Leopard Assist
Download either the old build, or the new completely rewritten LeopardAssist 3.0
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OS X 10.5
Leopard runs well on all G5 macs and some G4's (those above 867MHz processor). So how can you get it to run on G4's without the 867MHZ or above processor?
DISCLAIMER!
Whilst the method below is proven to work, I cannot be held accountable for any issues regarding your Mac, or loss of data after the installation of Leopard.
DISCLAIMER!
Whilst the method below is proven to work, I cannot be held accountable for any issues regarding your Mac, or loss of data after the installation of Leopard.
Leopard Assist
If you do not have any other PowerPC Leopard Supported Macs then you should choose this method
1. Back up your data (it could go wrong!)
2. Download Leopard Assist (see above)
3. Run the software on the unsupported Mac. Follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Run the Leopard install as CLEAN INSTALL.
1. Back up your data (it could go wrong!)
2. Download Leopard Assist (see above)
3. Run the software on the unsupported Mac. Follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Run the Leopard install as CLEAN INSTALL.
Extra stuck? :P
Start leopard assist. It should give you the standard warnings etc. etc. After you’ve done it, it will prompt you to start up with the CD or something along those lines (I’ve not used it in around 2 years or so, but the software is straightforward). You should then get into the leopard installer (it will take care of booting onto the disk for you and starting the installer. Now, when I did this and chose UPGRADE instead of clean install, I had a kernel panic loop, meaning I had to wipe it and re-install tiger… not hard, but frustrating. A clean install of leopard helped me out there. You could try the upgrade (I may have just had a bad day!) but if it goes wrong, you’ll be installing tiger again as leopard assist needs an OS to be started in. Not to mention re-installing all your other software! Clean installs mean just that..it wipes everything, docs, apps, you name it, its obliterated, and replaced with a new clean copy.
Bear in mind that on first boot of leopard, its likely to be incredibly slow. On installing Mac OS X it will index every single file on your computer hard drive in Spotlight.. mine did this and I was scared I’d made a bad choice, but you need to let it “break in” for a couple of days. Going back to tiger will also be a complete wipe of the system.
Bear in mind that on first boot of leopard, its likely to be incredibly slow. On installing Mac OS X it will index every single file on your computer hard drive in Spotlight.. mine did this and I was scared I’d made a bad choice, but you need to let it “break in” for a couple of days. Going back to tiger will also be a complete wipe of the system.