Install disk 2 problem Leopard.

I have erased the hard drive and started to re-install the system (Leopard) from the original disk on an Intel imac . Unfortunately, when I got to Install Disk 2 it will not read it. It has been stuck lke this for some time now and have tried a range of things. The Mac completely ignores the keyboard whatever I press and I cannot get it to work as a slave over firewire. Despite fresh discs etc I cannot get any further than insert disk 2. Any ideas?

Hi Peter,
You must power off, bootup holding Mouse bitton down to eject Disc AND Option key to bring up Startup choices, insert Diac #1 & wait for it to show up...
That second Disc thing happens frequently, the best way around it is to do a Custom install, and eliminate enough Printer Drivers, Languages, Fonts, and Applications you don't need... then it may skip #2 altogether.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1442

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Obviously the disc is damaged. I don't know if you can cancel out of the install at this stage or have to restart the computer. If you simply restart you'll probably be left with a damaged OS and the computer will refuse to boot fully. Did you do a backup before doing all this (always a good idea before making any changes to software on your computer)?
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I purchased the new xeon core dual which only boots in Leopard.
I need to put Leopard on an external drive, so I purchased Leopard and tried to install it on an external drive.
There's your problem. Macs which ship with Leopard can't boot Leopard retail, unless it is newer than the Mac in question. Check the version of Leopard on the Leopard retail DVD you purchased in the second quote. If it is older than what was installed on your Mac Pro based on the Mac Pro install and restore DVD, then it won't work on your Mac Pro. If you want Leopard of the Mac Pro to be backed up to be an emergency boot volume for the Mac Pro on the external drive, use a cloning software*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
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I have a few questions at the end of this post but first a rant of what a problem that I went through and later solved.
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1. Under the 10.1 cd booted, is it possible to tell it to boot from the HD without reinstalling (like under OS 9 startup disk control panel), and how?
With the installer loaded select Startup Disk from the installer's Installer menu. Alternatively restart the computer and hold the OPTION key down until the boot manager screen appears. Select the icon for the desired startup volume, then click on the large right arrow button. Alternatively restart the computer and press and hold the "X" key down until the computer starts up in OS X.
Note that none of the above will work if your OS X system is corrupted.
Normally, if you restart the computer and hold down the mouse button, the CD will eject from the optical drive. The technique you used is not "UN-Apple" like. It is, in fact, included in the User Manual as well as online Help for ejecting a CD that is stuck in the optical drive.

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DavidBJ wrote:
I have had a couple of very strange experiences trying to install Leopard (upgrading from 10.4.10).
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A few days later I looked at the Leopard disk and found that rings had been "scratched" or "worn" into the data surface as though my DVD reader/player had malfunctioned and been in contact with the disk surface. I was horrified and quickly looked at all my other program disks just used for the reinstallations, afraid the DVD player had ruined them too. They were all ok. This lead me to believe that perhaps the Leopard disk was bad even before I put it in my computer. I called Apple. They issued a new disk with barely a comment.
Well, I finally got around to doing an install of Leopard with the new DVD. I looked carefully at the disk first. No apparent ring scratches. The install worked--really slowly--but it finished and works fine.
However, when I ejected the disk, I took a look and, sure enough...the data side had rings scratched (or worn) into it as though my DVD player had been in contact during the installation process! They were not there before the install. This has NEVER happened with any of the other MANY installation disks (or disks I've burned) on this computer but has now occured TWICE with the Leopard install disk!!!! WHAT'S GOING ON?????
Has anyone else seen this issue?
You might see what happens if you play a movie DVD. Use an old one. Be sure to play it through the switch point to the second layer.
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Most of the other installation disks you used were probably single-layer disks.
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If you do get another DVD, use an external drive until you are sure why this is happening.

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