hi i am new to macs so i dont know a lot.
i have a powerbook g4 1.5ghz 512mb that i was given for free from a friend.
it was fully working running 10.4.11 until the previous owner tried to install 10.5 by restoring from an iso directly to the hd in use. i have no idea why he tried to do it like that.
so now im getting a question mark on start up.
i have read that you cant install 10.5 from usb on ppc's because they dont support it. i have also read that some people have had success in doing so.
buying a firewire optical drive is more of a last resort.
so is there any other way of getting any working os x onto my powerbook.
thanks in advance.
p.s. i have 10.5 on a flash drive ready for install.
cheers.
i have a powerbook g4 1.5ghz 512mb that i was given for free from a friend.
it was fully working running 10.4.11 until the previous owner tried to install 10.5 by restoring from an iso directly to the hd in use. i have no idea why he tried to do it like that.
so now im getting a question mark on start up.
i have read that you cant install 10.5 from usb on ppc's because they dont support it. i have also read that some people have had success in doing so.
buying a firewire optical drive is more of a last resort.
so is there any other way of getting any working os x onto my powerbook.
thanks in advance.
p.s. i have 10.5 on a flash drive ready for install.
cheers.