Install Snow Leopard via Airport Network
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From: Melodious Thunk on 18 Apr 2010 15:52 (Regarding an iMac Intel 17" late 2008 I think) My home network has several Macs and iPods connected via a Time Capsule and a couple of AirPorts. I want to install Snow Leopard on the 17" iMac, but its optical drive has failed. I know the MacBook Air OS can be installed this way, but how about the iMac? When I reboot and hold down the A key on the iMac, the AirPort doesn't show up. When I reboot and hold down the N key, the Network icon blinks but then goes away. I don't have any stand-alone optical drives; might there be some alternatives I haven't thought of? If I can find an ethernet null- modem cable, can I connect the iMac to another Mac, and have the iMac access the other optical drive? Thanks in advance.
From: David Fritzinger on 18 Apr 2010 16:07 In article <93e92157-8691-41ff-810d-d8ed3fb97945(a)b23g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodious(a)gmail.com> wrote: > (Regarding an iMac Intel 17" late 2008 I think) > > My home network has several Macs and iPods connected via a Time > Capsule and a couple of AirPorts. I want to install Snow Leopard on > the 17" iMac, but its optical drive has failed. I know the MacBook Air > OS can be installed this way, but how about the iMac? When I reboot > and hold down the A key on the iMac, the AirPort doesn't show up. When > I reboot and hold down the N key, the Network icon blinks but then > goes away. > > I don't have any stand-alone optical drives; might there be some > alternatives I haven't thought of? If I can find an ethernet null- > modem cable, can I connect the iMac to another Mac, and have the iMac > access the other optical drive? > > Thanks in advance. If you have a Firewire cable, you should be able to open the iMac hard drive in target disk mode. Then, you can install SL on it, using the optical drive of another Mac.
From: Melodious Thunk on 18 Apr 2010 16:46 On Apr 18, 1:07 pm, David Fritzinger <dfrit...(a)nospam.mac.com> wrote: > In article > <93e92157-8691-41ff-810d-d8ed3fb97...(a)b23g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, > Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > (Regarding an iMac Intel 17" late 2008 I think) > > > My home network has several Macs and iPods connected via a Time > > Capsule and a couple of AirPorts. I want to install Snow Leopard on > > the 17" iMac, but its optical drive has failed. I know the MacBook Air > > OS can be installed this way, but how about the iMac? When I reboot > > and hold down the A key on the iMac, the AirPort doesn't show up. When > > I reboot and hold down the N key, the Network icon blinks but then > > goes away. > > > I don't have any stand-alone optical drives; might there be some > > alternatives I haven't thought of? If I can find an ethernet null- > > modem cable, can I connect the iMac to another Mac, and have the iMac > > access the other optical drive? > > > Thanks in advance. > > If you have a Firewire cable, you should be able to open the iMac hard > drive in target disk mode. Then, you can install SL on it, using the > optical drive of another Mac. "Target disk," I didn't know about that. I don't have a firewire cable but maybe that's the cheapest route if I have to buy something. Thanks. You think a network install is out of the question? I'd've thought that's how an IT dept. would do it.
From: David Fritzinger on 18 Apr 2010 19:48 In article <def3dc65-e412-4d1f-b725-dab8da77f2c7(a)c21g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodious(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 18, 1:07�pm, David Fritzinger <dfrit...(a)nospam.mac.com> wrote: > > In article > > <93e92157-8691-41ff-810d-d8ed3fb97...(a)b23g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, > > �Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Regarding an iMac Intel 17" late 2008 I think) > > > > > My home network has several Macs and iPods connected via a Time > > > Capsule and a couple of AirPorts. I want to install Snow Leopard on > > > the 17" iMac, but its optical drive has failed. I know the MacBook Air > > > OS can be installed this way, but how about the iMac? When I reboot > > > and hold down the A key on the iMac, the AirPort doesn't show up. When > > > I reboot and hold down the N key, the Network icon blinks but then > > > goes away. > > > > > I don't have any stand-alone optical drives; might there be some > > > alternatives I haven't thought of? If I can find an ethernet null- > > > modem cable, can I connect the iMac to another Mac, and have the iMac > > > access the other optical drive? > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > If you have a Firewire cable, you should be able to open the iMac hard > > drive in target disk mode. Then, you can install SL on it, using the > > optical drive of another Mac. > > "Target disk," I didn't know about that. I don't have a firewire cable > but maybe that's the cheapest route if I have to buy something. > Thanks. > > You think a network install is out of the question? I'd've thought > that's how an IT dept. would do it. See Nick Naym's post on how to do a network install. I is much more complete than what I wrote.
From: Phillip Jones on 18 Apr 2010 21:39
Melodious Thunk wrote: > On Apr 18, 1:07 pm, David Fritzinger<dfrit...(a)nospam.mac.com> wrote: >> In article >> <93e92157-8691-41ff-810d-d8ed3fb97...(a)b23g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, >> Melodious Thunk<thunk.melodi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> (Regarding an iMac Intel 17" late 2008 I think) >> >>> My home network has several Macs and iPods connected via a Time >>> Capsule and a couple of AirPorts. I want to install Snow Leopard on >>> the 17" iMac, but its optical drive has failed. I know the MacBook Air >>> OS can be installed this way, but how about the iMac? When I reboot >>> and hold down the A key on the iMac, the AirPort doesn't show up. When >>> I reboot and hold down the N key, the Network icon blinks but then >>> goes away. >> >>> I don't have any stand-alone optical drives; might there be some >>> alternatives I haven't thought of? If I can find an ethernet null- >>> modem cable, can I connect the iMac to another Mac, and have the iMac >>> access the other optical drive? >> >>> Thanks in advance. >> >> If you have a Firewire cable, you should be able to open the iMac hard >> drive in target disk mode. Then, you can install SL on it, using the >> optical drive of another Mac. > > "Target disk," I didn't know about that. I don't have a firewire cable > but maybe that's the cheapest route if I have to buy something. > Thanks. > > You think a network install is out of the question? I'd've thought > that's how an IT dept. would do it. > on the machine you want to use as Target disk turn on computer or restart and hold down T or (Command-T) keys. key key(s) held down until you see a Blue screen with a fancy decorated Y symbol jumping around on screen. make sure the Ethernet cables are attached to each computer. now turn on other Computer. When started up the as a Hard drive using a icon with the target disk symbol. (believe the last time I used Target disk it was red. and the symbol was yellow. ) and it will have the and used for the target disk computer as the name. you can double click on it to open the finder for it. if it opens your all set. you can close it (not dismount it) and do what you was aiming to. -- Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it" http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org mailto:pjones1(a)kimbanet.com |