Missing or old Bill of materials?

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Missing or old Bill of materials?

What? I don't fully understand that error. I'm trying to install OS X 10.3.3 onto a new hard drive in my iMac. I ran installation disc 1 and everything worked ok. I tried to run installation disc 2 and that missing or old bill of materials error is what I get in return. Anybody know a quick and easy remedy to this? It's been driving nuts this morning.

iMacDV Ruby 400Mhz, 256MB

Posted on Mar 12, 2008 8:26 AM

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 8:31 AM in response to PeterGriffin

Hi PeterGriffin!

Are you using the Full Retail Version, of the Panther Install CDs?

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Mar 12, 2008 8:37 AM in response to ali brown

Yep,sure am.

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 8:46 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

Exactly what install procedure are you using?

Did you erase & reformat the new drive, as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?

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Mar 12, 2008 8:53 AM in response to ali brown

Erased and reformated the drive the restarted. I put in the first install disc and the installer ran ok. When the installer finished it asked for the 2nd disc but instead of popping the 2nd one in right away I went to bed. I woke up this morning,put the 2nd disc in,clicked on the packages icon, the installer opened, and a minute or so later I received the "missing or old bill of materials" error.

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 8:58 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

"...clicked on the packages icon,..."
That won't work.

I suggest that you start over, by erasing, reformatting, and installing again.

ali b

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PeterGriffin Author

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Mar 12, 2008 9:01 AM in response to ali brown

If i do it the traditional way it doesn't completely install either. I get the "there were errors during the installation"

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 9:09 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

Are you sure the new drive is compatible?

Was Panther 10.3.x installed on the iMac before you replaced the Hard Drive?
If so, are the Panther discs, the same ones you used, to install on the old Hard Drive?
If not, was the Firmware Update ever installed?

ali b

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Mar 12, 2008 9:13 AM in response to ali brown

Panther was installed on the old hard drive. I'm using the same exact install discs I used to install Panther on the old hard drive. I'm using the new hard drive as we speak. It's the fact that only about half of what should have installed actually made it onto this new hard drive.

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 9:24 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

Exactly what is missing?

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PeterGriffin Author

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Mar 12, 2008 9:33 AM in response to ali brown

iPhoto,iTunes,iCal,and stuff of that nature. What do I really need off that 2nd disc? Could it do any harm just going with the stuff from the 1st disc?

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 9:36 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

By any chance, are the discs copies, of the original Panther disc?

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PeterGriffin Author

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Mar 12, 2008 9:48 AM in response to ali brown

Nope.they're the gray and white install discs with the apple logo on them.

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ali brown

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Mar 12, 2008 10:07 AM in response to PeterGriffin

PeterGriffin,

they're the gray and white install discs with the apple logo on them."
Those are not the Full Retail Version, of the Panther Install CDs.

They are Model Specific system discs.
And as the Ruby iMac 400MHz, did not have Panther pre-installed when manufactured, I'm not sure why they installed correctly, on the old drive.

Maybe you just got lucky, as will sometimes happen, when using Model Specific discs.

ali b

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