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I'm trying to upgrade from an imac flat panel G4
I've got the osx disc and it reads just fine... i double click the install icon and it asks me to restart.... it restarts,,,,,,,, nothing happens.... PLZ HELP!!

Hi /\G3nt42,
first of all: WELCOME TO THE DISCUSSIONS!
Unfortunately you do not give us any information about your system. Please fill in your computer details in "My Settings" in the right sidebar of this page. We need to now as much as possible about your system (Exact Mac type, processor type, MHz, RAM, current system version, etc.) in order to help! Whether your computer is compatible with Tiger at all depends on that information: Tiger system requirements.
Then make sure you have the retail full install version of Tiger (black DVD). You cannot use hardware specific disks that shipped with another computer (gray).
In order to upgrade from 10.1.x to 10.4.x you will have to either reformat the drive (recommended) or do an Erase&Install. You CANNOT upgrade directly. In both cases all your data will be lost!!! I suggest to reformat the drive using the OS 9 install CDs. By reformatting the drive with the OS 9 disk you are safe that all required OS 9 hardware drivers will be installed properly. Make sure you format as Apple Extended (HFS+)!
Update OS 9 to 9.2.2: Mac OS 9: Available Updates.
Now insert the Tiger install DVD and reboot while holding down the c-key. Install Tiger. After the reboot Repair permissions!
Download and apply the Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Combo PPC.
Repair permissions again and finally run Software Update from the Apple menu to install all remaining updates (yes, you should install all at once because only the software update app knows the exact order in which they have to be installed).
Good luck!
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