[X-Newbies] Re: OS 10.1.5 to Tiger(?)

[Daniel Carter]

at 2:11 AM, 7/29/05, Charles Martin wrote:

>>From: Daniel Carter <abz at inch.com>
>>
>>I've kept Tiger in its box for weeks and weeks now.
>>how best to get from OS 10.1.5 to Tiger?
>
>Good question!
>
>Here's the "best" method I know of.
>
>1. Make a complete bootable clone of your present hard drive onto an 
>external Firewire hard drive. SuperDuper ($20) can do this, or you 
>can use Carbon Copy Cloner (donationware). CCC doesn't work with 
>Tiger, but it works with 10.1.x just fine.
>
>2. When that task is complete, boot from the clone to make certain it  boots.
>
>3. Repair permissions on your original HD.
>
>4. Insert Tiger DVD and follow instructions. There comes a point 
>where you have an option on what sort of upgrade you'd like to do. 
>If  you have a bootable clone, you can choose any of them without 
>risk,  but my suggestion would be to do a "clean install" 
>(completely new  system) or even an "Erase and Install" which will 
>completely erase  the hard drive.
>
>5. When that's done, you'll reboot the machine and it will 
>(eventually) ask you if you have a previous Mac you'd like to get 
>your data from. Say yes, connect the clone hard drive via Firewire, 
>and the program will take over from there. Select the things you 
>want  copied and let it go (this step will probably take about an 
>hour).
>
>6. When it's done, the machine should be rebooted again. Go into 
>Disk  Utility (in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder) 
>and run  "Repair Permissions" again just to be on the safe side, 
>then start  testing to see if anything "broke." A few things are 
>likely to, just  because you haven't updated in so long. Find 
>updates for those items,  but in general everything should work well.
>
>Tiger is a BIG step up from 10.1.x -- I'd suggest a visit to Apple's 
>web site for a "tour," as well as a good book on the subject (David 
>Pogue's "Missing Manual" comes highly recommended).
>
>
>_Chas_
>
>Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most 
>people use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants are 
>inferior to McDonald's.
>


Chas,

thanks so much for sharing with me "the 'best' method you know of", 
and for your very clear step by step instructions, and also for the 
references you recommend.

Daniel




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