Challenge: Can u Install OS X on ibook using a PC?

[kewyn15]

Hello People,

********How can I Install tiger on my iBook with what I've got?*********

iBook G3 600Mhz networked to PC
PC - Dvd drive
Tiger Dvd
Tiger .dmg and .iso image
I can also get hold of an external firewire hard disk

I've burned an image of the dvd in .dmg using my PC and used my iBook OS X 10.1.5 to transfer it over using the network. BY THE WAY! The dvd is an original

Can someone work out something????
Cheers

 

[robbieduncan]

If you have a real Tiger DVD why can you not simply send it to Apple and get CD's back?

http://images.apple.com/macosx/pdf/tigermediaexchangev3.pdf

 

[MoparShaha]

If you have a real Tiger DVD why can you not simply send it to Apple and get CD's back?

http://images.apple.com/macosx/pdf/tigermediaexchangev3.pdf

Yeah, but that's no fun!

Take the DVD drive out of the PC and hook it up to the IDE interface of the firewire drive. The iBook should be able to boot off of that.

I'm sure there's some fancy way to network install as well, but I don't know how.

 

[kewyn15]

****Take the DVD drive out of the PC and hook it up to the IDE interface of the firewire drive. The iBook should be able to boot off of that.****

I would need a special cable for that right??? or!?

 

[liketom]

shame he can not use target mode on the PC hook right into the dvd drive of the PC

 

[kewyn15]

Is it actually possible to install OS X from a network without using OS X server?

 

[liketom]

Is it actually possible to install OS X from a network without using OS X server?

it would need netboot on it to do that so - no would be your answer

 

[doucy2]

i have an adapter that lets you use the ide device though your usb port
lmk if you're intersted in it

 

[kewyn15]

You cannot install OS X using a USB drive

 

[liketom]

You cannot install OS X using a USB drive

panther could

 

[kewyn15]

panther could

I have learned that u cannot use an external usb Dvd drive to install OS X.

 

[liketom]

I have learned that u cannot use an external usb Dvd drive to install OS X.

Panther could boot from a USB HDD so if your image was on that it could be done i think.

Tiger has not got this feature

they may be a way to boot from external DVD drives but i think Firewire only on that one

 

[kewyn15]

Panther could boot from a USB HDD so if your image was on that it could be done i think.

Tiger has not got this feature

they may be a way to boot from external DVD drives but i think Firewire only on that one

yeah,....I'm looking at external dvd's on ebay....cause I've got other OS X on dvd like 10.1.2 and all I was trying to figure out, is how to install OS dvd's without a dvd drive on my ibook and using a PC.
Sounds weired but yeah....
thanks for your post

 

[liketom]

yeah,....I'm looking at external dvd's on ebay....cause I've got other OS X on dvd like 10.1.2 and all I was trying to figure out, is how to install OS dvd's without a dvd drive on my ibook and using a PC.
Sounds weired but yeah....
thanks for your post

what i would do is find another mac and (with a dvd drive) and pop ur dvd in that and connect your mac to it via firewire and do targt mode on it then you will be able to install on your mac

 

[kewyn15]

what i would do is find another mac and (with a dvd drive) and pop ur dvd in that and connect your mac to it via firewire and do targt mode on it then you will be able to install on your mac

the problem is that i don't know ANYONE!! I MEAN ANYONE with a mac!!!
I've decided to give mac a chance cause windows just keep crashing on me...

 

[Laser47]

Do you have an ipod?
There are ways of putting the installation disk contents on the ipod. You could just get a program like transmac to read the install dvd then copy everything on the install dvd to the ipod the boot from the ipod. It might work, ive never tried it though.

 

[liketom]

the problem is that i don't know ANYONE!! I MEAN ANYONE with a mac!!!
I've decided to give mac a chance cause windows just keep crashing on me...

do you have an apple store nearby? if so say your a switcher and get them to do it for you.

or you can request a CD version from apple but i'm not sure Tiger comes in CD format ?
or

Panther CD from ebay ?

Congrats at switching once you get sorted you will love the Mac platform - much much much better then windows

 

[liketom]

Do you have an ipod?
There are ways of putting the installation disk contents on the ipod. You could just get a program like transmac to read the install dvd then copy everything on the install dvd to the ipod the boot from the ipod. It might work, ive never tried it though.

Needs to be firewire though? or will USB be ok

 

[kewyn15]

I was always scared on getting a mac, just the fact that most of the stuff runs on windows, but when u realise the realiability of a mac, and alos being "almost" virus and spyware free!!! Bring it on!

No sorry, no apple store around here,... and I don't have and ipod BUT I can get hold of an external firewire drive...does that count?

 

[liketom]

I was always scared on getting a mac, just the fact that most of the stuff runs on windows, but when u realise the realiability of a mac, and alos being "almost" virus and spyware free!!! Bring it on!

No sorry, no apple store around here,... and I don't have and ipod BUT I can get hold of an external firewire drive...does that count?

thinking about it

you can pop the DMG onto the firewire hdd and run it from you iBook double click it and install Tiger will pop up and ask for reboot you might get away with that

 

[kewyn15]

thinking about it

you can pop the DMG onto the firewire hdd and run it from you iBook double click it and install Tiger will pop up and ask for reboot you might get away with that

What happens next after I'll restart though? I lauched it directly from my hard drive once...and it would just say restart, and just boot normaly into my already installed osx and does not launch anything else,

 

[liketom]

What happens next after I'll restart though? I lauched it directly from my hard drive once...and it would just say restart, and just boot normaly into my already installed osx and does not launch anything else,

use start up disk in system prefs

 

[kewyn15]

I have 10.1 on the iBook and there is only my system folder, and a restart button and that's it

 

[Laser47]

I was always scared on getting a mac, just the fact that most of the stuff runs on windows, but when u realise the realiability of a mac, and alos being "almost" virus and spyware free!!! Bring it on!

No sorry, no apple store around here,... and I don't have and ipod BUT I can get hold of an external firewire drive...does that count?

Do what i said except copy the contents of the install dvd to the external hdd, then when you start up you mac hold the option key and select the hdd from the list. It sould work.

 

[kewyn15]

Do what i said except copy the contents of the install dvd to the external hdd, then when you start up you mac hold the option key and select the hdd from the list. It sould work.

Ok, I just text my friend and asked if I could borrow if external HDD
let u know what happens.