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

[Brian Dunbar]

Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 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.
> 

Until just now I was unaware that those funny looking Macs had a code-name.

A Mac-head, I ain't.

-- 
Brian Dunbar