Official Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Thread & FAQ

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Because therre exists a very specific problem when updating directly from 10.6.0 to 10.6.3 using the original and updated Combo updaters.

If you updated to 10.6.3 from 10.6.2 or 10.6.1 then you can disregard everything as it doesn't apply to you.

[icemanjc]

Because therre exists a very specific problem when updating directly from 10.6.0 to 10.6.3 using the original and updated Combo updaters.

If you updated to 10.6.3 from 10.6.2 or 10.6.1 then you can disregard everything as it doesn't apply to you.

Just out of curiosity, what is the problem that occurs?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I dunno.

[r0b0]

Hi guys,

I fear I have wrecked someone's computer!
I am a professor in a third world University - no one has Macs. Except me, my wife and one student. The student was given a iBook (G3 I believe). He asked me to install Snow Leopard on it. You will know of course this does not work. However, I tried not knowing that it is not Intel and therefore SL will not work.

HELP!

I tried to do it via a firewire (iBook has no DVD player). It didn't work. Window told me that I needed to partition the disk (GUID). Which I did. His HD is wiped, Snow Leopard is not installed and now when switched on he gets the flashing blue folder/question mark.

If you can, please help!
Kind regards,
Robert.

[djackmac]

I fear I have wrecked someone's computer!

Probably didn't break anything, but if they had data on there they were attached to, they are going to be upset. You are going to have to find some 10.4 or older retail installers. Hopefully they have the original installers so you can at least get them to where they were before minus their data.

[r0b0]

Thanks! Yes, they have all their data backed up. Sorry for a stupid question: do I simply get 10.4 or older put it in the tray and then try to boot? Any leads on where I might get my hands on 10.4. Someone told me that because it's old it is available free online somewhere...not having much look pursuing that avenue.

Many thanks!
R.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

No Apple operating systems besides the ancient System 7.6 and previous (won't even run on the G3 iBook) are free. You cannot legally obtain Mac OS X (any version) for free, unless someone simply gives it to you (which entails a legal license transfer -- downloading off the internet does NOT meet this requirement).

Yes, simply pop the 10.4 installer CD/DVD into the drive and the machine should boot from it. You can help it along by holding the 'c' key as the computer boots, then it's a matter of clicking through a few dialogs to install Mac OS X.

If you have trouble with the installer failing to recognize the hard drive, it could be due to the GUID partition scheme you applied -- in this case, simply open Disk Utility when booted from the CD/DVD, and reformat the drive with APM or "Apple Partition Map" partition scheme, then try the install again.

Looks like you're going to be spending more than $100 on a set of 10.4 install disks:

http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-mac-...er-prices.html

...they can be had on eBay for much less, but be warned: be very wary of what you get. If you receive gray-colored disks, more than likely, they're system-specific disks that will not be able to be used with the iBook G3. You want retail disks, which you'll have to specifically ask the seller if they are or not.

[r0b0]

Thanks! Someone has bought me 10.4 CDs and are sending them from the US. I already tried to repartition (away from GUID) but I get the message "partition failed could not unmount disk".

Any ideas how I can get around that?

Thanks for all your help,
Robert.