I need to create a ghost image of my G4 iBook (OSX 10.3.9) and replace the OS9 on my G4 tower with the created iBook ghost image. How do you do this?

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I need to create a ghost image of my G4 iBook (OSX 10.3.9) and replace the OS9 on my G4 tower with the created iBook ghost image. How do you do this?

I need to create a ghost image of my G4 iBook (OSX 10.3.9) and replace OS9 on a G4 tower with the Ghost image. How do you do this? Will my applications still work?

The iBook is running Pather, i have tons of programs i use on it, project files, etc... and my G4 Mac tower is more powerful, faster, and more reliable than the iBook. I basiclly just want to take the entire OS, programs and files... create an image, and drop the image on the G4 Tower so it basically will function just like the iBook. Like a mirror image of everything that is on the iBook. I know that you can create image files in the Disk Utility on Panther, but will that back up the entire OS with settings, programs, files and all? ive never done anything like this before, so i wanted to post this up to see if i would get an answer. In the meantime, im reading "Mac OS X, Help Desk Essentials By Owen Linzmayer" to see if i can find the steps to do this.

Any help would be greatly apprciated. Much thanks!

iBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x), iBook G4 image transfer to Tower

Posted on Jun 17, 2011 1:17 PM

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a brody

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Jun 20, 2011 12:05 PM in response to TR606

Can't be done as an exact copy from one Mac to the other. The operating systems are system specific. First make sure your system doesn't need a firmware update to get 10.2 or later on it. You'll need to install 9 on it if it does, direct from a 9 retail CD that is compatible with it *. This disc can't say Upgrade, Dropin, or OEM. To determine compatibility, identify your G4 tower:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3082

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42739

Then look at the OS 9 compatibility:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25517

Then apply the correct update

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117

The last Mac OS 9 to come retail is 9.2.1, and that's newer than 9.0.4, 9.0.2, and 9.1.

Your ghost image can be done using cloning software, but then you'll have to use a retail 10.3 installer and 10.3.9 combo update on the G4 tower. Then use the Migration Assistant to import the data from the clone of the iBook. The 10.3 retail disc looks like * and does not say upgrade, dropin, or OEM. The 10.3.9 combo update is here:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcombinedupdate1039.html

The clone to an external hard drive can be done with these instructions*:

http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html The import of the external hard drive with the migration assistant can be done with these instructions:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25773

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Jun 27, 2011 11:40 AM in response to a brody

Thank you so much for this info - Im using the LACIE cloning software that i found through one of your links above, but i didnt know about using a retail installer for the OSX 10.3. Thanks for that piece of info!

I have the Panther OSX disc from my G4 iBook and i have the OS9 disc from when i purchased the G4 tower. With that said - is sounds like i need to purchase a license for another version of Panther 10.3 for the G4 Tower. Is that correct?

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