Loeter-floeter Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Hi, I have a PowerBook G4 (1,5Ghz/ gigabit edition) (Powerbook5,6). OSX 10.3 is installed and I want to install 10.4 but I can't boot from the retail DVD :-( . I can boot from 10.3 DVD (grey disk). I tested the dvd on a imac and it booted, so dvd is fine. I can see the disk in osx and selected to boot from it. In Firmware (hold down alt while boot) I can't select/see the dvd, only my hdd. I really don't find the solution.... would please somebody help me? Greetz from Belgium Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 It's probably because you're not meeting a system requirement, like not enough RAM. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/#findComment-689795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprogrammer Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi, I have a PowerBook G4 (1,5Ghz/ gigabit edition) (Powerbook5,6). OSX 10.3 is installed and I want to install 10.4 but I can't boot from the retail DVD :-( . I can boot from 10.3 DVD (grey disk). I tested the dvd on a imac and it booted, so dvd is fine. I can see the disk in osx and selected to boot from it. In Firmware (hold down alt while boot) I can't select/see the dvd, only my hdd. I really don't find the solution.... would please somebody help me? Greetz from Belgium Are you sure your PowerBook actually has a DVD drive in it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/#findComment-689807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loeter-floeter Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 I have enough ram(768mb), and I have a dvd player . Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/#findComment-698603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loeter-floeter Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 anybody??? plz.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/#findComment-701336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loeter-floeter Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 still cant boot from osx10.4 retail dvd. I can boot from ubuntu... I really dont know why it cant boot from 10.4... I cant even see the dvd in firmwire(bios) when holding ALT. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95310-powerbook-g4-boot-issue/#findComment-732055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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