[X4U] Migration from G4 to G5

[KJS]

> You could always use the command line:
> 
> sudo asr -source / -target /Volumes/nameofcomputer
> 
> I do it all the time. I make sure I'm booted from the source disk and
> then type the above command, replacing nameofcomputer with the actual
> name of the hard drive you are copying to.
> 
> Or there is another utility called SuperDuper!

Thanks for the info, Nancy.

What a nightmare this migration has been. I've spent the better part of the
day attempting to get this done. Never could get the boot disk on the G4 to
show in firewire mode, though another G4 internal and an external drive did.
Finally ended up buying SuperDuper, and reversing the process - using the G5
as the target disk. I also ran the 10.3.8 combo updater on the disk after
that. Even that didn't resolve the problems, and some files that were cloned
were aliases. So, I'm now using CCC to try, try again.

This should have been simple, and I'm pretty experienced (having previously
worked as a Mac consultant). Nothing has worked as it should have.

Wonder why the boot disk wouldn't show? All I can figure is that it's not
the original drive that came with the G4, which may have some bearing on the
problem.

Thanks for all the info everyone has provided.

Jerry