How do I install Tiger on an external HD?

Can I install Tiger on an external HD connected via FW from the laptop to which it's connected? It seems like the installation disk wants to restart the laptop and only install it there.
How do I do a fresh install of OSX on this external HD?

It shouldn't be a problem.
First, run Disk Utility, make sure the FW Drive is formatted HFS+.
Let the Install disk reboot, once running off the Installer, you'll come to a spot to choose the disk to install to.

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How do I install Tiger on an external hard drive?

I want to load and run apps from a second external hard drive.
Can anyone tell me or point me in the right direction to get information on how to load tiger 10.4 on a second external hard drive?
Thanks,
Ed

There is always a chance of screwing up and crashing. Always have at least two copies of your data at all times as my FAQ explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
As for switching between drives, use the startup manager:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106178
or the Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Startup Disk.
Note you will get a brief flashing question mark folder at startup if the external drive is not attached, and you didn't go back to System Preferences to reset the startup disk to the internal the previous boot.

How do install Tiger from an external USB drive?

I'm trying to upgrade from 10.2.8 to Tiger. How do I install Tiger from my external USB DVD drive? Tiger only comes on DVD and my G4 only has a CD ROM as an internal drive. Is there a way to boot from an external USB DVD drive?

bamim2,
you obviously just cracked some known hardware restrictions that not even Apple knew how to do: Don't start up from an external USB device.
The procedure you described is the standard procedure for the startup manager. However, as Apple's article explains this does NOT work with USB-devices on PowerPC (G3, G4, G5) based Macs.

How do I install Tiger on a Mini

I have a 2009 Mac Mini which came with Leopard, I have upgraded to Snow Leopard and am very unhappy with this OS. Can and if so how do I install Tiger?
I have tried inserting the Tiger install disc and everything freezes up!

Phooey! I was afraid of that.
I'm afraid my wife and I are getting old and set in our ways. The loss of the "Home" folder in he Dock, the new appearance of Safari and Google, and many of the "new" features expanded our learning curve beyond it's limits. My wife is legally blind and uses a 37" display with magnification and voice-over. Navigating a new screen has been very difficult. Besides, I can not find a feature in Leopard or Snow Leopard that makes a change worthwhile.
I may have to dig out her eMac!

How can I install ntfs on an external hard drive so that my Samsung Smart TV can see my media files? Or is there a better option?

How can I install ntfs on an external hard drive so that my Samsung Smart TV can see my media files? Or is there a better option?

OS X cannot natively write to a drive formatted as NTFS, nor can it format a drive as NTFS. There are third-party NTFS drivers available on the market.
Just out of curiosity: Even with NTFS, how is your TV going to access the external hard drive? Does the TV have a USB port?

How do i install itunes on an external drive

How can i install iTunes on an external hard drive?

Thanks, but I'm not referring to the music library, I'm referring to the actual iTunes application. I've read other threads saying that it can only be installed on the C: drive, so guess i'm out of luck.
Thanks anyway!

How do I install Tiger without DVD drive?

How do I install Tiger without DVD drive on a Powerbook?
My Powerbook had some problems recently, the HDD and the Superdrive where gone. I replaced the HD but can not get Tiger installed here because the DVD drive isn't working. I boot right now from a FW HD. Any Ideas how to install the OS on the internal drive?
Any ideas would be apreciated.

See Option 2 in
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304129> or Option 1 in
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303028>
It has worked for at least one person:
"Kenichi Watanabe
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Registered: 2-Sep-2003
Re: Using DVD drive in iMac G4 for iMac G3 in Target Disk Mode-->won't read DVD
Posted: 26-Oct-2006 4:37 PM in response to: AJ Nealey
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I just tried it between a Power Mac G5 and a PowerBook G3 (Pismo) and it worked. The G5 was Mac in Firewire Target Disk Mode. I started the G5 with the T with no DVD in the drive. I started up the G3, and the G5's hard drive appeared on the G3's desktop. I pushed the eject key (on the G5 keyboard) and the SuperDrive opened. I put in a DVD (the Tiger installation disk) and closed the SuperDrive. The DVD appeared on the G3's desktop. I restarted the G3 with the Option key held down, and the DVD in the G5 appeared as a valid startup choice."

Help to Install Tiger OS with external USB DVD-ROM

Hi! I would like to know if I can install Tiger with a External DVD on my G3 Ibook?. My internal CD crash, that's why I looking for an advice..
Regards.
Dave

I have a similar problem, but unfortunately, the FireWire port got thoroughly bashed before I got my hands on this machine. So while this model can, strictly speaking, run Tiger (or could if I upgraded the memory), I can't use Target Mode to do so, nor can I boot from the DVD, because this model, which was the first iBook to come with a FireWire port, only has a CD-ROM, not a DVD.
I understand that Apple used to give people the option to send in their Tiger DVD and get a set of CDs, but I can't find any trace of that on the Apple site now. I've seen Tiger on CD for sale, but it cost $179, even before shipping, and the whole point of the exercise is to avoid spending any more money than absolutely necessary (at least during this fiscal year) to upgrade to Tiger. (I've had a whole bunch o' startup costs, and don't need any more right now.)
Grga

I have an older Microtek scanner that is only supported thru 10.4. Is there anyway to install Tiger on my external HDD that will be bootable by my new iMac? If not. anybody need a reliable scanner (Tiger users only).

I have an older Microtek scanner that is only supported thru 10.4. Is there anyway to install Tiger on my external HDDthat can boot up my new iMac? If not, anybody need a good scanner (Tiger users only please).

Hi Bill,
Not possible to run Tiger on a new Mac at all.
The good news is that VueScan supports many Mikrotek scanners & is free to try...
http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#microtek
http://www.hamrick.com/

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...
2Z691-5341-A
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

How do i install tiger on external drive?

ola, i have 2 dead 17" flatscreen (swivelhead) ppc imacs, i'm desperately want to resurrect one of them, having replaced the power supply (no thanks to apple and foxconn?) and it also has a faulty logic board (no thanks to apple?).... someone in cape town south africa, apparently can do component level repairs...... i have to ready the imac with an up to date 10.4 (tiger) OS from my mac pro running snow leopard.....
how do i-
1. install 10.4 onto an external drive and if possible
2. update leopard on the external drive before i put it back into the faulty imac?
thx
francois

Installing Tiger on a drive means restarting the master computer (MacPro) using the Tiger install disk. Since MacPro uses the Intel chip, I don't believe you will be able to restart that computer with the Tiger disk. If you can attach an external drive (using firewire) to a PowerPC computer, I suggest you use the Tiger install disk on the external drive to install 10.4. I would then attach it to the "dead" iMac (using firewire) and try and restart the computer while holding down the option key. Click on the external drive and see if the computer starts up. If it does, you probably have a corrupted operating system on your iMac. At this point you can try either to run DiskWarrior on the iMac or just use the Tiger install disk to replace the old system in the iMac (or reformat the drive and start fresh). Hope this helps.
JDB

How do I install Tiger on a G3 iMAC from an external DVD drive?

I want to install Tiger on my PPC G3 iMAC. It is 500MHZ with 512 MB Ram, running 10.3.9. It has a CD drive, but CD version of Tiger is no longer available. I purchased a retail version of Tiger, and, on the advice of the Apple Store personnel, purchased an external DVD drive. It is a USB Lacie drive. My iMAC sees the DVD, but when I click the Install icon, it has a Restart button. Clicking the button restarts for 10.3.9. Same thing happens when I use the "C" key. When I try to assign the DVD drive as the startup drive, it says "ding" and won't assign it. What can I do next?

Take the DVD drive back and exchange it for a Firewire model. You cannot boot the iMac from a USB drive. This is basic information your Apple store personnel should know unless you failed to tell them what Mac model you have.

How can I install Tiger on external drive

I have a maxtor external drive and I am trying to install tiger onto it but it is not installing properly. I have a imac g5 and I have the drive connected to it. It allows me to perform the install but then when I use it as the boot disk it goes through all the process and it goes to unix with panic...something about hanging here.
Thanks
imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Hi Harrison,
is this a firewire drive? Be aware that you cannot boot from a USB drive: Don't start up from an external USB device.
Also make sure your drive's firmware is up to date.

Install Tiger from an external DVD drive?

I have an old blue & white G3 OS 9.2.1 and I want to install Tiger.
Internal cd drive but an external dvd reader/writer.
Does anyone know how to get the CPU to recognize the external dvd drive for startup?
I tried changing in startup menu - drive was not allowed to be accessed.
Is it all possible to install with a dvd internal drive?
Hughrayfeather

That machine will not recognize an external DVD reader/writer as a bootable system.
You can get the Tiger Media Exchange on http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/ on the right hand side, which is a CD version of Tiger.
Only newer AGP PowerMac G4s and iMac G3s and iBook G3s with Firewire can boot off external Firewire drives.
For more on upgrading to Mac OS X, also see this FAQ:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html
Disclaimer: Reference to links I make to my Macmaps.com website are a for your information only type reference. I do not get any profit from this page, and it is open to the public.

How do I install base system on external drive to boot MacBook Pro?

I have a MacBook Pro 2.2 core 2 duo. I use an external HD for storage. Want to make external drive bootable (i.e. to run apps like DiskWarrior on MacBookPro).
How do I install the base system?
Thank you.

First, be sure the external drive is partitioned using the GUID partition scheme. If it isn't then you will have to re-partition the drive which will erase anything you have on the drive.
Second, the external drive must be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
Last, boot from the OS X Installer Disc One that came with the computer and install OS X onto the external drive. Do not do an Erase and Install if you don't want to erase the external drive. You can customize the installation to omit any additional components you don't need such as language localizations, Asian Fonts, unneeded printer drivers, etc.

How do I install Tiger on an external HD?

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