Installing 10.2 on 10.4 machine

[Finlay Dobbie]

You will need to use the install discs which came with that computer.

 -- Finlay

On 03/09/07, Andreas Höschler <ahoesch at smartsoft.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >> we have an old PowerMac thet ran MacOSX 10.2 for years. We recently
> >> installed 10.4 but need to downgrade this machine again for special
> >> reasons. I inserted the install DVD and pressed c while the computer
> >> was restarted, but the machine refuses to boot from the 10.2 install
> >> dvd. What do I have to do to get this to work?
> >
> > 	 I am sorry to tell you, but you can't really. 10.2 does not know how
> > to drive the newer hardware. If you need 10.2, then you are going to
> > have to find a computer that came with that OS to run it.
>
> This (old) machine came with 10.2 installed. I upgraded it to 10.4
> later and want to downgrade again!?
>
> Thanks,
>
>    Andreas
>
>
>
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