On Oct 30, 2010, at 5:38 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Oct 30, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Doug McNutt wrote: > >> If this is the first version of OS neXt for the machine it's very likely >> that the ROM needs the upgrade. > > On Oct 30, 2010, at 6:32 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> The firmware update is probably not installed I can send it off list if you >> want. > > I'm not an expert on these G4's, but I was pretty certain the OS X installer > disc has a system check that prohibits installation of OS X if the firmware > isn't properly upgraded? Unless he transfered or cloned a System from another > computer it would seem unlikely to be a firmware issue unless I'm wrong about > the installer firmware check? > If I remember correctly the read me on the Tiger disk says to install the firmware 4.1.9 booted in OS9 before installing Tiger. but I may be wrong also.
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