Reinstalling OS X using original install discs

In preparation for giving away my old iMAC PPC, I followed the instructions for zeroing all data using the original install discs. I then wanted to reinstall OS X. Again, using the original install discs, disc #1 did it's thing perfectly. When prompted to insert install disc #2, nothing happened. In checking what's on disc #2...and disc #3 for that matter...it appears there's nothing but a text message on 2 and 3 indicating that I should insert install disc #1. In looking at the computer's System Profiler, apparently OS 10.3.7 has been installed. Does this mean I'm done and that install discs 2 and 3 are not necessary?

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Is the 10.5.8 Drive also PPC?
Try Verify Disk first if so.
You might be better of trying this...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Original install disc won't work!

Hey all, I am trying to take my eMac back down to OSX 10.2, which is the original OSX that it came with when I bought it. It had tiger on it and I can not get the original install disc to boot when I try and do a restart while pressing "C". On startup, it goes to the screen that says "You computer needs to be restarted, press your on button for several seconds". So, I just used DBAN to completely wipe the HD, hoping that would help it, since maybe it was having trouble since tiger was still on there. The HD is now completely wiped blank and the disc still won't mount. I put in my Leopard disc just to see if that would work and it booted right up and was ready to start installing. Why won't the original disc work? The disc looks brand new, there are no scratches or anything like that on it. Any ideas? Thanks for any input!

I'd need to check notes i don't have with me at the moment, but if I recall correctly, part of the update from 10.2 to 10.4 on an eMac involved a firmware update, which could be why you can't boot to the 10.2 disc anymore.
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I bought my iBook used and still have the previous owner's passwords installed on it.
this makes life a little difficult so I would like to re-install using the install disc that came with my old G3 iBook.
will this work or do I have to find a G4 install disc?
additionaly, since this particular model only has a CD-ROM reader and no DVD reader, will this present a problem?
thanx in advance.

If the iBook is an "education" configuration it has only a CD-ROM drive. Your best bet is my previous suggestion. If the original owner can't provide the install discs, Apple can. They'll sell you a set of Restore Discs at a lesser price than Tiger ($129 + 9$9.95 for the CD set).
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So you didn't clone your hard drive prior to erasing it, you just selectively backed up important data?
What operating system level are you running? If OS X 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mountain Lion you can boot to recovery mode by holding the command and r keys down when you boot and redownload the operating system. If OS X 10.6 or 10.5, you can contact Apple support to see if they still have the original OS X disks available, or you could buy OS X 10.6 from the Apple online store (I'm told you can order them online once again or you can all them, which in the US is 800-MY-APPLE).

Keyboard shortcuts using the install disc

my trackpad is malfunctioning (out of applecare and don't have the money to get it repaired, otherwise, my machine works fine), so i can't use it when i want to use disc utility (for routine maintenance) from my original install disc.
are there keyboard shortcuts that will get me from the install screen thru to the disk utility functions: varifying and repairing permissions and disks?

Not that I know of. How about a cheap mouse--or even borrow one.
There's no way you're going to effectively use OS X without a pointing device. It isn't designed to be mouseless.
I don't know what your budget is, but I would assume getting the trackpad repaired would be a lot more than the $70 for a Magic Trackpad.
And, if your Macbook is so old that it doesn't have multi-finger gestures, the Magic Trackpad is very nice.

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You can boot that computer using the retail copy of Snow Leopard:
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
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To run Apple Hardware Test: Original Install Disc or Snow Leopard Upgrade ?

To run AHT should I use my original install disc (10.5.5) or my SL upgrade disk?
I am currently at 10.6.1.

You will need to run AHT from your original install disc.
AFAIK, you can't find this program on any retail disks, i.e., the SL upgrade.
This makes some sense, I guess, since the hardware test would be very machine specific.
This seems to be the latest support document on AHT:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
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Because you are running lion.. FCS 6 is a Power PC app and Lion doesn't support Power PC anymore.. So you can't install it.. Three options..
1. Revert back to Snow Leopard.
2. Purchase FCP X...
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miltc
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Thanks

Install no, not without functional installer discs.
Wipe yes. Clone the internal drive to a bootable external drive. Boot from the external then wipe the internal. The problem is, this leaves you with a computer with no operating system which nobody will want to buy. I don't think they can even install an upgraded system without Snow Leopard on that machine.
Options.
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You insert the disk and restart while holding down the 'c' key until you see the apple and spinning cog. Is that precisely what you did?

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rick.pearl wrote:
Does this mean that I shouldn't use the Generic Tiger install disc to reformat the macbook pro either? Would I be missing drivers or anything by doing this?
Well, if by "Generic" you mean the boxed retail version of Tiger, you wouldn't be able to boot from it. No boxed retail Tiger has the Intel software or drivers necessary to boot an Intel Mac. Only the discs shipped with Intel CPUs have the Intel OS on them.
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