Installing Leopard onto Partition from DVD = Kernel Panic

I need to install Leopard into my system so that I can run an essential app that is PowerPC only. I created a 50GB blank partition, then booted from the Leopard install DVD. I get the Apple logo and the spinning wagon wheel, but after about a minute of that I get a kernel panic. Tried several times, same thing. It's almost as though Lion or Mountain Lion has altered something so that Leopard will not run anymore.
Anyone have any suggestions????

Be sure to check the Install Rosetta (and IMHO Quicktime 7) in the Option/Customize box before installation. If you have already installed Snow Leopard, start the installation procedure again and check these options.
The ability to install Rosetta over the internet (when opening a PowerPC app) has been reported to be broken for some time now.

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I'm trying to install Leopard onto my PowerBook G4 (yes, long past the warranty but she's an old workhorse). The internal DVD "super" drive has been broken for a couple of years, so I've got a nice, fast, solid Sony external USB 2.0 DVD/CD player/burner.
Just now I inserted the install disk into the drive. The disk mounted. Install window popped up automatically. Clicked the button to restart and install... the Mac restarts alright, but there's no installation happening (and no error message to tell me what's happening).
I've been searching the documentation and this forum and so far I'm stumped. Can anyone shed any light on this?
Is it simply impossible to install Leopard from an external USB drive? If so, is there a non-disk method anyone can suggest?

Please post the specs on your g4, lets make sure its possible first, then someone here can help get you going.
And to add to that, I am thinking that it would have to be a firewire disk drive to boot (?? Anyone?)
I also have to agree with Jeff, If you have another mac with a working dvd drive, or know someone (use beer as payment ) with a mac that would be quick and easy. If you do it as jeff suggests, then both macs need to be the same, or if they are different, you can put the disk in the borrowed mac, shut it down and restart holding the T key, putting borrowed mac into target mode, then hook you mac and borrowed mac together with a firewire cable, start your mac holding the alt/option key which will bring you to the disk selection screen, pick the Leopard disk and it should start the installation.
Make sure when you get to the point in the installer where it asks you which disk you want to install to, make sure you select your mac (as the borrowed mac's hdd will show up also)
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Can't install Leopard onto Sawtooth

Can't install Leopard onto Power Mac G4 AGP Graphic with a 2GHz processor (upgrade).
Tiger runs splendidly!
Any sugestions?!
Thanks
vasonic

+Just got off the phone with apple support, because I had the same problem. What the problem is here is that the installer looks at the System Profiler to gather this information to make sure that it meets the requirements. Since these upgrades are not yet supported it reads 0mhz processor speed, if it's under 867mhz, it won't install.+
That's is my problem to start with!
I have 2 internal 120GB HD's, the one set as a master runs Tiger and the one set as a slave
have 4 partitions of which 3 partitions are running OS9, Panther, Tiger
and one partition I left to install Leopard.
When I try to install Leopard a pop up window comes
telling me that I can't install it on this computer,
utilities of the Installation disc will read 0MHz.
Try booting from a "virgin" Tiger, just bare OS on the separate drive and partition,
same thing will happened.
some solutions I find @ XLR8 :
[URL] http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/OSX_Leopard_feedbacktips.html#storytop
But, no joy, just yet.
Never give up!!!
Yes, processor upgrade is not from Apple, but Apple should be more helpful.
If somebody who had a luck with straight install, can put some words of to this post.

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Can install Leopard onto a Dell PC or laptop?
If not, can I install any MAC OS on a Dell PC or laptop
instead of Windows Vista?
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Can you? Yes, it is technically possible. The more pertinent questions are: Is it a good idea and Is it legal. The answer to the former is maybe not. The answer to the latter according to Apple is no. In short, if you want to dump Vista and XP or Ubuntu aren't acceptable, put the Dulls up for sale and buy a Mac.

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BRAND NEW Mac Pro won't boot from Leopard DVD, kernel panics!

I just received my brand new Mac Pro today. It's a BTO machine with the upgrade to the NVIDIA 8800GT, a second optical drive and a Mac OS X Server license. The system has Mac OS X server installed on the default 320GB drive. I decided to use the server license as a virtual machine running in Leopard client. So, I installed 2 new 500GB Seagate 7200.11 (Retail) drives in the machine, zeroed them out in prep for installing Leopard client.
At this point, I pop in a freshly-purchased retail copy of the Leopard DVD and restart. When I try to boot from the DVD and install Leopard to one of the new Seagate drives, I get kernel panics - need to restart the machine. Also tried booting from the Mac OS X Server DVD and this too only caused kernel panics. The DVD's read perfectly from within Mac OS X Server and boot from hard disks is flawless.
I spent an hour on the phone with a level 2 tech at Apple - Tried swapping out the RAM and moving around the DIMMS to no avail. I am at a loss to what this could be. Seems to be a hardware issue and the tech thought it was likely a problem with one of the memory risers but couldn't send replacements. Anyone else with a similar issue?
This is my first Mac and it looks like this Mac Pro is going back for an exchange and I'll have to wait yet another 10-12 days for a replacement to arrive. Bummer.
Am I missing something simple here? Does this seem to be a hardware issue?
If anyone has any ideas before I ship this one back, please write!!!

New Mac Pros will not install the Leopard retail disc. They will only install the Leopard disc which shipped with them labeled Mac Pro. That has always been true. Macs can only boot the system that ships on DVD in the box that came with them, and newer retail releases. They can never boot from an older retail release than what shipped in the box.

I need to install Snow Leopard onto partition on OS Lion iMac but it keeps beeping after pressing/holding 'C' to start installation.

Hi All,
I bought a used iMac (2011 model, Lion OS X) and I need to install OS Snow Leopard onto a partition I have already created.
I have tried rebooting from the SL installation disk which does not work as the computer only beeps at me (beeps 3x then pause, beeps 3x then pause, etc) whilst showing the white screen with apple logo. I then have had to 'force quit' out of the computer to shut it down to stop the beeping.
I've tried holding down 'C' whilst restarting the computer to bring up the start up disk options & it beeps again in the same screen.
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Please someone help me?
Thank you in advance,
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Your RAM may not be passing a check.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5860?viewlocale=en_US
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I want to start learning how to use the Terminal and how to start inputting and outputting data via the Terminal. I thought that I could create a small partition on my hard drive and then install Snow Leopard onto that partition (so that while I was learning how to use Terminal commands I would not wreck anything.)
It then occurred to me that by doing this I would also learn how to install OS X.
Can I do this?
Does the disks I got with my iMac have a limited number of installs? Because if they do I don't want to use them up in case I have to reinstall at any point in the future.
Do those disks have a full version of OS X Snow Leopard on them, or are they just for repairing the version on my system?
If I was to create a partition, when I delete that partition will I automatically get back the space?
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My suggestion would be to get an external HD and use the Install Disc to install OS X on the external. Don't get a cheap USB drive, get the fastest drive (at the moment that would be Firewire 800) you can get. Drives I'd recommend are Lacie Quadra d2 series, G-Tech G-Series and OWC (www.macsales.com) Mercury Elite Pro series. This would be a much wiser strategy than partitioning your internal drive, that way if you real create a major mess it won't affect your internal HD.
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Re-installing iLife onto Lion from Snow Leopard

I have a MacBook Pro (Early 2011), which had Snow Leopard on it and came with iLife installed. I've installed Lion onto this machine (initially from the app store, but I had to re-format and re-install). My question is: How do I get iLife back onto Lion?
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Stick the disk in as I mentioned to you above.......
If you can't find it there in a folder, then you lost it...
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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.
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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.
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Install Leopard OS X from backup on external hard drive?

BACKGROUND: I backed up all the data from my Powerbook G4 onto my external hard drive and then proceeded to completely restore my Powerbook by inserting the Install OS X DVD, holding down C, going into Disk Utility and erasing everything on the drive.
The Install OS X DVD in question is the one that came with the laptop back in 2005. It is Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger). However, a couple years ago I upgraded to Leopard OS X but have since lost that install DVD.
Now that I am trying to transfer all my backed up data from my hard drive back onto my PB, I am running into the problem where Migration Assistant for Tiger OS X only gives me two options to transfer data - 1. Connect to another Mac or 2. Connect to another volume.
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Why I erased everything is irrelevant, trust me. It will just complicate the story more.
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QUESTION: Is there a disk image or something of Leopard OS X somewhere in my backup data on my external hard drive?
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OS X Server DVD kernel panics

Which hardware configurations kernel panic the OS X Server v10.5 DVD (RETAIL)?
I get a kernel panic with an early-2008 Mac Pro dual 3.2 GHz quad-core with Apple Mac Pro RAID card, Apple Dual-Channel Gigabit Ethernet PCI, NVidia GeForce 8800 GT, and 32 GB of RAM. I reduced it to 8 GB of RAM and still it kernel panics.
I had no trouble on an early-2007 Mac Pro 2x2.66 dual-core, ATI Radeon X1900, and 4 GB of RAM.
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Another configuration I have available: early-2008 Mac Pro dual 3.2 GHz quad-core with Apple Mac Pro RAID card, ATI Radeon HD 2600, and 32 GB RAM -- the OS X Server v10.5 Retail DVD does not kernel panic on this machine.
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I want to install leopard on my macbook with tiger 10.4.8 from cd.
Can i install leopard from cd on my macbook without overwriting everything.
So when i install leopard over my tiger, will it overwrite everything else or will it update the os with all files and setttings in tact?

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I'd recommend backing up (on an external HD, CD, DVD, thumb drive, etc) any important data. While the upgrade option is designed to preserve all of your data, settings and applications, Apple strongly recommends (as do many users on these boards) that you always maintain a current backup of your data. While the percentage is very small that you'll have a hardware or system failure during the upgrade, it's always better to be prepared then in panic mode.

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Hi,
I bought my first mac on the day Leopard was released. It came with Tiger pre-installed, and Leopard DVD was dropped in. When I install Leopard, it didn't even give me the option for a clean installation. So I guess the DVD is for upgrade only? Now the permissions on my system is messy, and I want to erase everything and re-install Leopard. Is it possible? Do I have to install the Tiger from original DVD first and then upgrade to Leopard?
Ironically Windows Vista (Ultimate) runs beautifully on my iMac under Boot Camp, where I do most work related things. When I re-install Leopard, is it possible to keep Windows Vista partition unaffected?
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I've seen many discussions abound kernel panics and wake-from-sleep issues, but nothing exactly like mine.
Most importantly, mine is a desktop Mac-PowerMac G4, 2 proc, 1.25 GHz.
We are experiencing persistent kernel panic and system crash problems, all of which happen when we try to bring the machine back up from sleep by tapping the keyboard and/or clicking the mouse.
The system responses have included:
• Hard drive and fan spinning up, but no mounting of any USB device (the ZIP 250 drive doesn't whir and the Studio Display remains dark
• Machine wakes up but the display has what can only be described as "pieces" missing from it. Then the kernel panic display happens.
• Mouse pointer moves but activates and affects nothing.
The very last kernel panic was intriguing. The machine woke up and appeared to be fine for a moment but there was the problem when 'chunks' were missing from the display image. Firefox, which had been running when the Mac went to sleep, crashed with no error message-it simply disappeared. Then the kernel panic screen happened. The report generated at restart was thus:
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 1): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000000BA73004 PC=0x0000000000019068
Latest crash info for cpu 1:
Exception state (sv=0x2D504280)
PC=0x00019068; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x0BA73004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x0001BD1C; R1=0x17463CF0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x01A7CF40 0x0001C62C 0x00022674 0x00022804 0x000A9314
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2D504280)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2D5B6780)
PC=0x9004A3B8; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0xE0537000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x9004A2FC; R1=0xBFFF70A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep 8 17:18:57 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xFFFF0003): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 1:
Backtrace:
0x00095138 0x00095650 0x00026898 0x000A7E04 0x000AB780
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2D504280)
PC=0x00019068; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x0BA73004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x0001BD1C; R1=0x17463CF0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x01A7CF40 0x0001C62C 0x00022674 0x00022804 0x000A9314
Exception state (sv=0x2D5B6780)
PC=0x9004A3B8; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0xE0537000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x9004A2FC; R1=0xBFFF70A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep 8 17:18:57 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
Model: PowerMac3,6, BootROM 4.6.0f1, 2 processors, PowerPC G4 (3.3), 1.25 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon 9000 Pro, ATY,RV250, AGP, 64 MB
Memory Module: DIMM0/J21, 512 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2700U-25330
Memory Module: DIMM1/J22, 512 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2700U-25330
Modem: Dash2, UCJ, V.92, 1.0F, APPLE VERSION 2.6.6
Parallel ATA Device: PHILIPS CDD5301
Parallel ATA Device: IBM-IC35L090AVV207-1, 76.69 GB
USB Device: Hub, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, Fujitsu Component, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 100 mA
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 250 mA
USB Device: Generic USB Hub, ALCOR, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: PTZ-631W, Tablet, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: USB Zip 250, Iomega, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Studio Display, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: OfficeJet 6100 Series, Hewlett-Packard, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
While I do have 1GB onboard memory it probably ought to be said that 512MB worth is a memory stick from Crucial that I installed about a week and a half before upgrading from 10.3.9 to 10.4.6. I doubt it's the memory's fault in as much as that period of time was more than enough for the problem to crop up and it ran with no complaints whatsoever until I upgraded to Tiger.
I have also tried removing the ZIP 250 from the system; I have Adobe Version Cue CS2 running and had that turned off; various tips and tricks I found about too numerous to recount. So far the problem is proving intractable.
Does anyone have any idea of what I ought to try next?
Much appreciation in advance,
Sam Klein.
PowerMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.25 GHz, Dual Processor, MDD, 1GB RAM

I recommend having both Alsoft DiskWarrior 3.0.3+ (DW3) and Micromat TechTool Pro version 4.1.x+ (TTP4).
While both can build a new, optimized directory for a disk, I have found there are some disks that only DW3 can repair. DW3 is a "specialist" in disk directories.
Likewise, TTP4 brings a host of useful hardware testing routines that are neither in DW3 nor the Apple Hardware Test. TTP4 also includes an excellent disk defragmenter. Defragmenting is generally not required under Mac OS X 10.3 or later unless you perform an extensive amount of video editing or your disk is nearing full, in which case it can be useful. See Mac OS X: About Disk Optimization. TTP4's Surface Scan is also useful in determining if a disk has developed bad sectors.
If you own neither utility today, the initial investment may seem like a good deal of money, but compared to your data and your time, the cost of these utilities is insignificant in the the long run. I've found their upgrades to be reasonably priced for what they do.
Neither utility is a substitute for a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution. But I've seen DW3 save more than one person's bacon and the suite of hardware tests and additional functions TTP4 bring to the table make both a worthwhile investment.
If you can only purchase one now, make it DW3. Add TTP4 when funds permit.
Better to have the tools and not need them, than to need them and not have them.
A good mechanic has more than one kind of wrench in their toolbox.
In some ways, you're lucky to have a PowerPC-based Mac: DW3 is not yet available for Intel-based Macs.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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