Abe Oliver

Q: Trying to upgrade from OS9 to 10.2.3, get as far as "select a Destination"  the installation stalls and does not show any destination disks

I have a Power Mac G4, it has OS 9.  Imam trying to upgrade to OS 10.2.3 (Jaguar).  It is going smoothly until I get to the "Select Destination"  screen.  It stalls there and does not show any disks to choose from.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks. Abe Oliver

PowerMac, Mac OS 9.0.x

Posted on Oct 11, 2013 4:28 PM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Oct 11, 2013 6:35 PM in response to Abe Oliver
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    Oct 11, 2013 6:35 PM in response to Abe Oliver

    Hello Abe,

     

    If it's a Digital Audio or earlier, you need to install a Firmware update first...

    As explained in "Mac OS X 10.2 Welcome and Install Manuals" and "Mac OS X Welcome and Install Manuals", you may need to update the firmware on your Macintosh computer prior to installing Mac OS X 10.2 or later. The following table lists the firmware updates that are available for Apple products that can update to Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1395?viewlocale=en_US

     

    Power Mac G4Firmware UpdateDownload Document No.
    Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 (FW 800)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)Power Mac G4 Firmware Update 4.2.8120068
    Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)Power Mac G4 Firmware Update 4.2.8120068
    Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)Power Mac G4 Firmware Update 4.2.8120068
    Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)no update needed
    Power Mac G4 CubePower Mac G4 Cube Firmware Update 4.1.975129