Installing 10.2 on 10.4 machine

LuKreme kremels at kreme.com
Tue Sep 4 06:25:08 PDT 2007


On 3-Sep-2007, at 09:35, ahoesch wrote:
> 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 believe there has been a firmware update in the intervening years  
that will prevent you runnin 10.2.  You cn run 10.3, but I am not  
sure there is anyway to go all the way bak to 10.2 or earlier.

I have to ask though, WHY?  10.2 is so weak compared to even 10.3.9...

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