Installing OSX from OS9

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BigDaveRotheroe

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Hi guys,

I'm trying to install OSX on a really crap old G4 machine and whenever it starts to boot up after I click to install it comes up with the white screen with the grey apple then goes to the 'you need to restart you computer' screen.

Any Ideas?!

Quite desperate because I need to use a power PC machine and this is all I have!!!!

Thanks very much!!
 
What model G4 is it?
It could need a Firmware Update
What version of OS X are you trying to install?
Are the OS X discs retail copies or from another Mac?
 
OK, i've tried that and It doesn't recognise the firmware updater things as what they are, just as documents (i'm only on the internet with a macbook pro).

Is there anything else I could try?
 
Again

What model G4 is it?
What version of OS X are you trying to install?
Are the OS X discs retail copies or from another Mac?
 
Yea, the disks are from another mac, my mates macbook ones, does that matter?

I dont know what model g4, the really old one, before the silver version.
 
Yes, those discs won't work on your machine. You need to get a retail copy of the System disc.
 
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