Can I install Mac OS 10.3 on my iBook 500? The CD Drive is dead. I have a PowerMac 5500 with Ethernet and Mac OS 9.1 on it. Can I use this to install OS X over Ethernet? Maybe through open firmware or netboot (hold down "N" key)?
No. Netboot requires an OS X Server or equivalent.
Your best bet besides replacing the CD-ROM drive is a FireWire CD-ROM drive.
I've been doing this kind of thing lately trying to install OS X from a master configuration disk. I had a couple of configurations that required some "interesting" lashups.
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