How do I source install media to upgrade from Tiger 10.4.11 to Leopard 10.5

My aim is to upgrade my macbook to snow leopard 10.6 from Tiger 10.4. I bought the media for 10.6 but didn't realise that my macbook should be at a minimum of OS X 10.5 to be able to upgrade to Snow Leopard.
Does anyone know if 10.5 upgrade media is still available?
My Macbook has a 1.81Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 1GB Ram, is that enough for Snow Leopard? Anyone else in this situation?
Any help and advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.

Hi hdereland, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Does anyone know if 10.5 upgrade media is still available?
You have to call Apple to see if they still have it available, the Stores no longer have it.
My aim is to upgrade my macbook to snow leopard 10.6 from Tiger 10.4.
Many just install it anyway from 10.4

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The "media kit' is a physical disk, but that's all.
In order to use it, you'd need a valid license, but the media kit doesn't include any license.
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The site license is really the legal right to install and run a certain number of copies of the OS within an organization. You'd still need at least one copy of the install DVD, though, so that's where the Media Kit comes in - the physical package that's designed to be used in conjunction with a separate license agreement. It works out a lot cheaper to buy one Media Kit plus a 100-user license than it does to buy 100 single-user licenses.
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How can I upgrade from Tiger 10.4.11 to Leopard?

All I can find on eBay and elsewhere are "used" discs, and I'm afraid of purchasing them because I'm afraid I won't get the full functionality of what was once a "new" upgrade disc. (Like, perhaps, a serial number being registered by a previous owner that won't allow me to fully upgrade, etc.) Is this fear unfounded? Also, I'm only wanting to upgrade to Leopard so I can eventually get to Lion. Is there a more direct way of going about this?

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Stephanie

Hi Stephanie
In 'theory' there should not be a problem.
However as already stated I've tried this at a number of sites and its been a problem every time. Others on the forum have found this too. I think its mainly because of issues with DNS and the config files used. Under Tiger these were /etc/named.conf and /var/named. Under Leopard its slightly different. See:
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How do I backup all user's home directories?
There should be no need to do this if home directories are not stored on the system drive. Although its always a good idea to have backups of as much as possible - just in case.
How do I backup the entire LDAP database?
Server Admin > Open Directory > Settings > Archive
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If the folder used for home folders is on an external drive or another internal drive you should be OK in simply unsharing it.
Will there be any compatibility issues to access the shared folder from Tiger OS client computer?
In my experience I have not seen this. Ideally you should try and have everyone on the same OS.
What I have found is if your environment varies slightly from the 'Apple standard model' then you will in all likelihood have problems. Your mileage may. This is something I think some people who post on these forums fail to realize? It is understandable though as most most people's requirements or environments do not 'conform' to that standard - although it is hard to figure out what that standard is sometimes as the documentation is - shall we say - incomplete.
In which case you are (apart from online resources) generally on your own.
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You should also read the section in the right column titled - *Upgrading from Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger.*
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2986

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Can I use an OSX 10.6.3 install disk to upgrade from OSX 10.5.8

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