[iBook] Upgrading G3 iBook without Firewire Port

[Larry Blodgett]

See my response embeded.

On Mar 12, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Tom R. no spam wrote:

> It sounds like you did an install of 10.4 on the external HD
> while it was attached to a G4 unit of some kind.  So is your
> question whether a G3 iBook will run ok from an OSX install
> originally done on a non-iBook, or from an OSX install
> done on a G4 anything iBook or not, or both these questions?

The hardware difference was not the question.

Since, sending this I have completed the process.

I discovered that I can boot off the 10.3 install cd.
I can erase the old internal drive. The drive is then TOTALLY Clean.
At that point, DiskUtility WILL NOT allow a RESTORE to the empty  
drive?????
I had to do a minimum install of a 10.3 system on the internal drive.
I could then do a RESTORE from the external USB copy which would  
ERASE the internal drive.
The final restore worked fine.
They overall process was successful with a few bumps along the way.

>
>> On Saturday, March 11, 2006, at 09:45  PM, Larry Blodgett wrote:
>>> I am trying to update a iBook G3 to 10.4.  This is one of those G3
>>> iBooks that has a failed firewire port.  I do have two USB 1  
>>> ports and
>>> of course an ethernet connection.  The optical is CD only. So I  
>>> can't
>>> simply pop in the 10.4 DVD.  Here is the procedure I have followed.
>>>
>>> Made a clone of the entire harddisk using SilverKeeper to a USB
>>> external harddrive. (took forever but worked fine)
>>>
>>> Connected the external harddrive to my G4 using Firewrire and  
>>> updated
>>> the external drive.
>>>
>>> After I did this everything looks fine and the upgrade looks fine on
>>> the G4. (boots and looks fine)
>>>
>>> Now I need to copy the external partition back to the internal drive
>>> of the G3 iBook.
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