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Question about installing 10.4 Tiger on iMac G4

Hey folks. So I downloaded CD images for Mac OS 10.4 and burned them to CDs. I tried the DVD image but I couldn’t get my iMac g4 to boot from it. Anyway, so I have been working on installing Tiger on my 1ghz iMac now for quite some time. It’s taking forever. There are lots of disc swaps and it seems to be repeating the same things (BSD sub system, languages, etc) over and over again. It does seem to be progressing and the drive is spinning. I haven’t gotten any errors. Is this normal? Should I just carry on with this seemingly endlessly? Or should I quit the installed and redo this selecting only a limited number of packages in a customized install? Let me know what you recommend. Please before I lose my mind. Posted by: mloret on 2025-12-17 17:20:21

I can send you a working image of my retail 10.4 DVD if you like. Posted by: LaPorta on 2025-12-17 18:01:50

I'm curious which type of drive you're installing to on your iMac. Also, perhaps the CD drive could use cleaning. Posted by: mikes-macs on 2025-12-17 18:25:09

I would love that! Amy idea of what I am experiencing is normal on the CDs? Posted by: mloret on 2025-12-17 18:30:54

No, no it is not. The process is slow but nothing like what you report. Posted by: gsteemso on 2025-12-17 22:13:30

I would love that! Amy idea of what I am experiencing is normal on the CDs? Definitely not normal. How can I get the DVD image to you? Posted by: LaPorta on 2025-12-18 06:10:03