Odd iLife Install Problem
Folks,
I have an old PowerBook G4 550 MHz with a busted internal DVD-ROM. The busted drive so far has not been an issue since I have a old leftover external FireWire PlexWriter (cd burner) that I just plug in when I need to read in data from a CD or burn a CD. The Mac is running 10.3.3. Yesterday I bought a copy of iLife for this computer.
Trouble is, iLife wants me to use the DVD for the install because the operating system can still see the internal DVD. If I try to install iLife from the regular old CD on the external drive the installer quits with an error telling me to install from the DVD. The external drive can't read DVDs.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
-Gator
I have an old PowerBook G4 550 MHz with a busted internal DVD-ROM. The busted drive so far has not been an issue since I have a old leftover external FireWire PlexWriter (cd burner) that I just plug in when I need to read in data from a CD or burn a CD. The Mac is running 10.3.3. Yesterday I bought a copy of iLife for this computer.
Trouble is, iLife wants me to use the DVD for the install because the operating system can still see the internal DVD. If I try to install iLife from the regular old CD on the external drive the installer quits with an error telling me to install from the DVD. The external drive can't read DVDs.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
-Gator
Comments
You really should though consider replacing it.
But that's$$$.
-walloo.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
borrow an external dvd drive that works.
Or, borrow a mac with a DVD drive and make a disc image and FW it to your PB.
-Gator