I want to install a program from a dvd to my Mac Pro: https://www.apple.com/ca/mac-pro/
It doesn't have a superdrive, but my power mac G5 does. I can connect using blue tooth or wireless. I set the G5 on sharing dvd. The disk image does not show up on the screen of the Mac Pro.
What do I do?
see if you can do "Target Mode". Both Macs must have firewire for this to work. Hold down command+T on both or one while rebooting. after connecting with a firewire cable. One should show up on the other desktop. If no firewire, then Ethernet. I haven't done this in a long long time, but here's how, apparently
It'd take too long and be too much typing to explain here
Good luck to you, -wireless and bluetooth are good for some things, but networking a G5 and a a new Mac Pro 2013? Nope.
John b
OS X Yosemite: Share your DVD drive
Requirements: A Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later. If you’re using Mac OS X v10.4.11, install DVD or CD Sharing Setup Update for Mac v1.0.
Just a Note for completeness:
You cannot share another Mac's DVD reader to Install Mac OS X itself, because the drive is lost when you do the required Restart. But many other things can be installed with Installer once Mac OS X is up and running.
how to share dvd with Mac pro?
