Just out of interest, if you can mount the Tiger DVD on another box, is it possible to install over a network?
On Apr 2, 2:11 pm, johnwd5 <john...@gmail.com> wrote: > Idea #2 is easier and just as effective as #1, I'm pretty sure you can > run the updates via firewire upon completion/reboot. I think I did, > without intending to. > > I think I have a slot dvd drive spare here. PM me for details. > > John > > On Apr 1, 8:46 pm, Brian Rule <hellcat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > i just picked up a Snow iMac G3 for $30. Right now it's running > > Jaguar and I would like to upgrade it to Tiger. Of course this is a > > problem since the iMac only has a CD ROM in it. I may decide to > > upgrade the drive, but for now I''d be fine with just sticking with > > the CD drive in it now. So what's the best way I can go about > > upgrading? > > > Ideas I've had so far: > > 1. take the hard drive out of the iMac, put it in my B&W which has a > > DVD drive install Tiger there, then reinstall in the iMac. > > > 2. Try to boot in to firewire using my B&W or iBook and install like > > that. > > > Any better ideas? > > TIA, > > Brian- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
