Good thing I'm stubborn. I tried it a couple more times and finally it took. Tiger is now installed, and I have it ethernetted into my base station and I'm installing tiger updates right now. Once the system is all up to date I can disconnect it and go about setting up all the user accounts I need. Not sure why the installer didn't want to see the iMac's HD the first couple times (I'm sure it was booted into target disk mode properly).
No matter, tiger installed like a charm (finally). On Apr 3, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Charles Davis wrote: > > > On Apr 3, 2009, at 8:56 PM, Brian Rule wrote: > >> >> I was encouraged by this statement, but I have my ibook booted on >> the >> installer disk for tiger right now connected to the iMac in target >> disk mode, but the installer doesn't see the iMac's hard drive. I >> guess I'll have to install the HD into my B&W and install from there >> if I want this to be installed tonight. Too bad, it would have been >> much easier this way. >> Brian >> > > I could be all wet, but as I understand it -----: > > Boot your ibook to 'Target Disk Mode' I.E. power on while holding the > "T" key on the keyboard. > > Attach Firewire cable between the ibook and the iMac. > > Power on the iMac, while holding the 'option/alt' key. > This should give you a screen showing all available (to the Mac) > 'bootable systems', one of which SHOULD be the DVD drive in the > ibook, others being whatever is presently available on the iMac. > > At this point, select the ibook DVD with the 'Tiger' install disk, > follow the onscreen prompts for a 'normal' installation. > > HTH > > Chuck D. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
