[G4] Bootable Tiger & Panther Discs

[John Baltutis]

On 01/18/07, "Brett Caven" <brettcaven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd like to know how to make the CD/DVD ones... because I've already
> had to replace some Jaguar disks.

Not enough information. If you want to duplicate the Panther and Tiger INSTALL
DVD disks, then you can with Disk Utility, if you have a SuperDrive and can
burn to DVD (single or dual layer).

Nick Scalise, posting to another list, offers this solution WRT to Tiger disks.
It should also work for Panther disks:

> <http://creativebits.org/mac_os_x/make_a_dvd_copy_of_mac_os_x_tiger>
>
> Making a DVD Image
>
> Step 1. Insert the retail Mac OS X Install DVD into your drive.
> Step 2. Launch Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities).
> Step 3. In Disk Utility, you will notice a white pane on the left hand side.
>In
> the pane, select the Mac OS X Install DVD by clicking on it once.
> Step 4. Click New Image on the Disk Utility toolbar.
> Step 5. A dialog box will appear. Give the new image a name. I used 'Mac OS
> X Install DVD'. Select the destination where you wish to save it. Leave Image
> Format at Compressed (default) and Encryption at None (default).
> Step 6. Click Save to begin creating the image.
> Step 7. Once your image has been created DO NOT mount it. Leave the image
> alone and proceed to the next section.
>
> Burning the Image
>
> Step 1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities).
> Step 2. Click Burn on the Disk Utility toolbar (upper left).
> Step 3. Navigate to where you saved the DVD image created in the previous
> section. Click on the image file, then click the Burn button. Do not drag and
> drop the image file into Disk Utility during this step.
> Step 4. Insert a DVD when prompted and proceed to Burn it. (use good quality
> media)
>
> Using these exact steps I was successfully able to create a personal backup
> copy of Mac OS X Tiger. I hope this tutorial helps.