Comments on: How to Convert a MacOS X 10.5 Leopard Upgrade DVD into a Retail MacOS X 10.5 Leopard

By: macfan55

macfan55 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:23:50 +0000

Hi Roberto; This is not possible. The architecture of the MacMini is quite different then your Macbook. The Installationdisc nr1 checks for the Modell-Identifier thats written onto the Motherboard of your Mac. The software on a OEMversion-disc is different on every other MacModell. For an upgrade from Tiger to Leopard you mostly can only use the retailversion of Leopard. You can check yourself for which models your Installationdisc is suitable. The printed text on the disc is very confusing about the model it is exactly ment for. However if you can reveal the hidden files on the disc you can also see for which Mac it is intended to work. If you try it on another Mac the well-known message: “This software cannot be installed on this computer” will appear. If you want to know the specific details about all the involved details: send me an email. It’s my hobby to collect all kind of Installationdiscs from Apple Computers. I use them to help other people with it.
Greetings from Germany / the Netherlands macfan55 at g o o g l e dot c o m

By: Roberto

Roberto — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:28:23 +0000

How to Convert a MacOS X 10.5 Leopard Macbook restore DVD into a Retail MacOS X 10.5 Leopard for install to my mac mini duo core 1.83Ghz?
Thanks

By: ejonesss

ejonesss — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:47:30 +0000

i believe you can fool the installer by backing up the library receipts folder of the root level.

macintosh hd library receipts.

then once the drive is blank copy the receipts folder to the same path.

blank disk library receipts.

also if you do a erase disk first you can get a fresh start without needing to install the retail first.

By: ADO wolf

ADO wolf — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:32:41 +0000

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By: Thierry de Montblanc

Thierry de Montblanc — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:46:26 +0000

Self answer for my previous question:
1/Select file OSX installer
2/Right click = Ctrl Click : then the full menu appears with Show package contents/ resources and finally the ” check for OSX” which can be deleted by click and drag to the trash!
Many thanks Dan,

Thierry

By: Thierry de Montblanc

Thierry de Montblanc — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:53:38 +0000

All ok until i find the OSX installer in the system /installation/ CDIS/
But then: how do you “right click” witout a mouse?
I ve got the information on the file by selecting it and go to “file, get information” but didnt find the content/ resources to delete the ” check For OSX”

Where is that window? How to show this dialog box!!
Very frustrating to go to that very final point and be unable to do it.
Thanks for help!
Thierry

By: Michael Dodd

Michael Dodd — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:43:42 +0000

You can do a “clean install” of Leopard with this DVD.. You can completely erase your HardDrive and install it from this DVD. The ONLY problem is you must have OS 10.4 installed to do this. It will scan for that first. Then you have the option to do a clean install, or exit out of the installer, running Disk Utility to format, then going back to the installer (it only checks the first time you run the installer.. not the last time). Doing a Clean install is an option with this DVD in the installing options.

By: V

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:54:50 +0000

Alright, I figured it out. Put the disc in, then erase the drive, then the “select a destination” comes up, click on the drive and click “options” and the option to “install mac os x for the first time” comes up, no upgrade necessary.

THIS IS ON MY UPGRADE ONLY DISC! Hope it works for you

By: V

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:23:10 +0000

So I was fooling around with a blank hard drive and upgrade leopard disc, somehow I was able to fool the computer (just through selecting options, I think i formatted the hard drive (erased it) and then I saw an “install leopard” here option and I did) so when it’s done I’m going to try it again.

By: Hans Anderson

Hans Anderson — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:07:06 +0000

ALoha,

I’ve just installed Leopard on my PowerBook G4. It installs, restarts, but gives me a blank blue screen instead of a desktop. Multiple restarts don’t help. It appears to be a fast enough processor. Any suggestions? ( I’m glad I didn;t install on my working computer, I’d be up s creek without a paddle.)

Thanks,

HAns