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Tiger Install DVD won't boot on G5

I am trying to install Tiger onto a G5 with a blank internal HD. But when booting from the DVD (retail version), instead of a gray apple, I get a kernel panic. Some backtrace messages appear ending with "We are hanging here".

Some items mentioned in the backtrace include:

com.apple.driver.AppleMacRISC4RPE
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformFunction

The weird this is that I CAN boot this computer using a Leopard CD. (I installed Leopard onto an external drive). Tiger was first installed on this computer when I upgraded from Panther a few years ago. I'm pretty sure that I booted from the DVD when I performed that upgrade.

I have tried booting from other Tiger DVDs: a version with 10.4.5, and a (retail?) DVD containing only a PPC install.

With the hardware, I disconnected all peripherals, removed a 3rd-party PCI card and removed all non-apple memory. Still no go.

Does anyone know what's going on here?

G5 Quad, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Intel iMac, G4 AGP, PB1400, IIfx, LCIII, IIci

Posted on Sep 10, 2010 8:05 AM

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Sep 12, 2010 8:42 PM in response to BDAqua

I've previously used that DVD to install Tiger on a G4. Booted without need to remove any hardware.

However, in the mean time, I found the original disks which came with the G5 (they contained version 10.4.4 -- not 10.3 as I first thought). I booted from those no problem.

So my immediate problem is resolved, tho it's still a mystery about that retail Tiger DVD.

Thanks for your help.

Tiger Install DVD won't boot on G5

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