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Ok, so i got myself a decent deal on a used powerbook so i went for it.
But problems arouse the momment i got home. The machine was running Tiger dont know which version. I tried software update, downloaded the 10.4.11 patch but couldn't install it. Had little time so i just left it there.
Today i powered it on, tried logging to msn, wouldnt work. Downloaded adium, couldn't even mount it. Tried running o couple more programs but none of them would even launch, all giving me weird error messages.
Time for an erase and install i thought. Bad call.
Boot up on Tiger discs, failed the installation. Tried a couple more times with similar ressults.
Ok, so maybe tiger discs are bad or scratched. I was currently without any SO, so i went for Panther, with the discs that origginaly came with the machine (10.3.4). Same issues during the installation. Something with the asian language, but afterwards i got a different error on the log.
After talking with a friend i managed to get a Leopard disc, just to see if i could actually install anything on the poor powerbook. Failed again. Im trying again as i type this but im now hopeless.
I also tried to do the Target Disk thingy, between my alu iMac and the powerbook. It didn't even show on the desktop, but as i have no other firewire device i cannot tell if is the cable or the firewire port that is not working propperly.
Could it be a HD problem? Haven't tried the hardware test yet.
Any info on what should i check or try next? Or what to do? Its out of warranty btw, but the machine works afaik.
PS: As my sig says, its a PowerBook G4 1.33Ghz 768ram.
But problems arouse the momment i got home. The machine was running Tiger dont know which version. I tried software update, downloaded the 10.4.11 patch but couldn't install it. Had little time so i just left it there.
Today i powered it on, tried logging to msn, wouldnt work. Downloaded adium, couldn't even mount it. Tried running o couple more programs but none of them would even launch, all giving me weird error messages.
Time for an erase and install i thought. Bad call.
Boot up on Tiger discs, failed the installation. Tried a couple more times with similar ressults.
Ok, so maybe tiger discs are bad or scratched. I was currently without any SO, so i went for Panther, with the discs that origginaly came with the machine (10.3.4). Same issues during the installation. Something with the asian language, but afterwards i got a different error on the log.
After talking with a friend i managed to get a Leopard disc, just to see if i could actually install anything on the poor powerbook. Failed again. Im trying again as i type this but im now hopeless.
I also tried to do the Target Disk thingy, between my alu iMac and the powerbook. It didn't even show on the desktop, but as i have no other firewire device i cannot tell if is the cable or the firewire port that is not working propperly.
Could it be a HD problem? Haven't tried the hardware test yet.
Any info on what should i check or try next? Or what to do? Its out of warranty btw, but the machine works afaik.
PS: As my sig says, its a PowerBook G4 1.33Ghz 768ram.