Migration assistant from a 10.5 to 10.6 Mac book pro

Can I migrate info from a MBP with 10.5 to a new one with 10.6. It's my son and I am trying to do this over the phone from work
Thanks in advanced for your help
Joe

It definitely works. I have used MA at least 100 times in the past. I’m not sure what’s happening here. What is the exact error message? Is the old Mac updated to 10.5.8 with all updates installed? Is your son using FWTDM successfully so that the new Mac recognizes the old one? Is there enough free space on the target Mac?
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