Installing Leopard on Bowling Ball iMac

Is it advisable to install Leopard on the older bowling ball iMacs?
Thanks,
Stan

I never heard the term "Bowling Ball iMac" before. It appears that you were referring to the iMac G4.
I would have guessed that an iMac G3 looks more like a bowling ball than an iMac G4.

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Installing Leopard to Macbook from Imac

My son has a Macbook 15" white that I wish to upgrade to Leopard. The drive on his Macbook is broken and we don't feel there is a need to fix (USB Sticks and downloads are more than enough these days). I would prefer to format the Macbook and install Leopard clean because I am thinking of passing it on to his younger sister and buying him a new Macbook. I have the firewire and factory OSX Leopard. How should I proceed?
Macbook is currently running latest Tiger: 1Ghz 60GB HD 2Gb DDR2 SDRAM (also doing the weak and dropping Wifi thing).

Wf5ve wrote:
My son has a Macbook 15" white that I wish to upgrade to Leopard. The drive on his Macbook is broken and we don't feel there is a need to fix (USB Sticks and downloads are more than enough these days). I would prefer to format the Macbook and install Leopard clean because I am thinking of passing it on to his younger sister and buying him a new Macbook. I have the firewire and factory OSX Leopard. How should I proceed?
Boot the MacBook with the "T" pressed. Soon you should see a yellow FireWire icon moving around the screen. Connect the MacBook and the iMac with a FireWire cable. Run the OS X installer on the iMac and tell it to install onto the MacBook.
One possible wrinkle: Is your Leopard disc black (retail) or gray (machine-specific)?

Why can't I install Leopard on my G5 iMac?

I have a G5 PPC iMac running Tiger and I've just bought an Intel iMac running Leopard. I'd like to bring the old PPC machine up to Leopard but, when I try to install it, I get a message saying that "this software cannot run on this machine".
Why does this happen? Are the disks Intel specific? If so, what are my upgrade options?
Intestinal

Hi Admiral Duck: Yes indeed, the disk that ships with a new computer are machine specific. To upgrade you will need a retail version of Leopard.
Help this helps
Stedman

Installing Leopard (10.5) onto iMac PPC G5 (10.4.11)

Hello there,
I'm looking to upgrade my PowerPc G5 from tiger 10.4.11 to Leopard 10.5.?
I'm a bit of a dunce with this kind of thing so was wondering if I could ask a few (probably very basic) questions regarding the upgrade! They may sound a bit dumb so please bear with me...
1. Is changing operating systems easy?
2. I've been looking on ebay for a legit copy to buy but am confused as to which version to get. There seems to be 10.5.1 all the way to 10.5.6.
If I get the earlier version, can I update it automatically / for free to the latest version of 10.5.6? Or should I just buy 10.5.6?
3. On ebay, there seems to be 2 different sorts of 'install' disks I can buy. One can be bought for £10, the other type usually has a lot of bidders and goes for roughly £70 - but I'm confused as to what the difference is.
The one that goes for just £10 is described as 'APPLE Mac Computer Install / Restore DVD OSX Leopard 10.5' and comprises of 2 grey disks, kinda boring looking..
The one that goes for roughly £70 are 'Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard Retail SEALED NEW' and comprises of a far more swanky, branded, purple 'X' and comes officially boxed.
Could someone explain why the install / restore disks don't really sell for much money (and therefore, presumably, why they're not the ones I need to get if I want to upgrade to Leopard!)
I hope that all makes sense - any help is very much appreciated!
Cheers
iMac 2ghz PowerPC G5, 2GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11, 20"

1. Relatively easy. There are some preparatory things to do in order to provide a smooth transition and stable upgrade.
2. Get the latest version you can find. If that's 10.5.6 then purchase it. Be sure you get only a retail package not discs with gray labels. Contact AppleCare to see if the still have copies of Leopard available. Apple sold it at $129.00 USD.
3. Stay away from anything that claims to be a "universal" installer or has gray labels. These are OEM discs and only work with the Mac models from which they came. You want to purchase only sets where the discs have black labels with a large gray "X". These would be ones like "Retail SEALED NEW." These will be more expensive. I think the £70 would be typical for this item.
The other types of discs are cheap because they may be upgraders (only work with a prior version of OS X and lack any extras provided with the retail sets.)

Anyone know if I can install Leopard on my old iMac?

Need to do some design work on my 4 yr (5?) old iMac PowerPC G4, and am currently running orig system (10.3.9) with my old design programs. Am fine investing in all the new programs, new system...but not sure it will actually all run fine on this computer. Anyone know?

kathgolf wrote:
Am I right that DIMM1 is the accessible slot and DIMM0 the non-user-accessible slot? How much RAM is it worth installing in a 1.25GHz machine?
No, I think it's the other way around.
I'm checking the service manual on the G4 iMac and it seems straightforward EXCEPT you will need to reapply the Thermal Paste :-/ I hate thermal paste!
You easy option would be to just put a 512 stick in your user accesable and run with a 768MB configuration.
Also, there may be some graphic features of 10.5 that are unusable due to the older graphics card.
-mj

Installing leopard on imac G4

I hope someone can help me here, I'm having real difficulty installing leopard on my G4 imac, it meets all the necessary requirements and I have enough free space to install.
When the restart is needed the disk seems to be sluggishly turning with a white screen and the apple logo. This is all that happens, I can get the disk out of the mac eventually but no install.
I've done a disk utility and it states that the disk needs repairing, although when I do a disk utility on my girlfriends imac it stated that the disk seems fine.
We do have different DVD drives I have a SONY DVD RW DW-U10A (Firmware Revision: A13b) and she has a HL-DT-ST RW/DVDE GCC-4480B.
I have searched for a firmware update but can only find one for a PC.
Any suggestions please?

andrewtatan wrote:
Hi unfortunately my server cannot connect to your website, therefore I can't confirm if it looks like the image posted.
But it is a retail version and it does say Upgrade DVD on the disk.
You can see an image of the retail disk & the box at Apple Store (U.S.) - Mac OS X v10.5.4 Leopard.
As has already been noted in this thread, an "Upgrade DVD" is not the retail version. It will not work with most Macs, nor was it ever intended to do so.

"Finder" does not function after installing Leopard on Mac G5

After successfully installing Leopard on my (new) MacBook Pro and on my (old:2003) iMac PowerMac 6,1 I tried installing Leopard on my 2005 iMac G5.
The installation seemed successful, but after restarting the computer I was asked to choose the wireless network from a list. This was not possible. I do not use the Airport on this computer so tried to press "cancel". Could not do this and got the turning rainbow circle which never stopped.
*The Finder does not function and cannot be restarted. This seems to be the main problem.
I cannot log off or shut down and have to use the powerbutton to shut down.
When starting up I do not get the Startup sound. Do get login and can login. But, all my desktop buttons have disappeared and I immediately get a notice that OS X shut down unexpectedly, asking me to cancel or send a report. Neither of these options are possible and the turning rainbow reappears. It's driving me crazy!
I can sometimes open programs but no longer "system preferences".
Is there anybody out there who can help me??
I am especially frustrated since the other two installations on an older and on a newer Mac went well. I use the exact same programs on all three computers.
HELP!

After successfully installing Leopard on my (new) MacBook Pro and on my (old:2003) iMac PowerMac 6,1 I tried installing Leopard on my 2005 iMac G5.
The installation seemed successful, but after restarting the computer I was asked to choose the wireless network from a list. This was not possible. I do not use the Airport on this computer so tried to press "cancel". Could not do this and got the turning rainbow circle which never stopped.
*The Finder does not function and cannot be restarted. This seems to be the main problem.
I cannot log off or shut down and have to use the powerbutton to shut down.
When starting up I do not get the Startup sound. Do get login and can login. But, all my desktop buttons have disappeared and I immediately get a notice that OS X shut down unexpectedly, asking me to cancel or send a report. Neither of these options are possible and the turning rainbow reappears. It's driving me crazy!
I can sometimes open programs but no longer "system preferences".
Is there anybody out there who can help me??
I am especially frustrated since the other two installations on an older and on a newer Mac went well. I use the exact same programs on all three computers.
HELP!

Must re-install Leopard

On advice from Applecare, I need to re-install leopard on my Intel iMac.
Can you point me to a document or a thread that gives a good recipe for doing that and also for restoring all my current settings, applications, application support files, etc so that I can get back to my current working environment efficiently?
I do have external disk resources I can use for backups and also have a Time machine disk.

How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

Since installing Leopard, my iPhone is no longer recognized by iMac

Since installing Leopard, my iPhone is no longer recognized by iTunes and cannot synch. Could you let me know how I can get iTunes to recognize my iPhone again. It is odd since i plug the iPhone into the iMac and it is no longer recognized in iTunes and my address book and calendar. It worked fine before installing Leopard. You assistance is greatly appreciated.

Joseph Pascal wrote:
Thanks Jason. How do I run the software updated?
Click the Apple(top left corner of the screen)> Software Update.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/11410.html

I just installed Mountain Lion on my iMac that was previously running Snow Leopard. Bugt I found that some key applications no longer work, so I would like to go back to snow Leopard. I can't use time machine backups for this. what can I do?

I just installed Mountain Lion on my iMac. But In was dismayed to find that my Canon scanner software (Canoscan LIDE500F)no longer works. Nor do any of my MS offce applications. I tried to use time machine to reinstall Snow Leopard (my previous operating system), but unfortunately my time machine backups did not include system software. Also, the original system install disk that came with my iMac would not allow me to install Snow Leopard in place of Mountain Lion. I would appreciate it if somebody could tell me how to solve this problem.

The reason your Office doesn't work is because it is PowerPC code. If you will upgrade the 2004 Office to 2011 Office then that will work.
I don't understand how you managed to get your Time Machine backup to not backup the system.
Now if you still what to downgrade you will have to erase the disk and reinstall Snow Leopard. Most likely all of your application and then restore your data from Time Machine.
To me it sounds like it would be easier to upgrade your software and stay with Mountain Lion instead.
Allan

I downloaded latest software on iphone 4 and installed new software on my imac (snow leopard 8.6 and now phone not synching with new itunes. Itunes does recognize the phone but the itunes is totally different now. It doesn't look anything like the previou

I downloaded latest software on iphone 4 and installed new software on my imac (snow leopard 8.6)and now phone not synching with new itunes. Itunes does recognize the phone but the itunes is totally different now. It doesn't look anything like the previous vesions. I can't even find a tab for synching. very strange. any help is appriciated.

iTunes 10.7 is compatible with Snow Leopard.
You can download it here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Just done a fresh install of Snow Leopard with all updates,iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately, I believe its related to overheating ?

Just done a replacement of the pata DVD drive (its new and is working ok), and a fresh clean install of Snow Leopard with all updates, iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately,
I believe its related to overheating ?
iStat Pro shows GPU diode temp at 66 C, CPU at 48 C, Fan rpms is around 1000
Any ideas somebody ?
The hard disk has been previously checked with state of the art techniques that have confirmed that the hard disk drive is in perfect condition.

1.5-3 minute boot up as opposed to 15-20 seconds
And
why it takes a long time to load a lot of things.
I have restored this
from a time machine partition.
TimeMachine is only a backup and restore, it won't fix issues in software and according to your information, doesn't even optimize the restore for best performance on boot hard drives.
What you need to do to regain your speed is to understand how your machine works
Why is my computer slow?
Fix any and all issues in software following this list of fixes
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Then follow this defrag method I've outlined
How to safely defrag a Mac's hard drive
Most commonly used backup methods
There shouldn't be need to reinstall OS X fresh unless your having file structure issues which if they are should appear when in the Steps, which then a zero erase and install will cure as well as any bad sector issues, the defrag step wouldn't be necessarry on a freshly installed system obviously as the files are written all together, not in portions all over the drive.
Hope this assists.

Unable to install Leopard onto my iMac G5

This is my first post here so please be patient with me if I do not do a good job explaining my problem.....here we go.
I have a 20" iMac G5 purchased back in 2004. It is what I believe was referred to as a special edition and came with a wireless keyboard and mouse. It currently has the minimum 512 megs of ram (I've ordered 2 Gigs for it yesterday), 150Gig HD, 1.8Ghz (not at the computer right now so cannot confirm the CPU speed). It currently is running OS 10.4.11. Ok, now onto the problem.
I tried to install Leopard Family edition, which I purchased at an Apple Store. I have tried and failed to install 10.5 four times now. The first attempt would not even pass the DVD check. It says the install DVD is damaged. That is not true because it loaded just fine on my wife's 12" Macbook.
In any event, I do have an external HD which is used for backup, via SuperDuper. Therefore, I have not lost data in case you are wondering. Each time I installed I would select the erase and install option. Each time, I get a different error. It will pass the DVD check then fail about 15 minutes into the install. It will give a yellow triangle window and say the Source Media is damamged. Another error in another install attempt says something to the effect that it cannot find something (cannot remember what) on the destination drive.
After these attempt, I reinstalled 10.4 and managed to get the system running again. I repaired permissions and ran the Verify Disk from Disk Utility and everything checks out. I had a technician come help me and ran DiskWarrior and seem to believe the HD and permission are fine.
I have had a few problems prior to the Leopard install, which may be the problem to begin with. Mainly two problems, the computer will not always come out of sleep mode when clicking the mouse and/or keyboard. I also have had many Kernel Panics. These two issues have ocurred over the last year but have increased in frequency. Have not seen a Kernel panic since I reinstalled 10.4.11 but still will not always come out of sleep mode. BTW, I did get a USB keyboard (not apple) and a mac mouse and have been using them since last night.
Ok I will stop here for now. I aplogize for wordiness and disorganization. Please help..

I received my external DVD drive and tried to install Leopard. No success. I get the same error. It appears to fail about the same time. It spends some time doing work before it calculated the estimated install time. Just after it calculated an install time (about 3 hours) that is when I get installation failed error. To me, it would eliminate the internal optical drive.
At this point, I am at a loss of options. I could replace the Hard Drive next I guess. I am beginning to wonder if I should just save my money and buy a refurbished Intel iMac....
I did buy 2 Gigs of RAM (EDGE) which is supposed to be compatible with my system. When I installed it the computer would start buy the screen stays dark. About 30 seconds after startup the cpu fans spin up to full rmp and the computer remains that way until I hold in the power to power down. I tried removing the RAM one at a time and still no joy. I finally removed it and reinstalled the 512 ram and the computer booted no problem. I have already talked with the site I bought it from and I am going to send it back.
If anyone has anymore comments I would be most appreciative for additional help.

Have reformatted my Imac using original discs (installed leopard (10.5)) tried to do the software update but it cant download the itunes update and when it gets to the configure update screen after restart for main update, it just gets stuck. HELP!

have reformatted my Imac using original discs (installed leopard (10.5)) tried to do the software update but it cant download the itunes update and when it gets to the configure update screen after restart for main update, it just gets stuck. HELP!
The configure bar gets about an 1/8 full and then just does nothing. I think its lists the update as combo update? cant remember with out checking.
I have tried to do the disk verify and repair but this has made no difference.
Please let me know what i need to do, I have reformatted the mac just to start over as was clogged with a lot of useless data, I had installed lion (10.7) from the app store previously and now cant seem to find a way to re install lion. I hope I dont need to pay for it again?

If you erased your hard drive, you'll need to reinstll OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to access the App store. You won't have to pay for OS X 10.7 Lion again. Did you try booting to the recovery partition by holding the command and r keys down? If that's still there, you can reinstall OS X 10.7 from there.
If you're looking to install the current iTunes, you need OS X 10.6.8 at a minimum.
If you're still trying to update OS X 10.5 Leopard, you can download the combo update from here. Download, use Disk Utility to repair permissions, apply the update, then repair permissions again. That will take you to OS X 10.5.8.

IMac G5 won't boot. Attempted to install Leopard,wouldn't allow, then would not reboot in HD's Tiger, nor from OS DISK IN DRIVE. OPTION START shows both OS 's, but still won't boot from either. Grey screen , spinning pinwheel for 5 minutes, then shuts off

When I tried a custom leopard install(omitting all but canon printers), a window appeared that " I could not install OSX ON THIS DISK." I tried a full install again and a window appeared stating that " the HD was not formatted properly, would I like reformat in hfs extended HFS EXTENDED journalled and ERASE THE HD?" I use disk utility on leopard to reset the iMac to restart from the original Tiger OS on the HD, & that was when it refused to boot. During 1 attempt I even tried to boot with the C key held for many minutes to start fron the Tiger OS disk but the iMac wouldn't start the cd spinning. I did hear that familiar FIRMWARE UPDATE CHIME! but I was not upgrading firmware as none was downloaded, and Leopard did not tell me it required a firmware update first, when I attempted to install it. So: I get the chime when the power button is pressed. Option key finds the HD TIGER AND THE CD 's Tiger. I van choose both. But neither boots. Starting with the C key held doesn't boot. In every case the startup grey screen appears with the grey startup pinwheel, this continues for many minutes. Then it shuts itself off. Help help help. My son has Graduate School papers in progress, and I just fried his iMac. Thanks to all.

Simon:
Thanks very much for the suggestions! I tried your method of booting to the install CD while holding option (alt), and then running Disk Utility to repair the disk and the permissions. Even though it still told me the drive didn't need repairing, there were more permissions that needed repairing when booting this way (as opposed to when booting while holding the C key.)
Anyhow, after doing this, my computer restarted just fine from the hard drive. Mail works now and I'm about to try repairing permissions one more time, then shutting down and restarting again, this time without doing it from the install CD. Wish me luck...
OK. It booted up perfectly this time. I'm not quite sure why that worked, though. Anyone care to illuminate me as to why booting while holding option (alt) let Disk Utility do what it needed to, while booting while holding C didn't?
At this point I'm just curious. My problem has been solved!
Thanks again very much, Simon. I really appreciate it, mate.
Cheers,
--forkboy
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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