PowerBook G4 "high-res" & Tiger - installation

#1 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 - 22:39 PPCMLA

I've got a PowerBook G4 (the 15" 1.67GHz model, M9969LL/A) that I want to set up as a dual-boot system. I've got the hard disk partitioned and I've successfully installed Debian from CD. However, when I try to boot the Tiger install disk, it gets partway in and crashes - sometimes while loading, sometimes at the "connect a mouse" screen, but never very far into the install process. I've tried this with both the retail DVD and the four-CD set (on the theory that it might be having trouble reading DVDs) with no luck. I'm pretty certain the drive is good, as the Debian install went off without a hitch, but I'm lost as to what the problem could be in that case. Does this model of PowerBook require an OEM install CD or something?
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)

#2 Sat, 5 Nov 2011 - 21:04 PPCMLA

Late is better than never, I suppose...

Have you tried running a memory test on the installed RAM? I had similar problems with a faulty memory chip in my G4...

Peace,
alk
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Power to the PowerPC!

#3 Sat, 5 Nov 2011 - 22:54 PPCMLA

Some of the folks over on macintoshgarden.org suggested that, but it had worked fine with the Leopard install the machine came with.

I did figure this out, though: I was using too early a version of the install disk, and rather than tell me this computer was too new, it simply kept on trucking until it crashed mysteriously. Burned me a 10.4.6 DVD and everything worked just fine.
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)

#4 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 - 02:38 PPCMLA

Yup. With Apple, you NEED an installer that is as-new-or-newer than your system. With *VERY* few exceptions, and nearly all of those are in the System 7-or-earlier days. (I'm having a similar problem myself.)

#5 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 - 07:24 PPCMLA

Would've been nice if it'd just told me that, though.
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)