Upgrading to OS X from 8.5?


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Ok, so my aunt finally gave me her G4, it has OS 8.5 on it, dont ask me why!!! But I have OSX now and I want to upgrade the machine, is there any way of doing this from 8.5, or do i need 9? And if i need 9, where do i obtain it?

Thanks

Mike

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Just boot of the OS X CD (Hold down 'c' when you turn on the computer) and do a clean install, you dont need 8 or 9 at all unless you want them.

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Just boot of the OS X CD (Hold down 'c' when you turn on the computer) and do a clean install, you dont need 8 or 9 at all unless you want them.

i tried that, it tells me to chose a drive and it find the drive but tells me i have no valid OS on it....what now???

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How do i format a mac? the screen i am at right now says Select a Destination. I see the drive, but it has a red exlimation point in in, and Options is grayed out and so is contiue, all i can do is Go Back

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Click advanced at the bottom, or custom (I dont remember the names) and select Erase and Install, and for the format of the hard drive, use HFS+ (Journaled)

I hope you mean GB for that hard drive size, lol

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A G4 w/ 6.4 GB of HD?! WTF?

My school's G3 has a 10GB HD...

Anyways from Apple... http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html

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Confirm that your hardware can run Mac OS X Version 10.3 Panther

Mac OS X Version 10.3 requires a Macintosh with a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor, built-in USB; at least 128MB of physical RAM and a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer. Mac OS X does not support processor upgrade cards. Verify your hardware is supported from the list below.

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Verify you have enough hard drive space.

While the amount of disk space required depends on your computer and the way you are installing Mac OS X, you are recommended to have at least 2.0 GB of available space on your hard drive, or 3.5GB of disk space if you install developer tools.

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Check out third party hardware and software compatibility:

Third Party Hardware. Mac OS X Version 10.3 Panther includes out-of-the-box functionality for many hardware devices. Mac OS X will automatically configure itself to support most Canon, HP and Epson USB inkjet printers. Mac OS X Image Capture will work with USB digital still cameras that support mass storage, PTP and Digita, plus an array of cameras from Canon, Kodak and Nikon. However, some devices may need additional driver support from the manufacturer. Please check with the manufacturer of your product to see if Mac OS X Version 10.3-compatible drivers are available.

Third Party Software. The Classic environment in Mac OS X is based upon an installation of Mac OS 9.1 or later (9.2.2 recommended). Most Mac OS 9-compatible applications will run in the Classic environment. If you have any questions, contact the vendor of your product.

Do u have enough mem?

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Sure you didn't get an update version from the up-to-date program, and are you sure you're not using the Upgrade option in the installer?

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Ok, i have 8.5 on jhere. I rebooted the Mac, pressed C and it took me to a menu, i selected English, Accepted the rights, and it brought me to that screen where it says it cant do it. Hwo do i wipe out the drive?

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yea gigs. i dont see those options anywhere!!! it says you cannot insallt mac os X on this volume, an earlier version of Mac OS is not installe.d..

You have the upgrade version, you need the full. You need 10.2 installed already to use the Panther upgrade.

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The option to format is under the "options" button on the select volume or installation type screen (i can't remember which). The button is in the bottom left corner of the window - choose erase and install.

if you want to do the erase/format/partition manually you can start disk-utility from the from the installer menu at the top of the screen.

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I have a G4! No, actually it's a G3.

I have 6.4 megs. No, actually it's 6.4 gigs.

I have definitely have the full disk. No, actually it is the upgrade.

well, you are all right, i do have the upgrade disc, doh! sorry yall :) :whistle:

No wonder these threads take so long to reach a conclusion.

I would have summed it up a littler quicker.

Any Mac that is capable of running 8.5 probably shouldn't run 10.3

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i have never heard of an os x upgrade disk only for upgrades...

but, to format the drive, click on the "Installer" menu, and then click on disk utility. format the drive, and then go back to the installer. u should be able to install mac os x.

btw, what g3 is it? the blue and white or the beige one?

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i have never heard of an os x upgrade disk only for upgrades...

The first copy of Jaguar that I "acquired" was an upgrade, it required that you have either 10.0 or 10.1 on the system already.

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i have never heard of an os x upgrade disk only for upgrades...

The Up-to-Date program gives out OS X Upgrade discs. I had to have a previous version of OS X on my system before I could install Panther, but I could do a clean install as long as I chose it as a setting in the install and didn't reformat my hard drive from the Disk Utility.

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