Is a workaround needed to upgrade 10.3 to 10.5

[macmomkim]

Hi all,
I have a G5 running 10.3.9. I want to upgrade to 10.5. I have been told I need something called a "workaround" because I am skipping 10.4. Is this so? If yes, where do I get it and is it free?

Thanks!

 

[bobtomay]

There's no such thing as a workaround I've ever heard of.

Just grab a retail copy of Leopard (must be the black disc, not the one of the gray ones that proliferate on ebay - they won't work on your machine at all). Probably the cheapest place to get one is to call Apple. They still have some and most people are selling their old ones at a premium.

 

[the8thark]

The Leopard installer refuses to let you install it on any Mac slower than 867 MHz. If your mac fits this description then you have to use a work around to get it installed. And here is a nice link explaining everything you need to do to get 10.5 working on a low end Mac.

Unsupported Leopard Installation

But for a more recent computer just like the above poster said it should just work when you insert the dvd into the dvd drive of the Mac.

 

[bobtomay]

Thanks for that. I just have not tried to go back and keep up with PPC machines. Got enough in this old brain.

 

[Slydude]

Others may disagree with me but if the OPs machine needs that workaround it may not be worth it. This is not to say anything against the workaround. I have never used it. It is just that I think Leopard would drag a bit on that vintage a machine so unless the goal is to get some of the specific Leopard features I might be inclined to stick with Tiger.

 

[pigoo3]

Others may disagree with me but if the OPs machine needs that workaround it may not be worth it.

OP's computer is a G5...so they don't need the "work-around".

- Nick

 

[the8thark]

That is true. I kinda missed those 2 characters "G5".
In saying that if anyone else read the topic and thought will my G4 with 10.3 update to 10.5, then now they know too .

 

[Slydude]

I too missed that G5 in the original post. I stand corrected about the need for the workaround.

I ran Leopard on a Dual 2 Gig G5 from Leopard's release until the G5 died. Almost everything I did ran pretty well (especially with 4 GB of ram) but some tasks did bog down.

Given the costs of some Leopard discs I have seen unless a specific feature is needed I would think twice. If the discs can be had for a reasonable price that's another matter.