Adam Simpson5

Q: Problems installing Leopard on a Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5...help!

Hello everyone, if possible I would like some advice from someone who has experience with Leopard installation problems on a PowerPC G5.

 

 

Background to my problem:

I recently got a Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, but it came with my old hard drive inserted, which was in my old 1.6 GHz G5. This hard drive already had Leopard installed previously, which I had been using in my old 1.6 GHz G5. To cut a long story, one day Leopard would not start up (on the 2.3GHz). I tried reinstalling it from the installation disk, archive and install, clean install, but none of them worked! The installation disk works, in that you can start up from it, and use things like Disk Utility etc, but just before actual installation of Leopard, it does this disk verification thing, and it fails that (saying something about 'there is nothing to install onto'). I have also been getting really odd noises from the optical drive, as if there is something wrong with the disk! Some of the sounds were quite loud, and repeating. I tried skipping the disk verification and going straight onto installation, more strange noises from the optical drive, and the installation not progressing beyond a very small way, then a message saying it can't install and to restart. Also, it says something about 'base', sorry should have noted it down. Anyway, I panicked, and tried installing Tiger again, which worked fine! So, my optical drive is fine. I then tried reinstalling Leopard from Tiger, and had more problems, so currently just have Tiger.

 

 

I have some questions please:

1) I tried installing Leopard over basic Tiger 10.4, which failed. I have now updated Tiger to 10.4.11, with all software updates. Does Leopard need the updated Tiger firstly, to be able to be installed successfully?

 

2) Is there a way I can check if my Leopard disk is actually broken, without having to go through another potentially damaging installation attempt, which has previously left me having to install Tiger all over again? The disc worked fine when I upgraded Tiger to Leopard on my old 1.6 GHz G5, why would it have problems all of a sudden on a Dual 2.3 GHz?

 

I am just trying to research this a bit, before I attempt another installation. I had a whole day of installation heart attacks the other week, it really got me down.

 

Thank you for reading,

 

Adam

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 2.5 GB

Posted on Mar 25, 2014 12:14 PM

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    Adam Simpson5 Adam Simpson5 Jun 14, 2014 8:25 AM in response to MlchaelLAX
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    Jun 14, 2014 8:25 AM in response to MlchaelLAX

    Hello Michael, sorry for taking ages to respond!

     

    Well, the replacement DVD arrived and this is what happened. I have 2 hard drives in my G5. The one which has Tiger is called Untitled, and this is the one that has been giving my trouble as described above. Basically, I couldn't install the replacement DVD and update Tiger on this drive - same problems with the DVD verification stage not completing and telling me to clean my DVD etc.

     

    Anyway, I thought I would have a go at installing the replacement DVD on to my second drive, called Spare, as I don't think there was any system software actually installed on this one. This time though, when it got to the verification stage, I skipped it, and success!! It actually installed and so I have Leopard back again, but on a different hard drive! So now I have one hard drive with Tiger and one with Leopard. Only trouble is that my design software was installed in the Tiger drive (Untitled), so when I try and open them in the Leopard drive (Spare), they won't! So, I'll have to reinstall them on the Leopard drive I guess.

     

    I don't understand why I can't update Tiger with this replacement DVD, I haven't tried skipping the DVD verification stage yet on the Untitled drive, perhaps it would update if I tried that. I  may give that a shot as soon as I've got my design software on the Leopard drive. I'm assuming if the Untitled drive (with Tiger) screws up during another installation attempt, the other hard drive with Leopard should be unaffected?

     

    Thanks for reading!

     

    Adam

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