10.4 power Macs Intel Macs

Hi there
I was wondering whether that an OS 10.4 disk has two different versions of the OS for Power Macs and Intel Macs or do they use the same disks. I am thinking of getting 10.4 for the beige. Does anyone think that 10.5 will work on beige with a cpu upgrade?

Disks for 10.4 (and probably later) that shipped with a particular Mac are specific to that model ONLY, and they will be DVDs, not CDs. There is a US$10 exchange program (send in 10.4 DVDs, get back 10.4 CDs) that Apple can cancel at any moment, and requires proof of legitimate Retail purchase through a "normal" retail outlet, not eBay.
"Full Retail" 10.4 disks are supposed to be universal, and contain separate or universal installers for PowerPC G4, G5, and Intel processors. However -- the license agreement (to which you agree during the installation process) restricts their use to a single computer, unless you pay extra for the "family pack" which allows use on up to 5 in the same household.
The last version of Mac OS that a beige G3 can run is 10.2 Jaguar. It is not simply a matter of the CPU upgrade. Your Mac requires a ROM that has support for certain features that Mac OS X 10.3 and later depends on. To make it easy to identify which Macs those routine exist in, Apple has simplified the System Requirements documents with phrases like "built-in USB support". It is not the USB support that is required, it is the ROMs that have USB support along with the required OS support routines that is the full requirement.
If you wish to go out on a limb and try cheater programs, XPostFacto has worked pretty well for many users here for installing 10.3 Tiger on beige G3s. Results with 10.4 have been less predictable.

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Julie Gallagher - 09:54am Dec 3, 2007 Pacific
I just upgraded my desktop Mac in order to install CS3. I'm already running CS3 on a G4PB with no problems. Aside from the Intel/PPC difference, both computers have the same setups and files, both currently running OSX.4.11. (The new computer was set up by migrating setups from the old computer via firewire, then CS3 was installed.)
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Distilling: 000i-x_StrayerFM.ps
Start Time: Monday, December 3, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Source: /Users/julie 1/Desktop/000i-x_StrayerFM.ps
Destination: /Users/julie 1/Desktop/000i-x_StrayerFM.pdf
Adobe PDF Settings: /Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Settings/MB T-S.joboptions
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*** End of Job ****
With Distiller 8:
Distilling: 000i-x_StrayerFM.ps
Start Time: Monday, December 3, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Source: /Users/julie 1/Desktop/000i-x_StrayerFM.ps
Destination: /Users/julie 1/Desktop/000i-x_StrayerFM.pdf
Adobe PDF Settings: /Users/julie 1/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/MB T-S.joboptions
%%[ Error: ioerror; OffendingCommand: stringwidth ]%%
Stack:
(StrayerFM.qxp 12/3/07 10:56 AM Page i)
(StrayerFM.qxp 12/3/07 10:56 AM Page i)
9
39
true
true
9
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Distill Time: 0 seconds (00:00:00)
*** End of Job ****
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priory blackberry - 12:15pm Apr 27, 08 PST (#45 of 52)
OK - solved it (on my Mac at least)...
Firstly, what I think the problem is is that the 8.1.2 update do not mention the word English - I got onto this clue when I studied the installer log for 8.0 Professional - it showed that distiller was only installed to 8.1 - I was baffled and examined the files at length, then went through this...
1. Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Professional
2. Go to the Adobe site and download Bridge Start Meeting 1.0.1 (I believe the uninstaller crashes components in this and if you install without in firstly installed - the installer will ask you for the disk containing it).
3. Remember this is the install and fix for an APPLE MAC Intel mac...
4. Install Acrobat Professional 8.0 from your original CS3 DVD
5. Go to Adobe site and download Acrobat Professional Update 8.10 (file name should read AcroProUpd810_efgi.dmg, and I believe the efgi bit is English, French, German, Italian, and as it clearly mentions English I think I (and many like me) messed up by using the 8.1.2 update which doe NOT mention English and obviously does not update Distiller, in fact, I think and feel - it probably corrupts it...
I hope this helps those suffering like me (it took ages to work this one out), tied now - I need a beer....
Stephen
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priory blackberry - 12:20pm Apr 27, 08 PST (#46 of 52)
Oops - sorry - the text from the 8.1.2 release...
"This multilingual update can be applied to Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish versions of Acrobat 8 Professional. For more information, see the technical document describing the Acrobat 8.1.2 update in the Support Knowledgebase."
No mention of English - only Multiple Languages...
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Kirsten - 3:03pm May 7, 08 PST (#47 of 52)
Where did you see that text at? The 8.1.2 is for English as well as 14 other languages.

Adobe Reader 9 (Intel Mac) が立ち上がらない

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当方はMACユーザでもないのでコメントする立場でもないのですが、なんだか流れていきそうなので。
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Macユーザには、これでOSの詳細とかが分かりますか？
＞ Adobe Reader 9をMacBookにインストールしたのですが、
Mac OSの細かいバージョンによってはダウンロードするものが異なる可能性は？
それに、インストールそのものは無事に終了したのでしょうか？
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これは、PDF文書を開こうとはしないで、単体でAdobe Readerを立ち上げたときの現象ですか？
それに出てくるエラーメッセージは「内部エラー」だけですか？
何かの数字とか、それ以外のメッセージはないのですか？
アンチウィルスソフトとかのユーティリティツールと衝突している可能性は？
新規ユーザでログオンしなおしてみても同じ現象ですか？
アンインストールし再インストールしてみるとどうですか？
権限不足の可能性は？
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海外サイトで似た？ような投稿があり、そこでは質問者が最後に「I found a solution.」という投稿がある。
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I can't figure out how to get this to work. Is it possible?

WildBull wrote:
Will it work if I connect via usb instead of firewire?
No. There is no "USB Target Disk Mode".
Just so we're clear, when you start your Mac mini in FireWire Target Disk Mode (TDM - holding T on startup), do you see a FireWire icon on the Mac mini's display? IIRC, it's not required that the Mac mini be connected to a display for TDM, but it would help diagnose whether or not the mini is actually starting in this mode.

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ere are the specs on the Mac I need more power on.
Mac Tower
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You can use Activity Monitor to check if apps run as 32 or 64 bit - simply look at the "Kind" column (you may need to select it under View -> Columns) and see if the app in question is listed as "Intel" i.e. 32 bit or as "Intel (64 bit)".
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