http://aaron-ong.com/problems-installing-mac-os-x-1054-on-an-ibook-g4-ppc/ Aaron Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://aaron-ong.com/problems-installing-mac-os-x-1054-on-an-ibook-g4-ppc/comment-page-1/#comment-7920 SilverTo Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:12:42 +0000 http://aaron-ong.com/problems-installing-mac-os-x-1054-on-an-ibook-g4-ppc/#comment-7920 You are trying to use a free Leopard install set that came with another Mac and that won't work. It will only install on the same version of Mac as it came with. It has hardware specific details in the installer. Apple has designed the installer to analyze your Mac's hardware to determine if it matches what is available from this install DVD. If it doesn't match, the installer will stop. You need a retail Leopard install DVD. Only the retail version has the full set of hardware extensions that can match any Mac that qualifies for installation. You are trying to use a free Leopard install set that came with another Mac and that won’t work. It will only install on the same version of Mac as it came with. It has hardware specific details in the installer. Apple has designed the installer to analyze your Mac’s hardware to determine if it matches what is available from this install DVD. If it doesn’t match, the installer will stop.
You need a retail Leopard install DVD. Only the retail version has the full set of hardware extensions that can match any Mac that qualifies for installation.

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