Mr Linux Guy Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hello Everyone, I have gotten Mac OS X 10.4.6 to work now (half-supported audio and ethernet but it works!), but system 10.4.6 is a bit old now, and i would like to use itunes, which seems to only work for 10.4.7 or higher. Since i dont want to have to do multiple upgrades all over again, I am aiming to upgrade to system 10.4.9 or 10.4.10. The higher i can get the better. I am willing to risk my installation for this, and I will not scream at anyone if my computer dies. The only problem is that I would really, really not like to download files greater than 600-900 MB, as my internet is REALLY slow (16 kbps). Any bit of help, no matter how small, is appreciated. If you need some other information just tell me and i will igve it to you. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 There are 2 updaters you can use to update to 10.4.9/10.4.10 and they are all under 400MB but all of them require and Intel CPU. The ones you can use depend on whether your CPU supports SSE2 and/or SSE3: 10.4.9 Updaters JaS 10.4.9 Combo Intel SSE3 Only 10.4.10 Updaters Koolkal 10.4.10 Intel Combo SSE2 & SSE3 V2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Linux Guy Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Thanks a whole lot. Yes, i do have an intel CPu, so they will work for me, and it does support SSE3. I appreciate the quick reply. Thank you, and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 First backup your kernel and extensions and grab an updater and update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkaPro Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 How can you "backup your kernel and extensions"? is it a simple procedure? 10.4.10 Update Koolkal 10.4.10 Intel Combo SSE2 & SSE3 V2 is it the latest? most recomended? are there any other \ better vers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Linux Guy Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hey! You joined on my birthday! (OK, back to the real world) Well, im not really sure how to do it, bu i think you backup the extensions by dragging the extensions folder in /System/Library to another place on your hard disk, and you back up the kernel by copying the /mach_kernel file to another place on your hard drive... you have to use the terminal for the kernel i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 How to back up your extensions and kernel: Open Terminal and type in these commands pressing enter after each one: sudo -s [enter password] cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel.backup cp -R /System/Library/Extensions /System/Library/Extensions.backup Then install the updater I recommended (yes its the best for your system). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuckto581 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 How to back up your extensions and kernel: Open Terminal and type in these commands pressing enter after each one: sudo -s [enter password] cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel.backup cp -R /System/Library/Extensions /System/Library/Extensions.backup Then install the updater I recommended (yes its the best for your system). Soooo after the 10.4.10. Koolkal update I got an ACPI panic message. How do I go back and apply the old Kernel and extensions? Cause I'm on my 3 reinstall here and I don't want to have to go in for a 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Linux Guy Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 I guees you will have to insert the install DVd, but when you get to the installer, go to the utilities menu, and then use the terminal to restore all the stuff... however, i have no clue how to mount the hd from the installer DVD... Oh, and thanks pcwiz, the 10.4.10 update worked perfectly on my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 You can boot in single user mode and restore the stuff. There are instructions once you've booted into single user mode on how to mount the hard drive. An easier way to restore the stuff would be to boot Windows and install MacDrive on it then go into your Mac HD/Partition and restore your old kexts and kernel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadeshi Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I`ve installed koolkals 10.4.10 update with 8.10.1 kernel but after reboot it is stuck on kernel loading , sais panic on ACPI and when trying to load kernel just freeses. please help, advice or any word. PS i`ve ugraded from JaS 10.4.8 upgrade, and wanted new kernel but this happened.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 If you installed the 8.10.1 kernel on a SSE2 system that would explain the problem. Did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuckto581 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 If you installed the 8.10.1 kernel on a SSE2 system that would explain the problem. Did you? Not per the CPU-Z reader. It says that I have SSE 3 I have attached some screen shots from CPU-Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hmmm....looks OK. Its a problem with the newer kernel and maybe the extensions. Did you backup the kernel and extensions so that you can restore them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuckto581 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hmmm....looks OK. Its a problem with the newer kernel and maybe the extensions. Did you backup the kernel and extensions so that you can restore them? Yeah, the Koolkal update backs them up for you. But I kept the 10.4.9 kernel (in Koolkal) and just did the 10.4.10 updates. I chose not to install the extra drivers, since I suspected the ICH8 driver to be causing the problem. I finally got windows XP installed after about 3 days of repairing/backing up files, the only problem was that I had to reinstall OSX with my JaS 10.4.8 DVD to do the backups. I have updated with the included JaS 10.4.9 and that is where I have left my install thus far. I also followed your earlier advice and installed Mac Drive 7. It's a god send. Is there another way to update it to 10.4.10 or is there even a benefit? I mainly would like to have it so that I can run iWork 08. And all the torrent sites I run to seem to only have the serial for the trial version of the software. Soooo even with Pacifist I can't edit the reference file to look for 10.4.9 instead of 10.4.10. That's another topic for another forum. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 MacDrive really is a life saver. I do remember there was a way to trick the installer into installing on something thats less than 10.4.10. Do some research and I'm sure you'll find something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballs91 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Is there an easy way to update from 10.4.9 to 10.4.10 with AMD SSE3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Use the PascalW Delta updater. It updates 10.4.9 to 10.4.10 and is compatible with AMD (run the AMD package instead of the Intel one. They're both included in the package) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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