Moving an eMac from 10.2.8 to 10.4.11
Hi, all, I have a somewhat esoteric problem and need some advice on how to do handle it. I'm still using a 1GHz/1Gbyte PPC eMac running Mac OS 10.2.8 for much of my work and now need to move to 10.4.11 to accommodate a new application that requires it. The problem arises thus: some time ago I bought and installed 10.4 on an external Firewire drive and have been booting and using it for the occasional applications that required 10.4. Now I need to merge the large amount of 10.2.8 data - and applications - that I've accumulated with the 10.4.11 system into a single system. Moving the data (mostly in Documents) is relatively straightforward, and Mail seems to know how to export/import mailboxes in a usable way also. What I would like to avoid is reinstalling lots of applications and their associated files (e.g. iTunes and iPhoto). The tools at hand: Carbon Copy Cloner, Migration Assistant (10.4 version), and of course Finder. Other resources: several external Firewire volumes that can be used as scratch volumes for building copying systems to and from. Both systems (10.2.8 and 10.4.11) are/will be completely backed up to respective backup volumes before any potentially dangerous merge operations (three cheers for CCC!). So, experts, how would you proceed? (and many thanks in advance for your consideration of my problem) -- Viejo Ramon 1st Mac: Mac II Current Macs: Quadra 630, eMac (3,3), Mac Mini PPC 1.5GHz, MacBook Pro Intel 2.4 GHz CoreDuo (mid-2008) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Moving an eMac from 10.2.8 to 10.4.11
On Nov 9, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Ramon Tate wrote: Hi, all, I have a somewhat esoteric problem and need some advice on how to do handle it. I'm still using a 1GHz/1Gbyte PPC eMac running Mac OS 10.2.8 for much of my work and now need to move to 10.4.11 to accommodate a new application that requires it. The problem arises thus: some time ago I bought and installed 10.4 on an external Firewire drive and have been booting and using it for the occasional applications that required 10.4. Now I need to merge the large amount of 10.2.8 data - and applications - that I've accumulated with the 10.4.11 system into a single system. If the bulk of your data is on the 10.2.8 system, do an 'Archive and Install' of 10.4 on the internal drive. (this is reachable via the 'Option' menu in the 10.4 installer after you've selected the volume to install it on.) this will deal with all the email, safari bookmarks, etc etc,as well as the differing versions of the OS X apps between 10.2 and 10.4. Then update the new 10.4 system before you do any merging of data bwteen the two 10.4 systems (internal and external) Then, once the new system is up and running, you can use Carbon Copy Cloner and move JUST the user files and applications from the external drive. You'll need to do a fair bit of setup with CCC, though, you need to determine if, for example the user prefs files on the external drive are the ones you want to keep, or not, it may even be an issue of copying stuff manually. Merging two systems is a PITA no matter how you do it, and usually comes down to staring at two Finder windows dragging items from one to the other as you go through the files by hand. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Moving an eMac from 10.2.8 to 10.4.11
On Nov 9, 11:42 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Merging two systems is a PITA no matter how you do it, and usually comes down to staring at two Finder windows dragging items from one to the other as you go through the files by hand. Time consuming and boring, but the safest thing to do. F -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: DVI, VGA, or HDMI?
On Oct 19, 12:31 pm, Ashgrove salum...@gmail.com wrote: They say curiosity killed the cat. So, anyway, my cat Leo bought me a mini-DVI to HDMI adapter, and my cat Ayesha bought me an HDMI cable -- all for less than $6. (My cats are very frugal. They barely give me any lunch money.) We'll wait and see, and either them or I will report back. A curious update. I finally got both the HDMI cable and the mini-DVI to HDMI adapter. The iMac detects them, detects the monitor, detects different HD modes (1080i, 1080p, and so forth), but does not show any image on the Asus monitor. It stays pitch black. It's still working fine with DVI input, though. Needless to say, my cat is very disappointed... F -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
