I have the 2 dvd mac os install disks of the laptop. New downloads are added to the member section daily and we now have 364,665 downloads for our members, including. It is also the last apple operating system for the powerpc based mac. I am getting the spinning color wheel that does not go away and cannot get any response without forcing a power off and restarting. Can i please get a place like ebay with a direct link or if you can get me a list of all compatible operating systems for this mac that would be very appreciated.
If you download the leopard installer image on your powerbook itself, you probably wont need. This guide was intended for a powerbook g4 but was modified to refer to all g4 systems capable of running leopard. As such, it commands a high price to get hold of, but is definitely worth it. It was the first mass consumer product to offer wifi network. Opera started out as a research project in norways largest telecom company, telenor, in 1994, and branched out into an independent development company named opera software asa in 1995. Please remember to be considerate of other members. Hello, please my ibook g4 hard disk crashed and i replaced it, now i need to. Install leopard on computers that dont meet the minimum requirements. Installazione leopard su ibook g4 speciale leopard mac os. It achieves this by temporarily writing a script into the nvram of your g4 based mac. Battery appears to hold a charge but is not guaranteed. I am looking for a compatible operating system that is not very expensive. What are the compatible operating systems with apple ibook g4.
The line targeted entrylevel, consumer and education markets, with lower specifications and prices than the powerbook, apples higherend line of laptop computers. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they wont. Filevault, which uses the latest security standards and 128bit encryption technology to ensure that data in the home directory is kept secure. Our laptop car charger ibook g4 series is the finest and high quality car charger available for this model. The ibook g4933 14inch is similar to the to the ibook g4800 12inch introduced at the same time, but the 14inch model offers a larger, but same resolution, 14. How do i erase old user and become the new user on a ibook g4. My experiences with running linux on my ibook g4 debian installation introduction. By simosimo, october 26, 2007 in speciale leopard mac os x 10. The powerbook g4 is a series of notebook computers manufactured, marketed, and sold by. Download the latest version of leopardassist for mac. Installazione leopard su ibook g4 sign in to follow this. Official download of vlc media player for mac os x videolan. If youre still rocking a powerpc mac with a g3, g4 or g5 processor running os x tiger and youre willing to try the new firefox 4.
After i installed these os x install discs, once again i was asked for the old users password. I could not login because i did not know his password. The ibook g4 comes with apples latest operating system preinstalled. I purchased a 12 inch 867mhz powerbook g4 to give to a friend moving to florida. Ibook g4 mac os x install disc 1 cd downloadkeeper. When i boot powerbook g4 displays the grey screen and the apple logo and goes no further. As far as i can tell, this is your only choice to upgrade because your ibook wont run. Dec 17, 2008 ok so ive just recently upgraded my ibook g4 ppc from panthers 10. How do i do a complete wipe out and then reinstall the. Reinstall leopard on ibook g4 i have an old ibook g4 1. If the computer has stopped responding, try these steps, in order, until the computer responds.
Now im assuming since it says for mac computers that my ibook g4 ppc follows under that since it in fact is. Ok so ive just recently upgraded my ibook g4 ppc from panthers 10. Display release button push this button to release your display and open your ibook g4. Its not necessary to upgrade before installing leopard, because leopard works just fine with 512mb, and will be perfectly functional in the meantime. Whats the latest firefox version for an ibook g4 with os x 5. As far as i can tell, this is your only choice to upgrade because your ibook wont run 10. It achieves this by temporarily writing a script into the nvram of your g4based mac. Apr 19, 2004 the ibook g4 comes with apples latest operating system preinstalled.
Slotloading optical drive your optical drive can read standard cdrom discs, photo cds, and. How do i do a complete wipe out and then reinstall the os so i can become the new user. With anything in the mhz world, i would personally think about having it ready again, but if it runs as good as you say, maybe i still can go 3 for 3 and not need it. Ive just installed leopard successfully on a g4 800 mhz ibook 1. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. Unfollow apple ibook g4 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Slotloading optical drive your optical drive can read standard cdrom discs, photo cds, and audio discs. Okay, so in a couple of weeks my ibook g4 12 is going to arrive, it has a 30gb hard drive and 256mb of ram. This product guarantees to meet the needs of the original specifications. The ibook g4 933 14inch is similar to the to the ibook g4 800 12inch introduced at the same time, but the 14inch model offers a larger, but same resolution, 14.
For more information, see our apple hardware guide listings for the 12inch 1. Do not post advertisements, offensive materials, profanity, or personal attacks. A white light pulsates when the ibook g4 is in sleep. Ibook g4 mac os x install disc 1 cd was added to downloadkeeper this week and last updated on 11may2020. The g4 ibook dual usb came in a number of different processor speeds, and with two screen sizes. In the beginning i couldnt easily find any good applications, but as the research kept going, more options keep popping up, and where i thought id have no options, i found a few.
My experiences with running linux on my ibook g4 debian. With the latest major update to their windows mac linux browser, mozilla dropped support for mac os x 10. Leopardassist can help in the process of installing os x 10. So i made this guide to share my tips and tricks to make leopard a bit more usable. Mac os x snow leopard is available to download from apple. Now im assuming since it says for mac computers that my ibook g4 ppc follows under that since it in fact is an apple. Feb 15, 2008 when i boot powerbook g4 displays the grey screen and the apple logo and goes no further. The latest version of os x that any powerbook g4 can run is mac os x leopard, released in 2007. How to uninstall tiger and install leopard in an ibook g4. Upgrade memory, hard drive, battery, or the superdrive of any apple ibook g4. Now read all the furom everywhere it say for most situations, a restart is sufficient. Leopard is the last release of mac os x for the imac g4 though technically, 10. I hear the signature sound on turning the machine on, but there is no sound when playing audio or video. The dvd installer cd reads for mac computers mac os x install disc 1, mac os version 10.