[G4] Re: G4] Cloning G4 to G5: Naming Hard Drives

[John Baltutis]

On 02/19/05, John Miller <webaron at starcrest.com> wrote:
>
> Just got a new dual 2.0 G5.  I plan to clone my G4/867 master drive to
> the G5 hard drive using this 10 step process:
>
> 1. Repair permissions/update directory on the G4 with DiskWarrior
> 2. Put original G5 system restore disk into CD/DVD drive
> 3. Connect both macs via firewire
> 4. Boot the G5 into target mode
> 5. Reformat the G5 drive with Disk Utility
> 6. Clone the G4 hard drive with Carbon Copy Cloner
> 7. Shutdown the G5, remove firewire cable
> 8. Reboot the G5 from the system restore DVD
> 9. Install the OSX operating system using Archive and Install
> 10.  Pray like hell
>
> Now the questions:
>
> 1.  Am I missing anything in the cloning process described above?
>
> 2.  My G4 hard drive is named "bigmac".  Can I name my new G5 hard
> drive "bigmac" as well before I begin this cloning process?  Does it
> make sense to do so to minimize any confusion later on with
> configuration files?  For example, on the G4 I'm running an Apache2
> server with mysql databases/PHP, and managing several websites with
> Dreamweaver and Contribute.  I'd like to avoid having to go through
> "broken links" because of hard-drive naming inconsistencies.
>
> 3.  Is Carbon Copy Cloner the best tool for this process?
>
> 4.  I have an OS9 folder on the G4.  Should I move it over to the G4,
> or install classic from the G5 system restore DVD?
>
> Thanks to all.

Quite a bit. You're doing it backwards. Use the setup assistant. Details at
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300299> and
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25773>.