I have an iMac 4,1 with problems upgrading past 10.6
Machine has 2 Gig of RAM (one 2 Gig Chip) 500 Gig drive formatted: Mac OS extended (journaling enabled). I can install 10.6, software update will then put latest iTunes and a few other updates, but none of the individual or combo updates will install on the machine. I've downloaded 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 Combo updater.
Is there something I'm missing here? HELP!
The drives are in good shape, I wiped the internal before starting this install. I've even tried the install on an external USB drive that I've also wiped fresh for the occasion. The SMART status of the internal drive is fine. Might just take it up to the Apple Store to see what they can do. Thank you for trying to help!
Also I never actually posted the exact error I'm getting here it is:
"Mac OS X Update Combined can't be installed on this disk. The volume does not meet the requirements for this update."
Both Drives were formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with a GUID partition
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Have you emptied your iMac's Trash icon in the Dock?
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If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
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Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
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I have just purchased an ipad2 and iphone 4s.. Only to find that I need itunes 10.5 and therefore a change to a newer operating system is required. I believe the leopard operating system is not supported on this machine, I have found some post that suggest that the processor speed can be altered during install to trick the installer to make it work could I do this from a friends machine externally??
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