[G4] Tiger Install Question

[John Baltutis]

On 02/10/07, "JRHeald" <jrheald at wans.net> wrote:
>
> I have a purchased version of Tiger that says it is for installation onto
> the iBook G4.  I decided instead that I would rather install Tiger onto my
> G4 QuickSilver, but when I try to do the install, a message appears saying
> that it cannot be installed onto this computer.  I was told about a utility
> called Pacifist that would somehow allow me to do the install, but after
> loading and starting it on my G4, I became confused about how to proceed.  I
> ended up totally screwing up my 10.3.9 install and I had to do a complete
> reinstallation.  Is what I am trying to do possible?

You cannot install the OS designed for a specific machine onto another machine.
Return what you purchased and get a full retail Tiger installation set.
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25784> has all the details.