G5 not upgrading from 10.4.11 to 10.5

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G5 not upgrading from 10.4.11 to 10.5

Hi guys,

I am trying to upgrade my old G5 from 10.4.11 to 10.5.

Every time I put the disc in, it shows up, and asks me to restart, then asks for a password. It then reboots right back into 10.4.11! The old OS!

This driving me nuts! I've checked the spec on the 10.5 box and I seem to be well over spec! 4G Ram in my G5.

Can anyone help?

Macbook Pro 2.5 13" / iMac 2.8 24", Mac OS X (10.5.8), Logic 9

Posted on Nov 29, 2009 2:36 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Nov 29, 2009 3:21 PM in response to Ravi Rai

With the Black Install Disc in the drive, reboot and hold down the Option key, does the install Disc show as a choice?

I forget, is it a DVD/DL? Does your G5 read Dual Layer Discs?

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Answer 2

Nov 29, 2009 8:30 PM in response to Ravi Rai

Hi! Are you sure the install disc is a retail disk and not one from another model Mac (which won't work)? Tom

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JPLZ

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Dec 6, 2009 9:29 AM in response to Thomas Bryant

Did you ever solve this problem?
I also want to upgrade to 10.5 from 10.4.11, but I do not have an Intel Processor in my G5.

Am I stuck with 10.4.11 forever, because I have a PowerPC processor ??

JP

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Answer 4

BDAqua

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Dec 6, 2009 9:35 AM in response to JPLZ

Hi JP, and a warm welcome to the forums! 🙂

You're not stuck, you can go to Leopard/10.5.x, just not to the latest Snow Leopard/10.6.x.

Leopard requirements...

* Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor

minimum system requirements

* 512MB of memory
* DVD drive for installation
* 9GB of available disk space

Snow Leopard Requirements...

General requirements
Intel Core 2 Due

* Mac computer with an Intel processor
* 1GB of memory
* 5GB of available disk space
* DVD drive for installation
* Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
* Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

But you have to call Apple Sales to get it, it's not available at the online store anymore.

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Answer 5

Dec 30, 2009 11:16 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you BDAqua! I am very concerned about updating my MacBook with 10.4 Tiger which is working great to Snow Leopard and was trying to find Leopard online. Thank you for saying you need to call Apple Sales to get it.

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BDAqua

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Dec 30, 2009 12:56 PM in response to Sweetie23

Thanks for the input & good luck Sweetie! 🙂

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Answer 7

Jan 3, 2010 9:34 AM in response to Ravi Rai

is it possible to upgrade to leopard 10.5 from my ibookG4 10.4.11

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BDAqua

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Jan 3, 2010 12:12 PM in response to Kandace B. Merric

Hi there, yes it is...

Leopard requirements/10.5.x...

* Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor

minimum system requirements

* 512MB of memory (I say 2GB at least)
* DVD drive for installation
* 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)

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Answer 9

Jan 3, 2010 5:23 PM in response to BDAqua

thanks so much

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Answer 10

BDAqua

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Jan 3, 2010 8:14 PM in response to Kandace B. Merric

Good luck, let us know how it goes... we all care here! 🙂

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