[lunaticbunny]

My GF just bought a 20" iMac - boy is that thing bright, even with brightness turned all the way down, it's still way brighter then my PowerBook.

Anyways, my question is, I tried installing 10.4 with the disc that came with her iMac on my PowerBook, but right after starting up from the DVD and picking my language, it says something along the lines of - can not install software on this computer.

Are the 10.4 discs made specifically for that particular Mac that it came with?

Or is there something screwy going on here?

[alphasubzero949]

The OEM discs are specific to the computer model.

[Mr. Blur]

once again this is something that has been covered countless times.

yes, the disks were made for specific models. and if you do happen to know the workarounds and get it to install you are violating the license agreement. just because your GF has a 10.4 disc it does not give you the right to install it anywhere and everywhere you please....it came with a license agreement - try reading it and sticking to it.

[Starry Night]

Some are model specific, others are universal installers and are not model specific......

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blur

once again this is something that has been covered countless times.

yes, the disks were made for specific models. and if you do happen to know the workarounds and get it to install you are violating the license agreement. just because your GF has a 10.4 disc it does not give you the right to install it anywhere and everywhere you please....it came with a license agreement - try reading it and sticking to it.

You're right, of course, but perhaps if lawyers did not insist on fifty page EULAs and instead created simpler documents that people could stand to read, users would be less apt to violate the terms.

[MrForgetable]

Originally Posted by lunaticbunny

My GF just bought a 20" iMac - boy is that thing bright, even with brightness turned all the way down, it's still way brighter then my PowerBook.

Anyways, my question is, I tried installing 10.4 with the disc that came with her iMac on my PowerBook, but right after starting up from the DVD and picking my language, it says something along the lines of - can not install software on this computer.

Are the 10.4 discs made specifically for that particular Mac that it came with?

Or is there something screwy going on here?

most are like that yes.

[CatOne]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

You're right, of course, but perhaps if lawyers did not insist on fifty page EULAs and instead created simpler documents that people could stand to read, users would be less apt to violate the terms.

Now come on. Someone buys a new Mac and you try and use their installer CD to put Tiger on your machine and you have to be TOLD this is illegal?

I suppose you need a sign which tells you that it's illegal to drive off with a car, if you happen to see keys in the ignition.

[Millennium]

When it comes to OEM discs, it would seem that some models have model-specific CDs (they seem tied to models, rather than individual machines) while some do not. For example, iMacs (as you've discovered) have had model-specific CDs for quite some time, but iBooks had generic CDs. I don't know what makes the model-specific discs different, such that they don't install on other models.

Ahem. What you're doing is illegal anyway. Buy your own license.

[alphasubzero949]

iBooks are specific...check the help docs.

[Millennium]

Originally Posted by alphasubzero949

iBooks are specific...check the help docs.

Having personally used an iBook disc to install on a dual-proc G5 and a very old TiBook, I must disagree. Granted, this was for Panther, and it may have changed for Tiger, but at least in the recent past this was not the case.

[mpancha]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

You're right, of course, but perhaps if lawyers did not insist on fifty page EULAs and instead created simpler documents that people could stand to read, users would be less apt to violate the terms.

Law books are longer than EULAs, but you still know you can't walk into a store and steal goods.

[alphasubzero949]

Originally Posted by Millennium

Having personally used an iBook disc to install on a dual-proc G5 and a very old TiBook, I must disagree. Granted, this was for Panther, and it may have changed for Tiger, but at least in the recent past this was not the case.

I stand corrected. With the more recent models (Panther, Tiger) the OEM discs do not stick computer-specific information in the install.

[ameat]

if you want to install it, do the following:

1) boot up the computer that the disks came with (host)
2) shut down the computer that you want to install on (target)
3) connect the two via a firewire cable
4) boot up the target computer, holding down the "T" key to put it into firewire disk mode
5) launch the installer from the host computer
6) install on your "external" firewire drive