OS 10.5 - Problems and more problems help me downgrade

Snapple Lover · Snapple Lover #1 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 11:35 AM

i have a broken superdrive on my powerbook so i cannot use any cds right now, i went on my old computer and made a disc image of the mac os x cd using disk utility. i have a partition on my hard drive so i can restore the disc image onto that and boot up from that but it either doesnt let me restore or it restores but when i boot up from it, it just stops at a blue screen

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 11:37 AM

What are you downgrading from and why? I feel like we have somewhat of an incomplete picture here.

Snapple Lover · Snapple Lover #3 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cwa107

What are you downgrading from and why? I feel like we have somewhat of an incomplete picture here.

10.5.6, it just has too many problems and leopard took away too many features that i want

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #4 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:11 PM

May I assume you want to go to Tiger?

I know this doesn't help, but FWIW, your PowerBook does not have a Superdrive since it doesn't burn DVD's.

Snapple Lover · Snapple Lover #5 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by iPod Nano

May I assume you want to go to Tiger?

I know this doesn't help, but FWIW, your PowerBook does not have a Superdrive since it doesn't burn DVD's.

yes i want to go to tiger, no i have a superdrive that burns dl dvds but its "caved in" and doesnt work at all

louishen · louishen #6 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:27 PM

Again, I think you are going to have to address the case issue, there are plenty of for parts 17" G4s on ebay that you can cannibalise for parts

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #7 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:28 PM

So you got your optical drive replaced with a superdrive? Huh. Yeah, get one for parts. In fact I'm thinking of selling off my PowerBook soon.

Snapple Lover · Snapple Lover #8 (**permalink**)

05-25-2009, 12:34 PM

well im gonna try to buy a used one but is there any way to install tiger on my computer without one?

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	05-25-2009, 11:37 AM What are you downgrading from and why? I feel like we have somewhat of an incomplete picture here. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	05-25-2009, 12:11 PM May I assume you want to go to Tiger? I know this doesn't help, but FWIW, your PowerBook does not have a Superdrive since it doesn't burn DVD's. Chris K.
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louishen #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,652 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-25-2009, 12:27 PM Again, I think you are going to have to address the case issue, there are plenty of for parts 17" G4s on ebay that you can cannibalise for parts Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	05-25-2009, 12:28 PM So you got your optical drive replaced with a superdrive? Huh. Yeah, get one for parts. In fact I'm thinking of selling off my PowerBook soon. Chris K.
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Snapple Lover #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 25, 2009 Posts: 40 Mac Specs: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz 2GB ram DL SuperDrive	05-25-2009, 11:35 AM i have a broken superdrive on my powerbook so i cannot use any cds right now, i went on my old computer and made a disc image of the mac os x cd using disk utility. i have a partition on my hard drive so i can restore the disc image onto that and boot up from that but it either doesnt let me restore or it restores but when i boot up from it, it just stops at a blue screen
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Snapple Lover #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 25, 2009 Posts: 40 Mac Specs: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz 2GB ram DL SuperDrive	05-25-2009, 12:34 PM well im gonna try to buy a used one but is there any way to install tiger on my computer without one?
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