mordzy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi guys, I have a macbook g4 which wont boot properly. i get the blue background and mouse cursor but nothing else. I have downloaded the 4 CD osx 1.4 torrent (cd version) but it wont boot when holding / tapping C key on boot. i have popped the disk in my new macbook pro and it reads fine. i thought there maybe an issue reading disks with my old mac so i bought a new cd drive for it but i still cant get it to boot. Any one have any suggestions? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96650-powerbook-g4-load-boot-issue/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Most likely because it was an Intel disk and not a "Universal" disk. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96650-powerbook-g4-load-boot-issue/#findComment-692674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordzy Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 is there a way to check this. i inserted the disk in my intel macbook and it autoran but said i couldn't install this version. i assumed that was because the disk was designed for the power PC platform not intel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96650-powerbook-g4-load-boot-issue/#findComment-694311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 DOWNLOADING the Mac OS is the most likely sign that you're dealing with an Intel install (it's rare for a PPC one to be torrented). Also, the CD's might have been from a particular system and might not run on anything else. Go and buy 10.4. It's cheap now that 10.5 is out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96650-powerbook-g4-load-boot-issue/#findComment-760483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ShadowFox Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 MacBook G4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96650-powerbook-g4-load-boot-issue/#findComment-789374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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