Install Leopard from DMG file..

drbabbers · #1 December 12th, 2008, 04:40 AM

Sorry to ask about this.. I have done some Googling but not managed to find a definitive solution that actually works for me. I have acquired a DMG of Leopard, I have an Apple Tower G4 and I have plenty of spare USB hard disks, unfortunately I have no Dual Layer burner laying about so ideally I want to do this from a USB storage device.

Can anyone advise the correct way I can install this DMG to a brand new formatted system? The current hard disk in the G4 is formatted and empty. I do actually have a Mini Mac working at home also, If I need to use this to get this working then I can.

Thanks in advance.

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**Giaguara** · #2 December 12th, 2008, 05:17 AM

What do you mean acquired a DMG gile of Leopard?

drbabbers · #3 December 12th, 2008, 09:41 AM

ac⋅quire [uh-kwahyuhr] Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -quired, -quir⋅ing.

1. to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.

2. to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts: to acquire learning.

3. Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).

4. Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.

:-)

DeltaMac · #4 December 12th, 2008, 10:51 AM

"acquiring a .dmg' in this case, implies a pirated copy, eh?
Board rules don't allow discussion of warez on this site

ElDiabloConCaca · #5 December 12th, 2008, 10:53 AM

I think a more specific question would be:

A legal, licensed copy of Leopard never came in a DMG file -- only on a DVD. How did you acquire a legal, licensed copy of Leopard in a DMG file?

The reason this is asked is because this forum is strictly legit. It's not here to help people pirate Mac OS X, or install Mac OS X on unsupported hardware (i.e., "hackintoshes"), or to discuss anything that is in violation of any license agreements and/or local laws.

We're not accusing anyone of anything, but before help can be rendered, we would like to clear up any licensing issues you may have with having Leopard in a DMG file, rather than the only legal, licensed way Apple provides Leopard: on a DVD.

There are legal ways you could have Leopard in a DMG file. We'd just like to know that your copy is legit before proceeding. Hope that's not offensive.

drbabbers · #6 December 14th, 2008, 05:52 AM

Thanks for the heads up guys, I do understand your point and can assure you this is a legit copy of Leopard which I have paid for.

I now have the DMG file now extracted to my USB pen. I am able to boot and see the MAC OSX Startup Disk on the USB Pen. However, as soon as the installer is loaded I get an error saying that MAC OSX can't be installed to this computer. The error indicates that I don't have the required hardware and to read the manual to see the correct specification.

This is a Mac G4 Tower, which previously had Leopard installed to a 20GB HDD, the reason I am doing this is that I want to upgrade my primary HDD to a 60GB and therefore reinstall Leopard. Can anyone please help?

Thanks.

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ora · #7 December 14th, 2008, 06:45 AM

It sounds like you may have a copy of leopard that came with a new machine in which case installing it on your G4 is not legal! You need to go and buy a legit retail copy of leopard.

drbabbers · #8 December 14th, 2008, 07:19 AM

This is the copy of Leopard I had with my original G4, this is the same G4 I am trying to install this image to. The reason I am doing this is that I have a new IDE hard disk I want to use as my primary drive. I will dig out the logs from the installer when I try it again and let you know the exact error I am getting back.

Thanks.

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