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Updating Mac OS X 10.1

I just bought an iMac G4! It's the original 700MHz model from 2002 with a DVD-ROM drive. I installed Mac OS X 10.1 on it. I read herethat iPhoto 1.0 was bundled with the Mac OS X 10.1 retail, but my disc doesn't have it. It probably shipped before iPhoto in late 2001. I really want iPhoto 1 on my iMac, so I set out to find a download. I found one here (by the way, you should go one level up on that site! They have great downloads for PPC Macs!). It's iPhoto 1.1.1. I burned it to a disc, but I found that I needed Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later. Here's where my problem starts. First, I tried downloading the 10.1.5 Combo update from Apple, but I got a message saying I needed an Installer update before I could install the software. So decided to go up to just 10.1.2, and worry about 10.1.5 later. I burned two discs for my iMac; one for 10.1.1, and one for 10.1.2 (because the 10.1.2 update isn't a "combo" update, so I need 10.1.1 first). So I tried to install 10.1.1, and the Installer worked fine until I got to the "Select Destination" section. My hard drive wasn't selectable! In fact, nothing was! Does anyone know what's going on here? If so, pleas help. Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.1.x), G4 700 MHz, 2002

Posted on Feb 21, 2016 2:58 PM

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Feb 25, 2016 5:04 PM in response to HFTaylor12

The Mac OS X series before 10.2 was not very usable. In fact until 10.1.5 there was no repair permissions.

This tip:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2751

Along with this article:

Mac OS X 10.1: Chart of Available Software Updates

Should help.


If you want further troubleshooting, I do offer fee based support services*:

http://www.macmaps.com/


* Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Feb 26, 2016 10:38 AM in response to a brody

a brody wrote:


The Mac OS X series before 10.2 was not very usable. In fact until 10.1.5 there was no repair permissions.

This tip:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2751

Along with this article:

Mac OS X 10.1: Chart of Available Software Updates

Should help.


If you want further troubleshooting, I do offer fee based support services*:

http://www.macmaps.com/


* Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Sorry, but the links didn't really help. Can you just tell me the solution here?

Feb 26, 2016 12:36 PM in response to HFTaylor12

The linked site containing all that software is very dubious. It is not an Apple site & the downloads could contain anything - there have been cases where pirated Apple software contains malicious modifications (I recall one being a version of iLife or iWork). You would be better off finding an original disk on Amazon etc. The same is true for Apple software updates - get them from Apple only.

Apple - Support - Downloads

Feb 26, 2016 1:04 PM in response to Drew Reece

Drew,

Other people have been given that link, and it is posted on Apple Support Communities user tips. You'd think the moderators would have taken it down by now if there was any inkling it was false. Also Apple downloads is already missing a lot of older downloads. If you want to try and dig them up from Apple Downloads, I welcome you to take the time to post them.

Updating Mac OS X 10.1

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