![]() The drive might just not like the original disc, for some reason.3. Wipe the disc down with a soft, lint-free cloth (wipe from center out, not in a circular pattern). Really? They must have expanded the size of the disc, because my Tiger DVD is Then again, sometimes an older DVD drive gets finicky with certain discs.Solutions for the OP not mentioned:1. ![]() installs perfectly from 10.4 CD's, but won't recognize the DVD no matter what. I've got a QS G4 at work that is the same story. I've found a few machines that simply won't read it. Quote:Originally posted by armwt:The Tiger DVD is a dual-layer disk. What is your firmware level? Keep OS X media FAR AWAY from your G3 iMac until you're SURE the firmware is updated to the LATEST version!Booting OS X on a G3 iMac that has old firmware can change its bootup video mode to one that causes the CRT to overload the powersupply, resulting in immediate shutdown after poweron - essentially bricking the machine!This can be fixed, but the process involves jumper wires and updating the firmware with a very distorted screen. ![]() ![]() Oh, there is a firmware requirement as well. You may have to update to 9.2.2 before you can go to X. ![]() Everytime I put the OSX DVD in it says it's not formatted. Quote:Originally posted by Joe O:quote:Originally posted by captaintyler888:The only thing that I don't understand is why doesnt the DVD even get recognized? It read a Movie DVD fine. ![]()
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