[MacTUG] Mac OS X 10.5 Install DVD won't install on a MacBook

[Glenn Anderson]

Steve,

After I couldn't get it to install, the original disk were tracked  
down and the reinstall went fine.

As this model came with 10.5, I had assumed that the Retail version of  
10.5 would have worked. If it had come with 10.5.1 or higher, I would  
have expected problems.

Thanks.

Glenn




On 1-May-08, at 7:24 PM, Steve Hellyer wrote:

> Glen did the MacBook come with 10.5.x install disk?  If yes use that  
> as it will have updated drivers for that hardware.
>
> Generic 10.5.0 DVD comes in two flavours.
>
> - Retail box is Full install for machine which were released prior  
> to 10.5.
> - Update only install which will only upgrade a 10.4.x machine.  
> (this was sometimes inserted into Mac boxes siting in warehouses at  
> the time we released 10.5. It was the free update DVD. It won't  
> however install on a clean hard drive.
>
> There is no "Universal" install.  It's always the DVD that ships  
> with the machine.
>
> We don't use serial number checking like Windows. Instead we build  
> DVD for each type of Mac.
>
> Hence always keep you install disk that come with the machine.  If  
> lost an order can be place to replace original DVD via service (aka  
> UW computerstore).
>
> Steve
>
> On 1-May-08, at 4:19 PM, Glenn Anderson wrote:
>
>> This afternoon, I looked into a problem with the 10.5 install DVD (UW
>> license) not installing on a MacBook (2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo - Black).
>> It would boot up fine (via holding down C key), and start to install,
>> but then say it couldn't install on this system.
>>
>> I erased the hard disk and the problem still existed.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas why the install DVD for 10.5 won't install on
>> this MacBook?
>>
>> Of course, I am assuming that the install disk that we have under
>> license is a "Universal one" and thus would install.
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