Can I install Tiger in a Dual 500 MHz PowerPC G4?

Can I install Tiger in a Dual 500 MHz PowerPC G4, or is it better to stick with 10.3.9? I'm having some problems so I was going to wipe he hard drive and re-build everything from scratch o I was wondering if migrating to OS X 10.4.9 is worthwhile or even compatible with this PCU. Thanks.

Yes you can run 10.4 on your dual 500, I have a dual 450 (I overclocked it to 550...) and it runs pretty fast. You need a minimum 192 MB of RAM to install it and a minimum 128 MB of RAM to run it. I would suggest having at least 512 MB of RAM when running 10.4.
What problems are you experiencing? If it's just lagging and seeming slow it may just be worthwhile to clean some temp files and clean up your disk. IMHO, 10.4 is a much better system than 10.3, and runs much smoother. I can guarantee you that your system will run much smoother if you wipe the disk clean and put a fresh install of 10.4 on there, and also get a decent amount of RAM in there. After I upgraded my RAM to 1.5 GB, I noticed a substantial difference in speed, and got a lot less spinning color wheels. But one thing that you need to always keep in mind is to KEEP YOUR DISK CLEAN!!! Clean the temp files often and limit your internet downloading. If you keep your computer on all of the time, restart it every once in a while. There's a lot of little things you can do to increase speed in OS 10.4. Use spotlight and recent applications. Fill up your dock. Don't clutter the desktop, etc. There's plenty of articles on the net to help increase speed without adding anything else to your system, just navigating through the OS differently.

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Can I install Tiger on a wiped 500 mz G3?

I have a 500mz G3 that I've had the hard drive replaced with a 160GB. I've partitioned it (70 GB and 80 GB). Do I have to reinstall a fresh copy of OS9, 10.01, 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 etc. etc. to install Tiger on the 70 GB partition? I know that I'll need to use an external dvd drive to use the disc, as my G3 didn't have a dvd drive.

"I know that I'll need to use an external dvd drive to use the disc, as my G3 didn't have a dvd drive."
You'll need one that has FireWire connectivity.
If you can't find that kind of external DVD drive, you can use another Mac with a DVD drive and FireWire ports to use FireWire Target Disk Mode (FWTDM) to install. Connect the iMac to the other Mac with a 6-to-6 pin FireWire cable. Turn on the other Mac, then start the iMac with the "t" key held until you see the FireWire symbol on a blue field on the iMac:
The iMac's hard drive will appear on the other Mac's desktop just as if you had mounted an external hard drive. Then you put the Tiger Retail Install disk in the other Mac's drive and launch the installer. You have to make sure the disk is retail, not the gray disk form another Mac model.

Can I install Tiger on Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard?

I am using Mac mini and my OS version MAC OS X 10.6.2 Snow leopard and it was as default with my Mac mini,
Can I install Tiger 10.4 on my current Mac mini in different location as dual boot?

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No Mac can install an older Mac operating system than shipped with it.
The only minor exception is Macs which shipped with Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, but those ones only could run the Mac OS 9 that came with it and newer one, and Mac OS X that came with it and newer one up to the limitations of the hardware.
Also no Mac can install an operating system disc from a different Mac that is different either in model or vintage.
If you are missing compatibility with your new Mac Mini for a specific application, please check
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Can you install Tiger onto a drive with data?

Hello,
I would like to ask if you can install Tiger onto a hard drive that already has data files on it. I have a 250 GIG hard drive and it already has 10 GIGs of data on it. Can I install Tiger on this drive or might it corrupt my files?
Its a long story but here is a quick summary of why I am attempting to do this:
I have a 350 MHz Blue and white G3 (rev 1) with two hard drives: the original 12 GIG ATA drive and a 250 GIG SATA drive (internal) connected with a 1S2 Seritek SATA controller.
My 250 GIG drive has two partitions but only one is available to Tiger. You see, by accident I originally formatted my 250 GIG drive with an extremely small partion (32 Megs). I meant to type "30 GIGs" and by accident I typed "30 Megs". Oops That was supposed to be my OSX 10.4 volume. Its too late now - its too small. So I only have two choices for a place for TIger: my 12 GIG drive or the other partition of my 250 GIG drive. I am reluctant to choose my 12 GIG drive because it already has an older OS on it (OS 8.6).
I was concerned about installing TIger on the data partition of the 250 GIG drive because that is where all my valuable data files are - 10 Gigs of data. I don't want to risk scrambling this data in any way.
Is it safe to install Tiger onto this partition with my data files? Or is the possibility it might do something to my data.
Its only a temporary install so that I could burn my 10 GIGs of data files to DVD for backup and then I will start all over again and erase the entire hard drive and reinstall from scratch onto the 250 GIG drive once my data files are safely backed up. (I will not partition the 250 GIG drive i nthe final install - it will be one big partition.)
One other question:
When you format a disk in Tiger are there options to "low level format" or "zero all data" or will just a straight "erase" do the job sufficiently? I bought my 250 GIG Hitachi SATA drive new and so I am not sure if it worth the time to re-erase it with "zero all data" (if that is an option in the Tiger Disk Utility). What is the best formatting option to prepare this drive in the most beneficial for Tiger?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Thanks scb and Jeff,
Jeff, you have me thinking now. I think I will be safe and try another idea. I have a 4 GIG internal SCSI drive I could use to backup my data in 4 GIG sections at a time via my Adaptec 2430 SCSI card. I could then move this hard drive over to my other G3 onto its 40 GIG hard drive. This would be done three times to take off all my data and essentially provide a backup before I install Tiger. Good idea. You are right. It is better to play it safe.
By the way 8.6 can handle HFS+. And yes, I should eventually buy an external drive solution - probably an enclosure. I saw one called "coolmax" [1]. It could hold a SATA drive and it had USB, firewire and also an external SATA port.
And also Jef thanks for the info about formatting drives. I am glad to hear it is not important to zero all data if you don't have to. I am not concerned about havig anything to hide and so yes, I will just click "format" - that should be fine. Zero all data takes such a long time and I would rather avoid using it if I don't need this feature. Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for the new safer direction.
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Can you install tiger on a power mac g4 with out a DVD drive if so how, I do have have a 2011 iMac can I use that in target disk mode with a FireWire cable any help would be appreciated

Can you install tiger on a power mac g4 with out a DVD drive if so how, I do have have a 2011 iMac can I use that in target disk mode with a FireWire cable any help would be appreciated

Hello,
You need to put the Tiger Install Disc in the 2011 iMac, boot the 2011 uMac into Target mode...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
Boot the G4 holding the Option or alt key, hopefully the Install Disc in the 2011 iMac will show as a boot choice.
We just want to use the 2011 iMac as a big expensive FW Optical drive, it cannot be installed osing the 2011 iMac itself.

Can I install Tiger in my NEW 21.5" iMac ?

Can I install Tiger on my NEW 21.5" iMac ?
Machine bought new - Nov. '09.
While I do like some of the features in Snow Leopard... almost all my existing software plus the Sims 2
games will apparently NOT run (or run well).

Rosetta does exactly that. It was created to run MacOS X programs that only ran on PPC macs to run on intel processors. Rosetta would translate PPC machine instructions into intel instrucions on-the fly.
Classic Mode was a whole separate operating system. Rosetta merely translates PPC to intel so it is generally invisible to the user.
I have used Quicken '05, iMovie HD, AppleWorks and Microsoft Office under Rosetta with no issues. Photoshop 7 was the only program I have that choked and would not run. I would guess that the Sims program would be most likely to not run. They might have an intel update available, I know that Zoo tycoon 2 had a patch to allow for intel processers, The Sims might, too.
Some programs have "fat binaries" with both versions. If you are curious, you can see whether you are running intel or PPC-translated by using the activity monitor.
You don't need to run Rosetta separately, if it is needed it turns itself on, so the programs install normally. In fact, some programs needed Rosetta just to run the installer, the actual software ran on the intels.
I think I have the same machine as you, I just bought my new 21.5" iMac last month. I love it by they way, a DVD that would have taken all night to burn was done in a little over an hour!

How can I install Tiger 10.4.11 over Panther 10.3.9

How can I install Tiger 10.4.11 over Panther 10.3.9 ? I tried using a 10.4.2 install disc that I was going to update to 10.4.11, but got message that this would not work on this computer.
Thanks
Bob

Upgrade 10.3 to 10.4 Drop-in Install...
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You must already have Mac OS X 10.3.x Panther installed on your Mac to use this 10.4 Tiger upgrade. Your Mac must also meet the system requirements (detailed below) for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Compatibility
eMac (2005), iBook G4 (Late 2004), iBook G4 (Mid 2005), iMac G5 17-inch (ALS), iMac G5 20-inch (ALS), iMac G5 (17-inch iSight), iMac G5 (20-inch iSight), iMac (Early 2006 17-inch), iMac (Early 2006 20-inch), Mac mini, Mac mini (Late 2005), Mac mini (Early 2006), MacBook Pro, Power Mac G5 (Early 2005), Power Mac G5 (Late 2005), PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD), PowerBook G4 (17-inch Double-Layer SD)
http://www.welovemacs.com/m9639za.html

2nd hard drive for Dual 500 MHz Sawtooth

I have a G4 dual 500 MHz sawtooth with a 40 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM. I don't have any PCI slots left and I was hoping to add a second drive. Is this possible? Does this model have the ribbon and power supply for a second drive? I've been searching the discussions, but haven't found any info on this.
Also, is an ATA-133 drive fast enough for this model or could I put something in that's faster?

Hi, Al -
I have a G4 dual 500 MHz sawtooth...
A dual 500MHz G4 is not a Sawtooth model; the Sawtooths are the G4 (AGP) models.
Your dual 500MHz G4 is a Gigabit Ethernet model.
Yes, it does come pre-equipped to accept a second internal drive - the mounting sled, data cable connector, and power cable connector for it are already present.
The built-in controller is an ATA/66 controller. This means it has a hardware limit of not being able to 'see' more than 128GB of drive size. If a drive larger than that is connected, only 128GB of it will be available. This is a drive size limit, not a volume limit; partitioning will make no difference.
The new drive should be an ATA (or PATA, Parallel ATA) drive, not a SATA (Serial ATA) drive. Although the bus speed is ATA/66, newer drives are often ATA/100 or ATA/133 - that's okay, such a drive should work fine though it will operate at ATA/66 speed. Since that is the case, there is no advantage in paying extra for speeds in excess of ATA/66 - unless the plan is to be able to use it at a later time on a newer machine with a faster bus.
Typically the original drive will have been jumpered as Master. Set the jumpers on the new drive to Slave. Which drive is which makes little difference; the designations of Master and Slave are addresses, and do not establish a priority or preference - either can be used as the primary boot drive.
If your original drive happens to be a Western Digital, it may be using a third jumper setting, Single - this is often used by WD drives when it is the only device on the bus. If this is the case, it will need to have its jumpers reset to Master (or Slave, as desired) when adding a second drive.
When there are two devices on the bus, and Master and Slave are used, there can be only one of each.
Do not use Cable Select on that model G4.
Another option would be to use a firewire drive. Your machine is firewire bootable. Such drives offer a lot in convenience, in the ability to move them from one machine to another quickly.
Some cost savings in having a firewire drive can be achieved by purchasing a firewire drive enclosure (rather than a complete drive), then installing a relatively inexpensive ATA drive.

Dual 500 mhz proc in a single proc mobo?

hi,
can i put a dual 500 mhz g-bit eithernet processor in a sawtooth 400 mhz single?
thanks

Some Sawtooth G4s can't use dual processors.
http://www.powerlogix.com/downloads/UniNorthASICChecker.sit
If your Uni-N chip is revision 7 or higher, you can use a dual.

Dual 1.25 ghz processor in a dual 500 mhz GBE?

I have a dual 500 mhz processor Gigabit-E G4. Would a 1.25 ghz processor from a MDD G4 physically fit in there and boot? I know the multiplier would be different, but if its just a little bit slower, that wouldnt be a big deal, because it would still be faster than the 500 mhz. Also, how much slower would it be?
thanks

That is a little different question.
AGP Graphics through Digital Audio use a 3-lug mount and a 300-position rectangular data connector. The Digital Audio moves the processor socket to the back rail, where there is a lot more room for multiple processors, and replaces translucent shroud with fan assembly with the small black rubber fan assembly.
The Quicksilver and later use a 4-lug mount (the first three are compatible) where the fourth lug carries +12 Volt power. You might be able to use a processor as fast as the Dual 800 (top of the line \[original] QuickSilver) if you grabbed +12 Volts off a Hard drive Molex connector and bolted it to the fourth lug on the processor.
As far as I know, the 300-position rectangular data connector stays compatible. I have never seen articles suggestion you have to change stuff to move to a different group of processors, but you should check places like:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com
I think they may have Here is a link to a guy who added a later processor to his Gigabit Ethernet, and had to make modifications (including removing the CD cable connector) to make room for the bigger processor.
http://homepage.mac.com/josephk/G4_mod.html
And a similar tutorial:
http://www.macopz.com/buildamac/index.html

IMac 500 MHz PowerPC G3 not connecting to internet

I have a iMac 500 MHz PowerPC G3 running Tiger. We had it running to the internet fine in one location, connected to a switch to DSL. We moved it and wipe the computer. Now I am trying set it up to connect to the internet using the Internal Ethernet, but it will not connect. It will connect to all of the computers on the network but not the Internet. The dot in front of the Ethernet is yellow and says "Built-in Ethernet is currently active. Built-in Ethernet has a self-assigned IP address and my not be able to connect to the Internet."
I can connect a Powerbook to the internet using the same line and works fine. Does any one have any suggestions?

Dear Tonele,
*Built-in Ethernet has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the Internet."*
Who is your DSL provider? I have Verizon and couldn't connect this morning because of a bad IP address. Luckily a Mac Tech support guy (800-567-6789) talked me through reconnecting my currently wonky iMac.
He literally had me take the ethernet cord out of both the modem and my 'puter. Then he had me plug it into a different socket on my modem. I then used the control panel to tell the computer that it was going to connect by dialup. I saved that setting, then told it to connect by ethernet and saved that.
Only then did little blue let me get rid of the bad IP address.
Hope that helps and All the best,
Irene

IMac 500 mhz powerpc G3 - Internet connection slow, how do I fix?

So here it goes, I am pretty much a clueless newbie as far as the computer goes. But I have this much worked out. I am running a iMac G3 500 mhz powerPC (Thanks!, about this mac) with 512 kb of L2 cache, 100 mhz bus speed and 128 MB SDRAM on OS 10.3.9, and I have a wireless card installed that has firmware version 9.52, which I am using to connect to the internet through an apple airport, connected to a Motorola Surfboard SB5120 Cable modem.
Now when I am on the iMac the internet feels like dial up, I can literally stop to read magazine articles while I wait for the internet to load pages. But on the other computer a g4 apple powerbook (silver), it is quick and snappy. Both of these computers use the same airport and modem to connect.
What Can I do to the iMac to bring the speed up?

Tom's right. a G3 is a G3... but bump that RAM up even to 384 would be better. You "could" go up to 1GB, but it's up to you to decide the cost effectiveness of that. At OWC to could get 2x256 for about about $50 or 2x512 for for about $140... so the difference is pretty big. But I know the pricing is pretty competitve and you might find the 512's cheaper.
Good luck!

I don't have a dual-layer drive, can I install Tiger or Leopard?

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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard come on what appear to be larger than 4.7 GB discs. This does not mean you need a dual layer drive to install them. Some Macs capable of installing Tiger or Leopard came with a built-in CD-RW, or CD-ROM drive. For those a compatible Firewire DVD drive for booting Mac OS X can work instead of replacing the internal drive. Tiger also came in a limited edition Media Exchange Program CD installer package, which you may be able to find in the open market. The limitation for each is dependant on other hardware:
1. If your Mac shipped new with no Firewire, you may be able to install Tiger a special third party addon software known as XPostFacto.
2. If your Mac shipped new with less than 867 Mhz built-in processor (including dual processor 800 MHz or less), you may be able to install Leopard with a special third party addon software known as Leopard Assist.
3. If your Mac shipped with a processor upgrade card installed, and #2 is true, a firmware update may be available from the processor upgrade card vendor that allows Leopard's installation.
4. Tiger needs at least 256 MB of RAM.
Leopard needs at least 512 MB of RAM.
If you have a lot of dashboard widgets, you may need to increase RAM to improve performance on either operating system. The RAM needs to follow Apple's specs to ensure smooth operation. Only get RAM with a lifetime warranty.
5. Officially you need for Tiger:
"At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools" from: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
And officially for Leopard you need:
"9 GB of available disk space or more" from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3759
However, I would add to that if your hard drive doesn't have at least 15% of the drive free in addition to that, you may experience significant slowing down in the operating system function. This number has been arbitrarily discovered by many users.
6. When installing Tiger or Leopard, if your machine shipped with Panther (10.3) or earlier, be sure to get the retail Tiger or retail Leopard.
The Tiger installer is a san serif gray and white X with a spotlight on the center of the X on a black background.
The Leopard installer is a san serif black and gray X on a pink galaxy centered on a black background.
This is the 1st version of this tip. It was submitted on Dec 23, 2009 by a brody.
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Disclaimer: Apple does not necessarily endorse any suggestions, solutions, or third-party software products that may be mentioned in the topic below. Apple encourages you to first seek a solution at Apple Support. The following links are provided as is, with no guarantee of the effectiveness or reliability of the information. Apple does not guarantee that these links will be maintained or functional at any given time. Use the information below at your own discretion.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard come on what appear to be larger than 4.7 GB discs. This does not mean you need a dual layer drive to install them. Some Macs capable of installing Tiger or Leopard came with a built-in CD-RW, or CD-ROM drive. For those a compatible Firewire DVD drive for booting Mac OS X can work instead of replacing the internal drive. Tiger also came in a limited edition Media Exchange Program CD installer package, which you may be able to find in the open market. The limitation for each is dependant on other hardware:
1. If your Mac shipped new with no Firewire, you may be able to install Tiger a special third party addon software known as XPostFacto.
2. If your Mac shipped new with less than 867 Mhz built-in processor (including dual processor 800 MHz or less), you may be able to install Leopard with a special third party addon software known as Leopard Assist.
3. If your Mac shipped with a processor upgrade card installed, and #2 is true, a firmware update may be available from the processor upgrade card vendor that allows Leopard's installation.
4. Tiger needs at least 256 MB of RAM.
Leopard needs at least 512 MB of RAM.
If you have a lot of dashboard widgets, you may need to increase RAM to improve performance on either operating system. The RAM needs to follow Apple's specs to ensure smooth operation. Only get RAM with a lifetime warranty.
5. Officially you need for Tiger:
"At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools" from: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
And officially for Leopard you need:
"9 GB of available disk space or more" from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3759
However, I would add to that if your hard drive doesn't have at least 15% of the drive free in addition to that, you may experience significant slowing down in the operating system function. This number has been arbitrarily discovered by many users.
6. When installing Tiger or Leopard, if your machine shipped with Panther (10.3) or earlier, be sure to get the retail Tiger or retail Leopard.
The Tiger installer is a san serif gray and white X with a spotlight on the center of the X on a black background.
The Leopard installer is a san serif black and gray X on a pink galaxy centered on a black background.
This is the 1st version of this tip. It was submitted on Dec 23, 2009 by a brody.
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Re: I don't have a dual-layer drive, can I install Tiger or Leopard?

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Hi a brody,
Maybe it's my training that states to focus on what we can do, but I'd suggest changing the double negatives to positives. Let me know as that does leave out the "if and only if" implication of the "can't" statements which you may want to keep.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard come on what appear to be larger than 4.7 GB discs. This does not mean you need a dual layer drive to install them. Some Macs capable of installing Tiger or Leopard came with a built-in CD-RW, or CD-ROM drive. For those a compatible Firewire DVD drive for booting Mac OS X can work instead of replacing the internal drive. Tiger also came in a limited edition Media Exchange Program CD installer package, which you may be able to find in the open market. The limitation for each is dependant on other hardware:
1. If your Mac shipped new with no Firewire, you {color:red}may be able to{color} install Tiger {color:red}with{color} a special third party addon software known as XPostFacto.
2. If your Mac shipped new with less than 867 Mhz built-in processor (including dual processor 800 MHz or less), you {color:red}may be able to{color} install Leopard {color:red}with{color} a special third party addon software known as Leopard Assist.
3. If your Mac shipped with a processor upgrade card installed, and #2 is true, a firmware update may be available from the processor upgrade card vendor that allows Leopard's installation.
4. Tiger {color:red}needs{color} at least 256 MB of RAM.
Leopard {color:red}needs{color} at least 512 MB of RAM.
If you have a lot of dashboard widgets, you may need to increase RAM to improve performance on either operating system. The RAM needs to follow Apple's specs to ensure smooth operation. Only get RAM with a lifetime warranty.
5. Officially you need for Tiger:
"At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools" from: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
And officially for Leopard you need:
"9 GB of available disk space or more" from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3759
However, I would add to that if your hard drive doesn't have at least 15% of the drive free in addition to that, you may experience significant slowing down in the operating system function. This number has been arbitrarily discovered by many users.
6. When installing Tiger or Leopard, if your machine shipped with Panther (10.3) or earlier, be sure to get the retail Tiger or retail Leopard.
The Tiger installer is a san serif gray and white X with a spotlight on the center of the X on a black background.
The Leopard installer is a san serif black and gray X on a pink galaxy centered on a black background.
An Apple user since 1981 Mac OS X (10.6)

Can't install Tiger on Yikes - kind of weird

I've had people trying to help me with this over at macosx.com, and so far no luck. Maybe you guys can figure this one out.
I have a Yikes G4, 512MB RAM, 40GB hardrive, DVD-ROM, right now running OS 9.2.2. I've run everything from OS 8.6 through 10.2.8 on this computer. I'm trying to install Tiger, but I'm having a problem.
When I put the Tiger disk in, I get the "resart to install" dialog box. I hit the restart button, the computer restarts, gives the normal chime, then nothing. Black screen, I can see it access the DVD drive for a few seconds, then it just sits there. The computer is on, it doesn't shut down, but it never gets to the point where the moniter comes on.
If I restart and hold the C key, same thng happens, black screen. The computer will not finish booting unless I restart and get the Tiger DVD out of the drive before the computer looks for it. Then it boots from the hard drive normally. Can't hold Option key for Startup Manager, not supported on the Yikes. Can't use Startup Disk Control panel to choose Tiger, same thing happens, black screen. Can't use Target Disk Mode, not supported on Yikes.
The DVD drive is a stock Apple DVD-ROM originally out of a Sawtooth model. The Yikes will boot from an OS 9 CD, and just for the heck of it, I tried my Jaguar grey system specific DVD from my TiBook, and it boots with that DVD no problem, too. It PLAYS the Tiger DVD no problem, just will not boot from it.
Here's what I've tried so far, not necessarily in this order:
1. Reset PMU.
2. Reset PRAM.
3. Removed Apple factory stock Adaptec 2930 SCSI card.
4. Removed 3rd party RAM, stole Apple stock 256MB stick out of Sawtooth to bring it back up to 512MB.
5. Checked for firmware updates, Yikes doesn't need one.
6. Unplugged ethernet.
7. Unplugged everything but moniter, keyboard, mouse.
8. Checked hard drive with Disk Utility from OS 9 and Jaguar disks, drive appears okay.
I tried different DVDs in different computers to make sure they do work. Yikes will boot from Jaguar DVD and OS 9 CD, so it is a bootable drive. Tiger DVD will boot (and install, family pack) from DVD both the TiBook and the Sawtooth, so my Tiger disk seems fine. It is the retail (universal) black Tiger DVD.
I can't find this specific problem in the knowledge base or searching the forums. And I seem to have stumped the folks over at macosx.com. Anybody have any ideas that I haven't tried yet?
TiBook 1Ghz, 1GB RAM Matshita UJ-845S 8x Dual Layer; Sawtooth w/1.2 GHz owc upgrade, Yikes, etc. Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi TMM,
The Tiger DVD is the black boxed retail universal version. It's not a grey system-specific version. (However, the Yikes will boot from a grey system-specific DVD for my TiBook. Go figure).
I knew for OS X I didn't need a firmware upgrade, but someone suggested that maybe there could be an older upgrade (this computer came with OS 8.6). I didn't find anything like that.
This Mac meets all the requirements for Tiger. All external devices and ethernet have been disconnected. Removed all third party RAMI just . I even removed the stock PCI SCSI card factory installed by Apple. Everything else is stock. No other cards, no processor upgrades. (However, I have a heavily modded Sawtooth that boots to this Tiger DVD no problem. Three hard drives, one of them running from an ATA PCI card, 5 port USB PCI card, 16x Dual Layer DVD burner, and OWC 1.3GHz processor upgrade...go figure again.)
I just ran out yesterday and got a new battery to see if that would help. Reset PMU and PRAM again after it was installed, no difference.
I'm pretty familiar with the installation instructions, but I've gone back over them just in case. There's no mention of anything like this. Like I said before, this seems to have stumped the folks over at macosx.com, too. I'm beginning to think there's some weird little quirk in this particular machine.
Thanks for trying, though!
TiBook 1Ghz, 1GB RAM Matshita UJ-845S 8x Dual Layer; Sawtooth w/1.2 GHz owc upgrade, Yikes, etc. Mac OS X (10.2.x)
TiBook 1Ghz, 1GB RAM Matshita UJ-845S 8x Dual Layer; Sawtooth w/1.2 GHz owc upgrade, Yikes, etc. Mac OS X (10.2.x)

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