Problem installing system on older ibook

[Natobasso]

Originally Posted by KBed

According to the stats I have read this machine will run osx. I don't care at all about speed, when I am done it is going to be a picture frame. That is it.

I have downloaded the updates and will give them a try. I am a little skeptical that it will work because I should be able to start up from the CD with an os x disc even when there is no current system installed on the hard drive. I wouldn't think it would make a difference but it may, I will let you know.

You will care about speed if it's so slow as to be unusable on your computer.

The CD/DVD drive needs to have the appropriate drivers to read the disc. System 9.2.2 wil help make this possible on your older computer.

[Giaguara]

So how much RAM is there on that Mac???

[KBed]

I don't remember what is in there, I think it only has a 128 chip. I am going to max it out before I set the whole thing up, I figured that I would have to. That shouldn't prevent me from installing OSx, just running it.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

On the contrary, and while this may not apply to the version of OS X you're trying to install, CPU speed and amount of RAM most definitely can prevent you from installing OS X.

The newest Leopard OS X will not install on any computer with a processor slower than 867MHz or under a certain amount of RAM -- the installer will just plain refuse to move forward.

Of course there are ways around limitations such as this, but nothing that is supported by Apple.

[Giaguara]

With 128 MB, 10.3 should in theory work, but it will be very, very painfully slow. Need more RAM.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2176 -- I would say 256 MB absolute minimum.
And enough space etc.

What colors are those install discs? Black, gray, white, other? Do they list any Mac model on them?