · #3 June 3rd, 2008, 06:33 PM

If you have the G4 model known as the PCI G4, you can't boot to a FireWire device. It's not possible.
Replace the internal CD rom with a DVD burner, or just a combo drive, which will write CDs, and read DVDs. You can get brand new drives for about $30 that will help you.