Mac OS X, 10.4 Tiger
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What is a good web browser for OS X 10.4 Tiger?
I have an old MacBook that can't run anything higher than 10.4, due to hardware limitations.
Is there any decent modern browser I can run? Opera, Safari and Firefox all need at least 10.6.
I just ...
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How can I upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4?
If I buy a regular retail Snow Leopard disc (i.e. the £25 version), can I use it to upgrade a Mac from Tiger (10.4)?
This answer on the Apple Store’s Q&A site suggests it’ll work, but Apple seem ...
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How to find & delete an obscure file of which I only know the name?
Sophos detected a trojan which it cannot remove on Mac OS 10.4 and it says to remove it manually. Problem is, it gives the file name as xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx where the x's are hex digits. No directory ...
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How can I extract an .xz archive graphically on Mac OS X 10.4?
Recent versions of StuffIt will extract .xz archives, but they will not run on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. And using something like Fink, it should be possible to install xz-utils on 10.4, so that .xz ...
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How to backup a Mac running Tiger?
I need to do a full backup of a Mac running Tiger. If I use Time Machine will it capture everything I need to restore a user's data after a clean install of Lion? Are there other better mechanisms I ...
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Which OS X is the fastest for my old MacBook?
I am going to do a clean install of OS X on my old MacBook (Late 2008), but the computer will only be needed for:
tabbed web browsing (Safari/Chrome),
word processing (Office/iWork),
and maybe some ...
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Seeking good quality DVD ripping software for PPC G5, 10.4.11
Subject says it all, but here are the requirements in full:
Power Macintosh G5 Dual 2.5 Ghz, 2 GB RAM, 2 TB HDD (destined to become a media and file server for v1 Apple TV and home network)
Mac OS ...
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Why does “echo'' ” in /etc/bashrc cause scp to hang?
I am copying directories from a Snow Leopard machine to a Tiger machine using scp -r and for some reason, it appears that the final line of the target (Tiger) machine's /etc/bashrc (echo '') causes ...
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How do I install Homebrew on Tiger?
According to this previous question, I want to install Homebrew Tiger branch on my iBook running ... well, Tiger.
Unfortunatly, when running the Ruby one-liner,
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL ...
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What are the most modern browsers available on Mac OS 10.4
I have two old Mac Minis both running OS X 10.4 Tiger.
One is a G4 so I'm using TenFourFox for PowerPC.
The other has an Intel processor and I'm having some trouble with Opera 10.62.
(The point is ...
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How to upgrade a mac from 10.4?
An old MacBook still running 10.4 just showed up. Unfortunately, 10.4 isn't new enough to run the software it needs to run, so I'm trying to figure out how to upgrade it something newer.
The usual ...
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What is the best Homebrew version for an iBook running Tiger?
I have an old iBook running Mac OS Tiger, and I want to install the Homebrew package manager on it. Which branch should I choose ?
The Tiger one?
The PPC one?
Another one?
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Syncing iCal with Google calendar under 10.4?
Is it possible to sync iCal on Tiger with Google calendar?
Upgrading to 10.5 isn't an option for my G5, but I'd love to be able to use iCal to access the years of calendar data I have on Google ...
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Safari Running slow on iMac under OS 10.4.11
We have a problem with Safari on a 'white' iMac running OS 10.4.11
Basically, it gets slower and slower with longer and longer periods of 'whirly ball' pauses.
Then we restart the iMac and is OK for a ...
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Where can I find the latest java update for Mac OS systems prior to 10.6?
I have a couple of old Macs that run old versions of Mac OSX and I want to protect them from the recent Flashback malware.
Has Apple produced a java update for systems Prior to 10.6 (snow leopard)?
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Recurring “error code -50/invalid argument” resolved by reboot, better solution sought
I'm using an old iBook G4 (PowerPC) running Tiger to serve iTunes to the house. For the past week or so, the mac boots fine, and then sometime during the day starts generating
An unexpected error ...
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File access problem with SMB and AFP on Mac OS X 10.4 SERVER
Ok, I have about 10 macs, each with a different username/password that acces a mac os x server raid. File on the server, Photoshop, illustrator and indesign is used and open by anyone, anytime of the ...
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Combining multiple small DMGs into one large “virtual” DMG
I created 50 small (1GB) encrypted DMGs using DiskUtility, and want to
combine them into a single 50GB "virtual" drive but still have 50 1G
images on disk. How? Why:
I want to encrypt my files ...
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file transfer from 10.4.11 to Mtn Lion
Will Migration Assistant let me transfer my files from my old Mac running Tiger 10.4.11 to Mountain Lion? I've read that it does not support moving files from 10.4 to Mountain Lion and didn't know if ...
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How do I get LibreOffice 4.0 running on an iBook G4?
My brother just got an iBook G4 running 10.4.2 (Tiger), and we were trying to get LibreOffice 4.0 (the latest version) installed. The machine insists that the LibreOffice package is damaged or ...
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Browser with PDF quick-view for 10.4.11 Tiger?
Does any web browser that runs on Tiger 10.4.11 (PowerPC) have a "quick view" mode for PDF documents?
Google.com in Firefox 3.6.27 used to (that is, clicking on "quick view" next to xxx.pdf brought ...
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Can Tiger clients bind to a (Mountain) Lion Open Directory Server?
I'm working with a new client that has a number of PPC machines running 10.4 that are currently connected to an Xserve running 10.4 server.
Due to cost and compatibility issues, they're unable, at ...
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Problem installing homebrew on tiger?
I haven't run into the permissions problem (yet) reported here. Using the curl command here I don't think it's necessary to do the staff group thing but am running into other problems. At first I ran ...
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I'm trying to install OS X 10.4.11 but I get a kernel panic [closed]
I'm trying to install OS X 10.4.11 on a Apple iMac G4/700 (Flat Panel) with 512 MB of RAM and over 100 GB hard drive. When I boot from the disc I get a kernel panic.
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Upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard
I have a 2006 MacBook (white, Core Duo) on which the hard disk crashed (it's not even recognized by the system anymore).
I will need to replace the hard disk, possibly with an SSD one, but since I ...
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Is there a way to sync an iPhone 3GS with Mac OS X Tiger?
We recently bought an iPhone 3GS for my stepson. He has my old iMac G5, running OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger), and iTunes 9.2.1.
When we connect the iPhone to this computer, we get an error window saying "The ...
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Bad idea to boot Tiger?
Are there any possible ill consequences from booting my 2007 MacBook Pro (runs 10.8.3) into 10.4.11? According to Apple it's supported. I just want to run Diablo 2.
I found an old backup of my ...
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autossh not behaving as expected
I am trying to use autossh, like so:
autossh -f -i id_rsa -D 8080 user@myserver.com
However, on both an PPC Tiger eMac and a Mountain Lion MacBook Pro, I just get presented with the argument and ...
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hdiutil not finishing (UDRW)
I'm trying to convert a .iso to a .img using
server:~ user$ hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04-alternate-powerpc.dmg ~/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04-alternate-powerpc.iso
Usage: ...
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Mac OS X 10.4 - Thunderbird 3 to Thunderbird 13
I'm working with an ancient PowerPC Mac running Tiger. I managed to migrate the POP email from Apple Mail 2 to Thunderbird 3, but I now need to migrate it to a newer machine with Thunderbird 13. How ...
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Unable to boot into 10.4 installation disc
I'm attempting to fix my friends old iMac G5 running OSX 10.4. There are a bunch of updates she needs, but she doesn't know her admin password. I'm attempting to reset it with her 10.4 install disc, ...
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Connecting to samba share with different username on Tiger
I'm trying to connect to a Samba share from a laptop running Tiger (10.4.11).
When I use Connect to server..., and enter smb://ip.of.the.server in the text box, I get an error saying that it ...
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Intel bootloader for Tiger
I'm trying to boot my 2007 MBP into Tiger 10.4.11 from a backup of a PowerBook G3. The partition doesn't show up in the Startup Disk preferences, but bless will work with it. On closer inspection, ...
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Does Tiger have one install CD for both architectures?
I'm eyeing an unopened set of 2 tiger install DVDs on eBay. When they were originally shipped, did 10.4 DVDs support both Intel and PPC on the same disk?
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Macbook keeps ejecting OSX install disks
I have this 15 inch Macbook Pro (Mid 2007) with OSX Tiger 10.4.11.
I am trying to upgrade OSX to Snow Leopard (10.6) but all CDs and DVDs keep getting ejected without my doing anything.
How can I ...
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How can I create a Windows shared folder that anyone can access without a password?
I've just set up my old Mac mini (OS X 10.4) as a little server (download station and file sharing). How can I create a Windows shared folder so I can access it from my Linux and Windows laptops with ...
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How can I re install Tiger without the original install or recovery DVDs?
I have an iMac (PPC) with iSight. How can I re install Tiger without the original install or recovery DVDs?
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Where can i get tiger os 10.4.x?
I have an old iMac G5 and want to install the original OS on it but can't seem to find the original disks.
Is there a good source to legitimately obtain copies of older Apple operating systems?
