Tiger on old MACS

[bg47]

I'm using Tiger on my new G5 imac and it's great. I wanted to install it on my wife's on CRT imac but it wouldn't install. It said the firmware must be updated, but what firmware? Is there somewhere a firmware package for this machine or do i have to hunt down all the bits and piece. Also, is this a good idea? The old imac only has about 4.5 gigs free. i could maybe dump enough to get up to 5 or so but will my wife have any storage left if i install? Should I just wait a week and get her an new machine? Thanks for your thoughts.

Bart

 

[riccbhard]

What iMac? (Like the clear, colored one with a slot loading drive.)

Here's ones it can be installed on.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html

Get back to us on what iMac it is.

EDIT: This may help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58179

and:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

 

[bg47]

It is indeed an old slot driven Imac. Thanks for the update location but it seems like the list doesn't go back that far.

 

[Mikuro]

Is this what you need: iMac Firmware Update 4.1.9?

I see some other firmware updates at http://download.info.apple.com/Appl...pdates/English-North_American/Macintosh/iMac/ too.

If that's not exactly what you need, the place to start looking is probably Apple's iMac G3 support page

Hope this helps.

 

[riccbhard]

The slot-loader is supported for Tiger.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html
Scroll down.

It's just the Firmware needs updating. Which ^ has given you the link for.

 

[Lt Major Burns]

so thats it then? the last of the beige boxes has been discontinued OS support

am i right in thinking that the only models supported now are the ones directly influenced by jobs's return and later? new age apple, as it were

 

[nixgeek]

Yeah, it's only NewWorld Macs that seem to be officially supported by Apple for Tiger.

 

[btoneill]

The beige boxes were offically dropped for support in Panther. In order to get Panther installed on a beige G3 you needed to use XPostFacto.

Brian

 

[bg47]

Thanks very much. I'll give it a try.

Is this what you need: iMac Firmware Update 4.1.9?

I see some other firmware updates at http://download.info.apple.com/Appl...pdates/English-North_American/Macintosh/iMac/ too.

If that's not exactly what you need, the place to start looking is probably Apple's iMac G3 support page

Hope this helps.