How do i install mac os 10.4 without disk 2 of install?
wife's ibook got full of stuff and i went to the genius bar and they recommended "erase and install'. i thought i had all the disks, but i'm missing disk 2 of install disks. i have 10.2 install disks, but only the initial install disk of 10.4. now i'm to the page where i need the 2nd disk. what do i do?
Hi Kelly and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
If you have the Tiger disk, 10.4, just use that. You don't need to go back and use the 5 install disks that came with the iBookG4. My iBook came pre-installed with Panther 10.3. I've seen upgraded to Tiger 10.4.11.
Shut down the iBook completely. Now, while holding down the C key, press the power button and insert the Tiger disk all at the same time. If the disk comes back out just gently push it back in again. Keep holding down the C key until you see the Apple logo on the screen. At some point, an Installer window will open. Just follow the instructions. BUT, before you ERASE the drive, make sure you have copied all the important data, (images/video/audio/documents), first before doing so because when you erase the drive, it's all gone permanently. When you are done, get online with the iBook and use Software Update to do the updates it will need. Also, after you do the Software Updates, run Disk Utility from the Applications/Utilities folder and Repair Disk Permissions. Don't forget to eject your Tiger disk and store in a safe place.
* Do not do an Archive & Install. The drive is already "stuffed" as you say. It's probably a 60GB drive... it's easy to fill one up, I know, I have one.
Carolyn
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