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Q: I recently bought a ibook g4 with osx 10.5 I would like to downgrade to 10.3. I spoke to 2 people at the genious bar. One said to buy osx 10.3 9 on amazon. another said that might not work. Help!

I recently bought an ibook g4 with osx 10.5.8   I would like to downgrade to 10.3.9.  I spoke to 2 people at the genious bar. One said to buy osx 10.3 9 on amazon. another said that might not work as the upgrade to 10.5 could have made internal changes.

 

I have another ibook g4 with 10.3.9 on it. Is there any way to utilie this?

 

Thanks

 

Jim C

iBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), want to downgrade ti 10.3.9

Posted on Nov 18, 2014 12:31 PM

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Got it.

 

Thanks

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 4:11 PM

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    Niel Niel Nov 18, 2014 1:12 PM in response to jacgeil
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    Nov 18, 2014 1:12 PM in response to jacgeil

    It depends on what iBook model it is; a Mac can’t run a Mac OS X version older than the one it originally shipped with. If needed, click here and find the model in the list.

     

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    jacgeil jacgeil Nov 19, 2014 7:11 AM in response to Niel
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    Nov 19, 2014 7:11 AM in response to Niel

    Thanks Niel.

     

    Bear with me, as I'm not particularly computer literate.

     

    I found the computer listed (Powerbook 6,7, 12 inch screen) and the following note:

     

    "Details: *This model is capable of using Mac OS 9 applications within the Mac OS X "Classic" environment provided with Mac OS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and lower ("Classic" is not supported starting with Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard"). It cannot boot into Mac OS 9."

     

    Does this mean if I purchase OSX 10.4.11,  I can install it and then use software that works in the "Classic" environment?

     

    Again thanks for your help.

  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Nov 19, 2014 7:43 AM in response to jacgeil
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    Nov 19, 2014 7:43 AM in response to jacgeil

    You’ll need to find the computer’s original disks or a retail 10.4.3 or 10.4.6 package to do that, and install it onto a blank partition or drive. Another Mac’s original ones won’t work.

     

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    jacgeil jacgeil Nov 19, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Niel
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    Nov 19, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Niel

    Ok, great. I found OSX 10.4 on Amazon (open box). I'll try it and let you know how it turns out.

     

    When you said  " install it onto a blank partition or drive", I was wondering if that meant that if I had a problem loading it, I could put on a remote hard drive and somehow start the ibook with it?

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    Niel Niel Nov 19, 2014 3:47 PM in response to jacgeil
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    Nov 19, 2014 3:47 PM in response to jacgeil

    It means that you can’t put it onto a volume which currently has Mac OS X 10.5 installed. If desired, use the Disk Utility in 10.5 to create a new partition on the internal drive; this way, you can have both installed at once.

     

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  • by jacgeil,Solvedanswer

    jacgeil jacgeil Nov 19, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Niel
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    Nov 19, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Niel

    Got it.

     

    Thanks