how can I install Rosetta on IOS 10.7.5?

How can I install Rosetta on IOS 10.7.5?

PowerMac, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Posted on Jun 20, 2013 11:50 AM

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Jun 20, 2013 8:20 PM in response to hedgehog

There are two reasons why people want to: "install Rosetta on IOS 10.7.5."


1. To run PowerPC apps; or


2. To install Final Cut Studio 2 or Logic Pro 8.


If your reason is #1: either install Snow Leopard into a partition on your HD (or an external HD) to allow for dual-booting, if your Mac will boot SL, or install Snow Leopard Server into Parallels 8 to run PowerPC apps on Lion or Mt. Lion.


If your reason is #2, many people on this forum used to recommend to install Rosetta from a Snow Leopard Install DVD onto your Lion Mac: DO NOT DO THIS! Recent reports of some of these people experiencing strange system occurences and crashes lead to the conclusion that this attempt was ill advised.


There are two safe methods to install these programs:


Pacifist; or


Jeremy Johnstone's use of Terminal to install FCS2:


http://www.jeremyjohnstone.com/blog/2012-03-11-installing-final-cut-pro-studio-2 -0-on-mac-os-x-10-7-lion.html

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