[iBook] external firewire CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

[Mary H.]

At 7:57 AM -0400 7/28/07, Janice F. Jorgensen wrote:

>I need to get/borrow an external firewire CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive so 
>that i can install os x 10.4 on my ibook with a dead optical drive.

When you originally posted here about the problem of getting OS X on 
your iBook I suggested a workaround for using the drive in your 
MacBook as an external via Target Disk Mode.

Did you try that? I tested it here and it works for me. I don't know 
why it wouldn't work for you.

  M