OS X 10.4 Install Disc: model specific?

Hi!
My beloved PowerBook G4 was stolen last year, but i still have the "Mac OS X Install Disc" 1&2, installation discs that came together with the computer.
Would these discs, should i ever need it, eventually work in my Intel-based MacBook Pro?
Are the discs model-specific, processor-specific, computer-specific or whatever other -specificity available?
Thanks for reading,
Julio.

Install disks are model specific, but more to the point OS Tiger was never released as a retail package for Intel Macs.
Only the original Tiger install disks that came with the first Intel Macs will work.
The install disks you have are PPC only.
Depending on how old your MacBook Pro is, you would not in any case be able to install Tiger if that MacBook Pro originally came with Leopard:
Don't install older versions of Mac OS than what came with your computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2186?viewlocale=en_US
So, consign Tiger to the history books where it belongs!

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I have also asked that your serial number be removed, it's not a good idea to post it.

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*This is probably a dumb question, so if you are going to be snarky please don't answer*
(Sorry, disclaimer necessary as I have been bitten before by some posters.)
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Thanks! The white one is password protected and the password has been forgotten (teenagers!). This one was purchased last year brand new and has Leopard as the OS. I have a set of gray discs from 2006 (which is why I think these are mine for my black macbook) and a purple Leopard disc that has "drop in dvd" and "part of a hardware bundle" written on it. So I believe this is also for the black mac as it was purchased as a refurb in 2007.

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The eMac disk does not have all the necessary software for an iBook. If you reinstall the Mac OSX 10.4.x from a retail disk then your problem should be solved.
Links to sources.
http://www.welovemacs.com/apsyso.html
http://hardcoremac.stores.yahoo.net/
http://oldermac.hardsdisk.net/oldmac.html#hard
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I would also look at your installer discs for signs of iPhoto, and Garageband using the software called Pacifist from http://www.charlessoft.com/
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Note, the retail version of Mac OS X does NOT include iLife. Various retail versions of Mac OS X have included iPhoto 2, iMovie 3, and iTunes, which are outlined here, but iLife itself as bundled with Mac OS X has only come on Mac model specific discs:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=6493795

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Hello all,
I have a PowerBook G4 that I am trying to wipe/restore before I try to sell it. Here are the basic specs:
1.67 GHz PowerPC
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Hello,
First of all, are these restore disk you have specifically for your model of PowerBook? This are not any other Mac other than a PowerBook?
If they are for your PowerBook G4, then try first putting the disk in the drive and holding down the option key.
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If that fails then try resetting the PMU. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431
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You have enough RAM for 10.4. It would be useful if it said why it can't install on that machine.
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But this is technology. Today I bought a digital to analogue TV converter (for my TV) which works fine, except the USB recordable output refuses to recognize any USB device I plug into it. Yes, I can get digital TV, but that I can't record it makes me feel I just wasted $80.
Ah! Constantly changing technology plays us on a string!
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People get stuck on the hardware because it is that thing that sits on the desk, and to make an analogy that is like the body and they think that is real.
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As I can't offer you any technical assistance, please accept some original philosophy as a consolation.

Not sure how re-install 9.2.2 on OLD G3 PowerBook... No install Discs

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I just need to dump all the unnecessary programs, files, extensions, etc as the only thing my friend will use this for, is getting online from time to time.
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M

Hi, Michael -
I just have an overwhelming feeling that i can't do it without the install discs....
Correct.
All OS 9 downloads are updates only; none of them are full install versions. The last OS version available for download as a full install is OS 7.5.3.
Using your G4 CDs is not a good idea - most OS Install CDs that shipped with a machine are model-specific. Some can do a universal install of the OS, but the main problem is getting the machine to boot to the CD - if the OS on the CD is hardware-specific, it isn't capable of booting a different model.
If you can get it to boot to the CD, and the installer to run, you'll find the instructions on how to do a universal install of OS 9 at the top of this webpage -
Ron Jackle's Home Page
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If the CD won't boot the G3, then you will need to acquire a retail OS 9 Install CD in some version, then apply download updates as needed to bring it to OS 9.2.2. Since you want the machine to end up at OS 9.2.2, it would probably be best to acquire a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD (that's the most recent retail Os 9 Install CD); you would then need to apply only one download update, the one for OS 9.2.2.
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http://www.applerescue.com/
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Article #120030 - Mac OS 9.2.1 - Download and Info
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I have a Power Mac G4 that needs to have the Classic environment on it. I've done some checking and apparently this isn't possible with 10.4, so I'm trying to install an old version of teh OS. I have the Power Mac G4 OS X 10.2.1 install discs that came with the computer, as well as the Mac OS 9 Install disc.
When I try to boot from the OS X install disc, nothing really happens. I've tried running the application on the disc taht automatically restarts the computer to the install disc. I've tried restarting while holding down the C key. I've tried selecting it as the startup disc in system preferences. I've tried holding down the option key when restarting, and it doesn't even list the install disc as an option.
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Oh yeah, and I've tried this with multiple copies of the OS X install discs that are specifically for G4s and the same thing happens, so I'm pretty sure it's not the CD.
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Hi, molfeselab -
I've done some checking and apparently this isn't possible with 10.4...
I have no idea where you might have got that info, but it is not correct. OSX 10.4 (Tiger) does indeed work with Classic. Classic needs to be OS 9.1 or later; OS's 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 have better compatibility in that role.
I've tried this with multiple copies of the OS X install discs that are specifically for G4s...
Your machine will not be able to use any original OSX Install CDs that are for a different model G4 - the original disks that ship with a machine are specific to that particular model.
Since your G4 apparently came with a separate Software Install CD for OS 9, that is what you should use to get OS 9 onto the hard drive. Boot to that CD, then run the installer app - Mac OS Install.
Depending what version is installed by that disk, you may want to update it to a later version of OS 9 via download updater. However, if your G4 originally came also with OSX install disks, then the separate OS 9 Install CD is at least OS 9.2.
It would help to know the exact model G4 you have, including processor speed and number of processors.
Article #58418 - Power Mac G4: How to Differentiate Between Models
Article #42739 - Power Mac G4: How to Differentiate Between Models (part 2)

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Hi.
Does anyone know where I can get retail discs for Tiger? I've got an old iMac which won't run Leopard so I want to get Tiger on it.
Thanks
Chris

Tiger install DVDs are in short supply. Tiger is no longer available from Apple. For other sources, do a Google search for MA453Z/A (10.4.6), MA190Z/A (10.4.3) and M9639Z/A (10.4) . Also look on eBay. Be sure & buy a retail version (black with silver X) and not a model specific version (gray). Expect to pay (possibly a lot) more than the Apple list price of $129.
Also check this web store http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=dispitem&type= sku&sku=19521
Possible Alternative - OS X Tiger 10.4 Upgrade DVD $74.95
http://www.yourmacstore.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=376&bc=no
After you install the base 10.4.x, update to the final Tiger version 10.4.11. Here's the link for the 10.4.11 combo update http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Look at this link Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger Installing Software Support Page
http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/install/
You can also download the Tiger Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/TigerInstall_SetupGuide.pdf
When you upgrade the OS, do it via Archive & Install. See About the Archive and Install feature http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710
 Cheers, Tom

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Now the fun begins. The CD will not boot with C depressed, I've tried resetting the PRAM, and sometimes I get a screen telling me to reboot and after I do the protected os will load. I tried booting with cmd-opt-O-F; this said I had a power mac 3,3 3.1f1 BootROM built on 6/28/00. Tried booting with options depressed it just shows me the drive I want to get rid of. Tried cmd-opt-shift-delete on startup nothing would load as long as the keys were down, the protected os loads when they are released. I also tried moving the jumpers on the hd from master to cable select.
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Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
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I suspect the CD you got on eBay is not valid for your machine.
In addition, the version of Drive Setup that came with OS 9.0.4 and earlier had a defect - when used to format a drive as Mac OS Extended (which is the correct format for OS 9 and also valid for OSX), such as when wiping a drive, it can leave the drive vuknerable to getting a wrapper error.
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For those reasons, particularly the second one, I suggest you get either a retail OS 9.1 Install CD or a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD - either is suitable for your model. All retail OS 9 Install CDs those are white, with a large gold 9 on them; the retail OS 9 Install CD's have a universal installer; model-specific Install CD's do not.
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http://macsolutions.com/
http://www.allmac.com/
http://store.yahoo.com/hardcoremac/index.html - Apple Reseller
http://www.applerescue.com/

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I have a big favor to ask of all you forum members. I have install media from different intel iMacs that I need to distinguish from one another. As far as I know, the discs from a 17" iMac with integrated graphics will not work on a 17" iMac with Radeon X1600 graphics, nor will they work across the Core Duo to Core 2 Duo bump. I'm looking for the AHT and any other distinguishing information from these discs so I know which iMac they belong to. Here's what I know so far:
17" Core Duo w/ integrated graphics:
• AHT version 3A108, Disc version 1.0, MacOS 10.4.7
17" & 20" Core Duo w/ Radeon X1600 graphics
• AHT version 3A100, Disc version 1.1, MacOS 10.4.4
All other models I do not know. Can those of you with other models post your install disc versions? I'm looking for all the intel iMac version from when they were released (though I believe I have the first generation above) through the iMacs available right now, as we have all kinds on our campus. Please include the disc 2 version (the 2Z691-xxxx-x number) as well.
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17" Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)
17" Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)
17" Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Unfortunately I can't give any detailed information since I only have the original iMac CD (disk version 1.0) but until others chime in, here's some information that might be helpful.
AFAIK, it should be possible for the latest version of the OS/Install to work across all iMacs but not the reverse (my original DVD will not boot one that requires a more recent version of the OS or the newer C2D architecture). That being said, each install media set should have the OS version appearing on the disc. You may be able to deduce (or narrow it down) by comparing the OS version and the time the specific iMac model was released. The more recent the Mac revision, the more recent the OS (or at least that is usually the case).
10.4.4 January 10,2006
10.4.5 February 14, 2006
10.4.6 April 3, 2006
10.4.7 June 27, 2006
10.4.8 September 29, 2006
10.4.9 March 13, 2007
The Core Duo iMac debuted in January 2006 and should have (initially) come with 10.4.4.
The Core 2 Duos debuts (I believe) in September of 2006 and likely shipped with 10.4.7 (or 10.4.8 although the first one is more likely).
Not much help, I know, but it's a start.

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I am confused!
I was in an Apple retails store yesterday checking out the new iMacs as I will shortly be buying one, a 24" 2.8Ghz model. As this will come loaded with Leopard and iLife 08 I was also planning on buying the DVD's of both ready to install on my Macbook so that both computers would be running the same versions of the OS and iLife. However, the salesperson I was discussing this with told me that I would be able to install iLife 08 onto my Macbook from the install disc that comes with my new iMac as the software is licenced to the user not the machine, thereby saving me from having to buy it.
Is this true? And what about Leopard?I always thought that the software discs only worked on one machine, i.e. the one it came with.

Here's a link to the Apple user agreement for iLife 08.
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/ilife08.pdf
Item 2 states that you may install iLife on ONE Apple Branded Computer. The family pack allows you to install on up to 5 in the same household.
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IMac won't boot from OS install disc

Hello. I'm using a refurbished 2010 - 2011 iMac running Snow Leopard, which did not come with the original install disc. Just purchased from Apple, an OS (Snow Leopard) Install Disc specific for my model iMac but my machine will not boot from it.
I've tried booting from the disc holding down the "C" key and it tries to start up but all I see is the grey Apple logo, no spinning gear and it just hangs there. I've also tried holding down the Option key and selecting the Install disc from the start-up choices that display but the same thing happens. Any ideas, anyone?

Did you call Apple and ask for replacement disks (giving them your serial number)?
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