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Q: PowerBook G4 Titanium OS

Hello! I have a PowerBook G4 Titanium 15" 1 GHz with me and i was trying to install the OS. 10.4 Worked, but the 10.4.11 update crashed it and destroyed the software.

OS X Leopard has the ability to run on here because of the 1 GB RAM, but i have no experience with that. From what I am hearing, Panther might work on this. (It came running Jaguar).

 

Would Leopard be the best, or Panther?

 

(By The Way, this is in really good condition. Almost no paint peeling off, the door still works, and the hinges are strong and undamaged. And it has a SuperDrive)

 

Thank You.

PowerBook G4 Titanium 15", Mac OS X (10.3.x)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 10:18 PM

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  • by Klaus1,Solvedanswer

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Oct 18, 2014 7:40 AM in response to ClarisWorks
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    Oct 18, 2014 7:40 AM in response to ClarisWorks

    Panther would be going backwards.

     

    Upgrading the OS from Tiger and Leopard:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545?viewlocale=en_US

     

    Installing Leopard OS 10.5:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544?viewlocale=en_US

  • by Dall-n-Vegas,

    Dall-n-Vegas Dall-n-Vegas Oct 30, 2014 7:50 PM in response to ClarisWorks
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    Oct 30, 2014 7:50 PM in response to ClarisWorks

    I have one of those in 667mhz speed. (The Gigabit-Ti model) It runs very well on 10.4. It will run OK, but slowly on 10.5 with the 1 Gig of RAM. I don't recommend going back to earlier than 10.4 as many programs require at least 10.4. 10.4 is also the last OS that can run in Classic mode running OS-9 and earlier programs, so If you go to 10.5, you might want to add a partition for a 10.4 system as well. There is a free extension for OS-9 (that also works in Classic mode) called 911 that allows even some of the programs from as long ago as OS 6 to run.The last time I checked, Apple still had all of the 10.4 upgrades available for download. The only problem I have with my old PB is it doesn't support the newer WPA 2 security protocols and thus can't connect to my ATT Unite portable WiFi. It connects to my Airport WiFi network, (which supports the older protocols as well as the new) but not the ATT one.

  • by bryonon,

    bryonon bryonon Nov 7, 2014 5:28 PM in response to Dall-n-Vegas
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    Nov 7, 2014 5:28 PM in response to Dall-n-Vegas

    Hi Dall-n-Vegas,

    I am using a Tibook 667 mHz running on 10.4.11.

    For internet I am using TWC with a Ubee router. I also could not connect with the Airport Card so I bought the following item from Amazon it's cheap and it works Great!! I can connect with the Wifi now. 

    Etekcity® 5R2 Mini Ultra Nano USB Wireless WiFi LAN Network Adapter 150 Mbps 2.4 GHz RTL 8188 Chipset Windows Linux MAC



    P.S. how did you do the upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5?


  • by ClarisWorks,

    ClarisWorks ClarisWorks Nov 7, 2014 11:13 PM in response to bryonon
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    Nov 7, 2014 11:13 PM in response to bryonon

    Use the retail DVD Installer. Or an .ISO

  • by dall89115,

    dall89115 dall89115 Nov 8, 2014 2:07 PM in response to bryonon
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    Nov 8, 2014 2:07 PM in response to bryonon

    Thanks for the USB WiFi adapter recommendation. Looks like just what I need for the old girl. (The computer, not my wife:)

     

    This link explains how to fool your ROM and the OS 10.5 installer so that it will install on the older PBs. http://lowendmac.com/2007/unsupported-os-x-10-5-leopard-installation/

     

    I made a boot drive iso of 10.5 (using Toast Titanium) and used it on a thumb drive to install into the PB. Worked great. I could have used the OS 10.5 installer DVD directly, but wanted to try the iso via thumb drive option as a test. I'd never done an install that way and experience is better than theory any day. Ah the life of a Mac owner, who is at present in the early stages of studying for the Apple Support Tech exams. My old BS/EE is about useless these days. When I was in college, IC's were brand new. Most of my theory courses involved tubes through the "NEW" technology of the transistor!! I only became involved with IC's because I was working evenings as the supervisor in QC in one of the early IC manufacturing plants. I supervised a few women who used early mainframe computers programmed via paper tape to test samples from the production runs. More production lots failed than passed in those days!