Tiger Install Stalls

I'm trying to install Tiger onto a 366MHz G3 iBook (without a DVD drive) in Firewire target disc mode from a 400 Mhz G4 with a DVD drive. The problem I'm having is the installation stalls at the stage when it is "Preparing Taget Volume" I'm pretty much at a loss as to what to do...

I don't believe this can work.
The Mac with the install disc is going to try to install OS X as appropriate for itself to the target-Firewire Mac which it will see as an external drive. It won't make an installation appropriate for your iBook.
You will need a DVD drive connected to your iBook to install Tiger. You could use an external 5.25 inch USB case and temporarily install your PowerMac's DVD drive into it.
You could even use an external USB hard drive case by removing the interface and connecting it to your DVD drive with no enclosure. This would be a temporary set-up, of course.

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I upgraded my iBook G4 from 384MBytes to 640Mbytes and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard. After a few weeks the HDD failed. New Leopard install reports: "insufficient memory". I need Tiger install disks so I can install

I upgraded my iBook G4 from 384MBytes to 640Mbytes and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard.
After a few weeks the HDD failed. I bought a new disk, installed it and trued to install Leopard, but the install fails reporting "insufficient memory".
I assume the installation requires more memory than the OS actually needs to be able to run.
I need Tiger install CD/DVD so I can install Tiger first and then upgrade to Leopard.

Call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775, provide the Serial Number and specifications of the Mac, and for a reasonable fee, they will supply a replacement set of system discs (if available).
The discs will be for the original version of the OS that was pre-installed when the Mac was manufactured.
You need much more RAM than that.
Leopard system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP517

Stuck on Disk 2 install- Tiger install- Please help

I received a bad disk #2 with my mac pro, and am unable to install tiger (then upgrade to leopard ). Apple sent a replacement dvd, but because my system is still looking for "disk #2" this isn't working.
Is there a way to bypass this install and start from scratch? Can I boot from the new dvd? I have 4 new drives and will not miss any data if I do this.

First, even if it is an upgrade Leopard DVD, the installer system check should be able to detect the presence of Tiger on any of the internal hard drives, or bootable drive that is connected, and allow you to install Leopard on the same drive, or on another blank drive of the same system.
Also, I haven't done it recently, but I believe that if you limit your Tiger installation so that you only install the OS and not the other applications and stuff, such an install will be completed using only Install Disc 1, and you will never see a request to insert Install Disc 2.
Then you can go ahead and upgrade to Leopard on that same drive, or on an entirely different drive. Tiger only needs to be detected on one HD, not all HDs. Once Leopard is installed and operating, you'll be able to return to your system's grey-labeled Install Disc 1, and WITHOUT booting from it, simply insert into optical drive and open the disc so that you can double click on the second install package that doesn't include OS X.
Booting from the install disc is only necessary to install OS X, not the iLife apps and other stuff.
If you don't want to keep Tiger installed, it isn't necessary for Tiger to remain, only to be there when you're trying to install off of the Leopard Upgrade DVD. So you could stick in a small spare drive, put Tiger on it, use the Leopard Upgrade DVD to install Leopard onto a separate HD, and then pull the Tiger HD and put it on a shelf for possible future use, if bad luck should demand.
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Adobe Acrobat Pro XI download will not install; stalls at preparing files for extraction

Adobe Acrobat Pro XI download will not install; stalls at preparing files for extraction

what os?
what file(s) (name/extension) have your downloaded and is their file size?

Original 10.4 Tiger install disc keeps ejecting

Hello,
I am trying to re-install my 2007 white MacBook to its original state so I can sell it. It currently has Lion installed, when I insert the original Apple 10.4 Tiger CD/DVD into the super drive the disc just keeps ejecting. All other discs work and the install disc does not eject from my MacMini.
Why is this happening?
How can I get Tiger installed on it from the original disc?
Many thanks in advance for any help provided.

When trying to boot with a disc, it's say that the disc isn't compatible with your machine. ( I thing strongly. )
After you start up the machine normally, can you insert the disc?
You can manually delete things. You might miss a few things but you should get most.
Robert
start by deleting your id:
Create new Account
blue apple > system preferences
clicks on accounts icon
click on lock icon if locked.
enter logon password
click on + icon ( left side of screen just above the lock icon )
after creating new account, you need to logout of your current account.
blue apple > log out ... current count name ...
log on to new account. see if problem goes away.
if it has gone away rename finder preference ( Not sure of name ) ... reboot.

Booting from Panther Cd from a Tiger installed Mac

I have a Lacie FW HD partitioned as 1: OS9, 2:Panther and 3:Spare Storage Capacity and I need to do an archive install of Panther, but I find that the Panther Boot CD will NOT boot up on any Mac with Tiger installed.
Is this a huge Tiger bug or a bad CD?
Anyone else noticed this?

Hi, FastMac.
I still suspect it's not a bad or defective CD but the age of the CD w.r.t. the Macs you are trying to boot from it: the Macs probably have later firmware versions than that specified on the CD.
Obviously, if the CD itself has scratches, cracks, or other visible surface defects that could prevent one from booting from it.
However, you can see if the CD itself is bad by mounting it and then running Verify Disk against the CD using the First Aid tab in Disk Utility. If Verify Disk gives the CD a clean bill of health, then it's very likely the firmware level incompatibility I discussed before.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Tiger Install - Kernel Panic

hallo all.
I know this has come up before. I have been given the grey Tiger install disks from a [newer] Mac mini. Forum answers elsewhere have stated that the grey disks are machine specific - does that mean model or actual product specific? if so would this explain why I get messsage:
'10.4.5 Kernel 8.5.3 Unable to find driver for this platform 'PowerMac 10.1'..no debugger configured...Panic:we are hanging here' and the mesage [in 4 languages] to restart
Have run disk utility to reassign permissions, and hardware/disk check, all ok.
Should I give up and stay with 10.3.9 [is all connected to trying to use girlfriends new ipod nano 4gb]!
best
jj

That disk will only work on the specific model that it shipped with.
Unfortunately, Tiger will cost you more than 10.5 at this point, as many places that have it stock are selling it for $190 or so. On the other hand if you want to go with 10.5, you'll have to add memory - you should max out at 1 GB for 10.5.
So...you decide from here.

Read Tiger install and now can't recognize printer. Help me Obi Wan!

Running a Mac 450 G4 under 9.2.2. I've been using OS 9.2.2 happily for years but encouraged to upgrade to 10.4. I took the big step and bought Tiger, installed a second internal drive just in case, but was too chicken to go all the way: I put the OS 10 DVD in my drive and read it carefully ONLY but did not install it. Now, the computer won't recognize my printer ( HP deskjet 1220C ) no matter what I do. I tried reinstalling the printer driver from HP but no luck. I'm ready to burn my computer, turn OS 10.4 back into the dealer and stay OS 9.2 until I die. What the **** did I do? Help me Obi Wan! You're my only hope!

The error message shown says " The file will be moved to the trash because no desktop printer exists for this spool file."
The "usual" HP printer icon no longer shows on the desktop at startup. Reinstalling the printer driver - as provided by HP - did not do anything.
When I go to chooser the printer is shown there. I select it and close the window as instructed by HP but the printer icon still doesn't show up on the desktop. I am able to open the HP printer utility and can print out a "test page from it but thats all I am able to get.
Since the last time I printed out some files, everything worked fine. I did have a new internal hard drive installed as a second drive by a local Mac shop yesterday. They initialized the new drive for me since I wanted to use it to back up my original, Apple installed drive and files before I attempted to upgrade to OS 10.4 tiger.
This is EXTREMELY frustrating. Did I screw something up? Did my local Mac shop screw something up? Does just starting up the OS 10 disk in order to read it do something? Is this a problem similar to " aborted OS 10 installs?"
Thank you very much for responding and trying to help me. You have no idea how much I appreciate your getting back to me on this.
G4 Mac OS 9.2.x

Powerbook 15" won't restart from Tiger install DVD

Hi,
I am trying to start up my powerbook from the Tiger install DVD in order to use the repair disk function of Disk Utility on my hard disk. I tried both rebooting while pressing the C key, as well as selecting the DVD from Startup Disk in System Preferences. In both, the outcome is the same:
I get the grey screen with the Apple, then it turns into a blue background on which there is a white window, which shows a very strange graphic. There are two complicated looking components to this graphic. The left one looks like a grey oval shape with complicated looking lines on it, and what looks like two batteries falling out of it. The numeral "1" is under this graphic. The right hand shape is also a grey oval with various lines on it, and contains a blinking red dot. The numeral "2" is under this graphic.
There is a greyed out arrow next to the "2".
At this point, the keyboard or the mouse do not work. There is a spinning circle under the graphic, and it keeps spinning while nothing further happens.
I have no idea what these graphics mean, and google has not revealed anything. Please help!
Thanks
Seleya
Powerbook 15" Hi Res 1.67 GHz 2 Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Update: I have figured out from further googling that the weird graphics are pictures of wireless mice and how to install batteries on them (?!). I have never owned a wireless mouse and certainly one has never been used on this computer. The current system on the powerbook is 10.4.9, and the install DVD for Tiger is 10.4. Is it too old to boot this machine? Is there some other way I can run the disk utility instead?
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Pismo G3 Tiger Install Disk won't boot

Hey, I just got a G3 Pismo off eBay and I am having trouble reinstalling Tiger onto it. It's a 500 Mhz G3 and it's been upgraded to 1 gig of Ram and a 100 gig hard drive. It's currently running 10.4.11, so I know it can handle it. Whenever I try installing it just hangs on a white screen after start up. I've tried from both the internal DVD drive and an external DVD drive. One thing I have noticed is that the install disk won't show up as an option in the Startup Disk panel when it's in the external drive, even though it will mount normally.
I've tried booting as the startup disk from it's current install and from Os 9.2.2 but no luck. I've reset the PRAM/NVRAM and reset the PMU and still nothing.
Any ideas?

Are you using a retail Tiger install DVD (black with silver X)? A gray, model specific installer for a different model Mac won't work.
I suspect your external DVD drive is connected via USB, which can't be used for a boot drive. You need an external Firewire drive if you want to boot from a DVD/CD.
What's wrong with the 10.4.11 OS currently installed? We might can recommend some fixes if there are problems.
 Cheers, Tom

Tiger Install Discs

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

Computer Hangs at Startup after Tiger Install

Hello !
I've tried to install
Tiger on my regular Desktop Computer. Everything seemed to be going okay. It finished
loading and then told me it was going to restart. Upon restart the apple icon appeared and
then the little rotating disc below the icon. After about three minutes the Apple Icon disappeared and was
replaced with the symbol of a circle with a line through it. As it was in the same gray as the apple icon so
I wasn't sure if it was part of the restarting process or not. When the screen persisted for another ten minutes
I decided to leave the computer on over night to see what the morning would bring. The screen was still the
same in the am. I tried to restart it and the same thing happened and continues as I write this. I can't use my
computer.
Can anyone help ?

Hi Dan!
Did you use a Full Retail Version of the Tiger Install DVD, or the one for your PowerBook?
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 1.5 gig ram (Specs from another of your posts)
ali b

Tiger install error on disc 2

Hello ... I am trying to install tiger on a macbook pro and get an error (bomfileerror 5) on the 2nd disc.
I do not need the xtra software it's trying to install & I would like to just re-start the install however, after I receive the error on disc #2, it tells me to insert #2 & try again which just keeps failing in the exact same way. I have tried resetting PRAM, NVRAM & SMC with no luck as the screen returns to the installer asking for disc #2. Does anyone know how I might interrupt the installer ?? Everything in the apple menu is grayed out. Any help is MOST appreciated !

*Hi mikm, Welcome* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
So you are currently in Leopard. Do you have a FWHD for Time Machine? How big is it?
If it were me, I would get a rather large FWHD and then multi partition it. 1= large one for Time Machine. Note that TM is not a bootable clone. 2= Leopard Clone. 3= Tiger Install—now you have both worlds. 4= Tiger Clone. If you don't know about cloning, post back and help should arrive quickly.
Try a customized Leopard Install where you don't intstall the stuff on Disc 2.
When I get around to Leopard, that's what I am going to do.
Good Luck, JP

Tiger install from another computer

Hi Everybody,
I want to make a clean install fot Tiger on my Powerbook but I don't have a DVD drive in it but I have a second iBook G3 with DVD drive. My question is; how to install Tiger from the iBook on the Powerbook using a firewire connection, what are the procedures I have to follow.
Thanks for your help,
The Macuser

I think you may have it the wrong way round?
This is how I think it should go - no doubt someone will tell me if I am wrong!
1. Start the computer that needs Tiger.
2. Connect the computers with a FW cable and start up the Mac with the DVD drive, holding down the T key. (The installation DVD should have been inserted previously before the Mac was shut down).
3. The DVD equipped computer will have a blank screen except for the FW symbol(s) whilst the non-DVD Mac will display on its desktop the HD and DVD drive of the DVD-Mac.
4. Double click the symbol of the Tiger Install disk (on your non-Tiger Mac) and when it opens follow the instructions.
5. When Tiger is installed, unmount the DVD-computer's HD and DVD drive by dragging them to the trash.
6. The DVD-computer can then be shut down by holding down the power button.
7. Disconnect the FW cable.
Ian.

Help with Tiger install and getting hot keys and start up manager to work

this open firmware issue, how do you get around it? Wonder if it is causing me trouble; i.e. shift and other keys do not work and keeping me from booting with Tiger install. How do I access these keys then?
I did a clean install on a secondary internal drive (device 1) 150GB Maxtor
but it won't boot and "restart" brings me back to install process...
have repaired disk -- OK -- repaired permissions -- OK. Re-installed and repaired. Peripherals are off or disconnected. Current OS is 10.3.9 on 20 GB HD (device 0)
What now? Would appreciate some guidance. Thank you.
Ali
This is my CPU
Build 7W98
Machine Model: Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.8)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 450 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.2.8f1
Serial Number:

Hi Ali,
re: this open firmware issue, how do you get around it? I really did not understand the support page you link to...but wonder if it is causing me trouble; i.e. shift and other keys do not work. How do I access these keys then?
Is this a Wireless KB you have? Many aren't recognized until after booting.
Hmmm, you've got the firmware Update needed for the AGP to install/use 10.4...
I think I'd try this, worked for me on 3 such macs...
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the Erase tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume, then choose MacOS Extended Journalled, select the Partition tab.
6. Click Erase & look for Security Options. choose Zero 1 pass."
Formatting & Partitioning a Hard Drive in OS X - Tiger and Leopard...
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/partitioningtiger.html
Hopefully then a fresh install will work.
Oh, what are the Jumper settings on hat drive? Apple recommends Cable Select, but I find different settings work with a dizzying variety of Drive combos.

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