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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Mac OS 9, Hacks & Upgrades => Topic started by: 3rd Degree on October 09, 2015, 03:10:06 AM

Title: Issues with 1GHz Titanium Powerbook and install images
Post by: 3rd Degree on October 09, 2015, 03:10:06 AM
Hi there - just a note that I couldn't get either the Universal installer or the PowerBook Titanium 1 Ghz installer to work on my 1GHz Titanium Powerbook - the Titanium installer would boot but refused to install, saying that it was the wrong computer for the installer.

I ended up putting the Powerbook into target disk mode and copying over the "Just Format & Drag files to Install" image which worked fine.

One possible reason was I burned the images to DVD instead of CD (didn't have any CDs handy). This didn't affect booting up off the disks but it's the only reason I can think that may have caused the installers to fail (assuming they're 'known good').
Title: Re: Issues with 1GHz Titanium Powerbook and install images
Post by: supernova777 on October 09, 2015, 05:32:22 AM
please include a real working link to the page from which u downloaded the installer images that u burned
(for clarity)
Title: Re: Issues with 1GHz Titanium Powerbook and install images
Post by: DieHard on October 09, 2015, 10:11:07 AM
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just a note that I couldn't get either the Universal installer or the PowerBook Titanium 1 Ghz installer to work on my 1GHz Titanium Powerbook - the Titanium installer would boot but refused to install, saying that it was the wrong computer for the installer.

I have used the 1 Ghz installer (which is an image of the actual original apple Titanium CD) on over 30 units; your Titanium must have been modified (maybe system board replacement under apple care) that made if look different to the installer.
Title: Re: Issues with 1GHz Titanium Powerbook and install images
Post by: supernova777 on October 11, 2015, 07:39:10 AM
im curious to know the the identifier is thats reported on this machine in OSX then..
ie: PowerBook3,5 <-- this type of identifier

isnt this the string that that installer would be checking for?
3rd Degree - which identifier does your machine show?
Title: Re: Issues with 1GHz Titanium Powerbook and install images
Post by: geforceg4 on October 01, 2016, 01:34:22 PM
Quote from: 3rd Degree on October 09, 2015, 03:10:06 AM
Hi there - just a note that I couldn't get either the Universal installer or the PowerBook Titanium 1 Ghz installer to work on my 1GHz Titanium Powerbook - the Titanium installer would boot but refused to install, saying that it was the wrong computer for the installer.

I ended up putting the Powerbook into target disk mode and copying over the "Just Format & Drag files to Install" image which worked fine.

One possible reason was I burned the images to DVD instead of CD (didn't have any CDs handy). This didn't affect booting up off the disks but it's the only reason I can think that may have caused the installers to fail (assuming they're 'known good').
hmm do u really think they programmed a size check on the media? to see if its a cd or a dvd? thats strange