Classic install
I then installed Tiger from a generic 10.4 DVD and it all went perfectly, but of course no Classic. So I'm now trying to install that but can find no way to do so. In theory it ought to installable from the original discs, but when I run 'Install Bundled Software only" from that disc, it tells me it cannot install and I should check the spec of the machine. Well it's a G4 Mini and that's what the disc is for, so what is the problem here?
In the manual that comes with the machine, it says to install Classic, "insert the Install Disc 2 and run the Classic install program" (can't remember the exact name), but when I open Install Disc 2, there's no such program, just a single app that tells you to install everything from Install Disc 1. Great. So I had a look using Terminal and there is a hidden Packages folder. Aha I thought, it'll be in there. Nope. It's just iMove. iDVD, GarageBand etc.
On here I have read that Classic should be installed from a third install disc which doesn't seem to exist for this machine and the only Apple docs I can find say to use the Software restore discs, which of course this Mac never had.
So, I have 2 problems here.
1. How can I install Classic from my installer discs? Where is it? I have searched both discs and cannot find ANY reference to Classic. Is it possible some Minis were shipped without Classic on their install discs?
2. From where else can I obtain an installable Classic? Haven't Apple ever provided a downloadable Classic installer, 'cos I can't find it?
BTW, mine is a 1.5 GHz G4 Mini, the very last and fastest of the G4s, in fact a silent update from the 1.42 that even Apple don't mention in their Tech Specs.
MacPro, MacBook Pro, XServe, iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.6), 30" HD display,