Leopard Install Issue...

I'm trying to upgrade my 1st Gen 17" Macbrook Pro to Leopard and after clicking on the icon to begin the install, it keeps on asking me to restart the computer (in multiple languages). It says "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button." Even after 7 restarts, it continues to ask me to restart.
Thankfully, if I eject the disk, the computer runs like normal.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

madeinguam,
Try turning off your computer, then turn it back on while holding down the (Option) key. When it loads the startup manager 'an icon for your Macintosh HD and your Leopard install disc' and select your Leopard install disc. Note if your disk isn't in you can boot it in when in the startup manager.
Hope that helps.

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Macbook Pro Leopard Install Issues - Will not start

Ok, so I bought a used Macbook Pro about 9 months ago. As soon as Leopard came out, I upgraded. It ran flawlessly until about 2 months ago. I kept getting random freezes, "ATSServer" errors, and a bunch of other random problems. I decided a fresh install was definitely the way to go.
So I backed all my stuff up and erased the drive (no zero out). Naturally, I installed Leopard on a OS X Extended Journal format. When the installation was finished and the computer restarted, it sat at the boot screen (the grey Apple logo with the spinning thing underneath it). Instead of booting, it just restarted and did the same thing again. It continued to do this and was clearly not going to boot into Leopard.
I tried installing again under the same format (OS X Extended Journaled). It did the same thing.
So I tried to install Leopard on a OS X Extended Journaled Case-Sensitive partition. It installed, and what do you know? The computer booted up fine. I updated everything with System Update and everything worked flawlessly. But then I tried to install Adobe Creative Suite and realized that it (along with other programs I need for work) CANNOT be installed on a case-sensitive drive...
So I erased again and tried installing on a Journaled drive (non-case sensitive)... it did the same thing as before. Kept restarting at the boot screen and continued this in a never ended cycle.. would not boot.
So I tried a Mac OS X Extended partition (non-journal and non-case sensitive). Leopard installed and this time it got past the boot screen. Went to a blue screen... then got hung up on a blank grey screen!
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OS X Extended Journaled: Restarts continually and will not get past boot screen.
OS X Extended Journaled Case-Sensitive: Works perfectly! But cannot install my most necessary Applications on this format.
OS X Extended: Gets past boot screen but stuck at a grey screen right before OS X actually boots.
As I said, I haven't tried installing on a zeroed out drive yet (it is zeroing out the drive right now), but do you think this could even have anything to do with the problems I'm having?
It just doesn't make any sense to me... Why the **** would it work on case sensitive, but nothing else? Hard drive problem? I thought it was the logic board, but it ran absolutely PERFECTLY when on a case sensitive format.
It is out of warranty, and even if I did have AppleCare, I NEED this computer for work. I CANNOT afford to send this in anywhere to get repaired.. and I really cannot see it being a hardware issue because like I said, it works PERFECTLY on a case sensitive partition, but will not boot on a Journaled or plain Extended partition.
I'm crossing my fingers that zeroing it out will work, but ***?
Thanks.

Did you get the disks the machine shipped with? If not, call 800-MY-APPLE and order replacement disks. Should be available for a nominal S&H charge. If so, boot with the one containing the Apple Hardware Test suite and run the extended tests. If it passes, download Rember and run its tests. If the machine passes, then you've probably ruled out any hardware issues. After the disk is zeroed out, try installing, only selecting the Mac OS Extended format and ensure that you choose the GUID partition map scheme. Journaling can be turned on and off with Disk Utility, so you don't need it for preparing the HD. BTW, the Erase & Install will automatically erase the HD (just deletes the directory) and turn on journaling.

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Cap10323
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Hi, i've been trying to install leopard on my MacPro G5 to no avail, as my super-drive had failed, i've tried pulling out the HDD and mounting it via an external enclosure and connecting the mounted HDD to my Intel based mac and installing Leopard from a disc running from my Intel based mac to the mounted HDD from my MacPro.
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First, let's get the terms straight.
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There is a G5, which is a PPC processor, using Open Firmware and the APM scheme.
There is no Mac Pro G5
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In order to install an OS to a drive while installed in or connected to a Mac Pro, the drive must be formatted using the GUID scheme.
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To install Leopard on a G5, one must use a retail version of Leopard (not a gray disc that shipped with an Intel Mac), boot to the install disc, format the drive and install.

Family Pack Leopard install fails G4 Dual 1.2Ghz

All, I purchased the Leopard family pack and have successfully installed it on an Intel Macbook Pro and a G5 2.3Ghz DP machine - flawless, no problems during installation or after.
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1. Booting the G4 off the Leopard install DVD, I get the following error: Failed Install message = "The Installer could not validate the contents of the Essentials Package...".
I can never get beyond this point. After receiving this error, the internal disk isn't even recognized on the bus - I have to pull the disk out, put it in an external case to reformat it. I've even tried a low level format and also had Seagate replace the disk thinking it was defective.
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3. Tried installing Leopard on the G4 by connecting it to the G5 in target disk mode. It installed, but routinely just freezes (NEVER had this issue with Tiger on this machine).
I do see lots of people posting issues with the "The Installer could not validate the contents of the Essentials Package..." error.
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Check your original RAM. If it is not the Apple brand, it may not work because of that, even if it was the factory-installed RAM.
After I installed Leopard with only the Apple RAM, I added back the third-party RAM and I’ve been running Leopard flawlessly since.
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I read the minimal requirements for installation of Leopard and probably someone will say I should have checked all those before I tried the installation, but I didn’t, as I’m sure many others have not, because we “assume” Apple had tested it and would prevent us from making any mistake like this.
Previously Apple made their software and hardware to “just work” by providing error messages before we made an error and we have come to rely on that. But they overlooked this problem on this update. It’s the first time I’ve had a problem with an update from Apple.
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Blue screen only after leopard install. HELP!!!!

Here is what I did. I installed Leopard on my MacBook Pro and it booted perfectly. I did the upgrade option so I wouldn't lose my editing and graphics software. I decided to upgrade my Dual 867 MDD, which has a Sonnettech 1.67 processor for mirrored drive door macs. This is where the **** has come in. For the first attempt, I installed the upgrade on the system drive with was only an 80gig drive with 14 gigs left. After I came back in from letting the install go overnight, my computer monitor only showed a blue screen and the mouse arrow. i can move the mouse arrow around which is a good sign. I got frustrated and then took out the 80 gig system drive and replaced it with a carbon copy backup drive of 10.4.11. This replacement drive is a 120gig 7200 rpm PATA drive. I then installed Leopard on that drive, got the success checkmark at the end and rebooted. Again, the blue screen came back with a functional arrow. My only guess is that the low end ATI card (the original that came with the Dual 867's) is somehow flipped or reversed, preventing me from accessing the dock and system functions. I don't know of a keystroke that will flip them. Why would the mouse be functional and nothing else? The card has a HDMI port, albeit one of the older ones that is rounded and not square. At this point, I"m stuck on blue screen with roving mouse.I also could not get the install CD to eject, even when holding the eject key during the restart. I finally got it out. After a third reboot, I got the dreaded error message of death stating to restart. Any suggestions?

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rm -rf dhcpclient
rm -rf samba
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reboot
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Now, when the language slideshow appears (the leopard install video), after that, I cannot use my keyboard to press enter, or type. It makes the sound that is made when you cannot type, so it is not a hardware issue. I cannot get past the registration, so that is not it either. Help!
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I installed the Leopard OS and now my Canon MP 600 printer that purchased at the MAC store with my Mac in Aug of this year. It was working properly prior to the Leopard install. I tried re-installing the printer drivers, but no change. I can see my MP 600 as the only printer available. I am also unable to even print a 'test' page. When I run the Network Diagnostics everything is fine, but no printing.
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I tried this. I also tried updating the CUPS config file as was noted elsewhere. The printer is a total no-show on Leopard.
It is being served by an older G4 whose only job is to serve the printer.
On Tiger it would just *be there* to print to. All the Panther computers see it as a "shared printer" in the printer box.
In Leopard.... not a &^^&% thing.
Not happy.
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Leopard install disks being scratched during install

I have had a couple of very strange experiences trying to install Leopard (upgrading from 10.4.10).
I initially ordered (at a special price) and received a Leopard disk under the program whereby I had purchased my MacBook Pro within the month prior to Leopard being issued. When I attempted the install, it moved along fine and then midway hung and finally said the install had failed--disk unreadable. I was unable to start up at all. Couldn't even eject the disk. Finally got it out. Did a clean install of 10.4. Reinstalled all my many programs and was determined to NOT use Leopard.
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?

DavidBJ wrote:
I have had a couple of very strange experiences trying to install Leopard (upgrading from 10.4.10).
I initially ordered (at a special price) and received a Leopard disk under the program whereby I had purchased my MacBook Pro within the month prior to Leopard being issued. When I attempted the install, it moved along fine and then midway hung and finally said the install had failed--disk unreadable. I was unable to start up at all. Couldn't even eject the disk. Finally got it out. Did a clean install of 10.4. Reinstalled all my many programs and was determined to NOT use Leopard.
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.
You problem may be that optical drive is damaging dual-layer DVDs for some obscure reason.
Most of the other installation disks you used were probably single-layer disks.
It might also be that the Leopard DVD is a bit thicker than a standard DVD. Check the thickness.
If you do get another replacement DVD I suggest making a backup immediately.
You might also be able to copy the scratched DVD on another machine, but it has to had a DL burner. Sometimes copying a scratched DVD will work, since the copying process re-reads bad areas many times.
If you do get another DVD, use an external drive until you are sure why this is happening.

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