[geeks] Install without DVD (was Re: DVD install of MacOS 10.5.3 or 10.5.4)

[Phil Stracchino]

Rick Hamell wrote:
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 02:18:22PM -0500, Brian Dunbar wrote:
>>> Is there any way to upgrade to MacOS 10.5.x without using the built-in 
>>> DVD?
>> I think the G4 laptops will boot off of a firewire disk/DVD drive,
>> and the Intel ones will boot off of USB too.
> 
> Do you happen to have another Mac that you can install it on? After that 
> you should be able to boot the Bondi into Firewire Target mode then use 
> something like Super Duper to clone the entire drive over. I do this at 
> work all the time with no problems.


Thread crosstalk alert!  :)  I don't think Brian's working with a Bondi.



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