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Install Tiger from an iPod

Friday, Jun. 10 2005 | Author: Scrivs

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I had an eMac that wouldn’t take the Tiger DVD, so I’ve found this alternative (and rather simple) method to install Tiger on it…

Turn your iPod into a bootable Tiger installation disk. Here’s how:

Make a backup copy of your iPod if necessary (it will be erased in the next step!)

Using Disk Utility, format (Erase) the iPod.

Use the Restore feature in Disk Utility to create an image of the Tiger DVD on your iPod (drag the DVD into the source textbox; drag your iPod into the destination textbox).

You can then plug your iPod in any Mac and launch the Install Tiger software, let it reboot, and follow the instructions to install it!

When you’re done, you might want to re-erase the iPod, and restore the latest iPod Software on your iPod.

Nice.

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6 Responses for "Install Tiger from an iPod"

Tiberius

June 10th, 2005 at 2:15 pm
1

Hehe, well done!
Griffith

June 11th, 2005 at 10:56 am
2

Now you can put tiger inside iPods?

Don’t let Nintendo hear this otherwise you might get sued.
sreenath the tech geek circuit builder

June 11th, 2005 at 2:42 pm
3

sued?? what’s the pokemon link for? i clicked on it, but got the pokemon homepage, no incentive for nintendo to sue……….

well anyway, BRAVO and WELL DONE
r

June 27th, 2005 at 1:05 am
4

i’ve done this without formating the iPod …
Mom Almighty aka A.B.

July 1st, 2005 at 2:41 pm
5

How about using a home network or network cable or firewire to transfer the Tiger (DVD) installer from one Mac to the Mac that only has a CD slot? Would that work with a disk image?
jojo

July 17th, 2005 at 6:49 pm
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yes it work because the validity test localized in /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/OSInstall.dist
sheache “bad machines” and the ipod is not one
the other solution is to creat a disk image and modify the script change return false by return true and burn the image and thats all
(sorry for my bad english)