Probs installing the new Tiger Beta A425

[dkatte]

Hello

I'm having probs installing the latest Beta Build of Tiger.

I just download the lastest Beta version of the Tiger (A425).

I burnt the .dmg file on a DVD and while trying to install TIGER (opening the installer's .mpkg file while booted in Panther), it asks for a reboot.
On a reboot, when I hold down the "C" key, to boot from DVD, it doesnt work, meaning it boots to 10.3.8 Panther (Startup Disk) again.

Tried to hold the OPTION key to select booting from the DVD, the DVD drive is not listed.

Tried it from an external FireWire drive and its same issue.

The FINDER is able to see the DVD disk and all the components in it fine.

I tried burning another disk expanding the components (in the .dmg file) and still its the same issue.

Does anyone know if this an issue with the format the DVD is burnt?

How do I install TIGER Build A425?

Has anyone any ideas?

thanks in advance.

rgds
-D

[Viro]

Shouldn't you just burn the image via Disk Utility? From the Burn Image menu option?

I don't have Tiger, but that is how you burn disk images for Linux distributions.

[fryke]

Yes, the only way to burn a Tiger DVD is like Viro has said: Burn image from Disk Utility.

[dkatte]

THE DVD Drive I have is a DVD ROM.
I used a en ecternal FireWire DVD writer to create the disk

This Firewire Drive is not being seen in the Disk Utils > Burn Image Option. THe moment I select the .dmg file, it opens the DVDROM drive.

[Viro]

Try the tool PatchBurn. http://www.patchburn.de/

[fryke]

Then you have to use PatchBurn - www.patchburn.de - to enable Disk Utility with your external writer. Really: ONLY by burning the image with Disk Utility you'll end up with a usable Tiger installation DVD.

Use PatchBurn 3 in Panther to enable your drive.

[Captain Code]

That begs the question; does PatchBurn work with Tiger?

That'd suck if I couldn't burn with DiskUtility in Tiger.

[Viro]

Beat ya to it fryke .