[G4] Upgrading to Leopard

[diane]

At 4:05 PM -0700 7 20 08, John Baltutis wrote:
>On 7/20/08, diane <diane at mathermotorsports.com> wrote:
>>
>>  FW800, 2gb ram, how long does it take for it to restart after an
>>  install? Fans are going like rocket launchers here. Patience was
>>  never my virtue with a "is it hung or not" boot. :(
>
>Which computer? PPC or ICBM? Normally, based on my experience beta-testing the
>cat on an unsupported G4, 450 MP, startup can take 2-6 minutes or longer. As
>for the runaway fans, see the results at
><http://search.info.apple.com/?q=fans&type=&search=Search&lr=lang_en&search=Go>.

PPC G4 FW800

20 minutes times two

I rebooted from an external Panther drive and repaired permissions.
Then booted into Leopard
Then lost internet
Rebooted again
Lost keyboard and mouse
Repairing permissions from Panther at the moment.



>  >
>>  I did an upgrade from Tiger. It did not give me an options for a
>>  upgrade or clean install, just did an upgrade on its own.
>
>Definitely wrong; however, you need to select it as an optional or customized
>installation. See <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545?viewlocale=en_US> for
>details.

I had a customize button to select, but in the past wasn't there an 
upgrade or archive option?

Diane