If you run Boot Camp Assistant from the Applications/Utilities folder, one of the options is to "Restore the startup disk to a single volume". I haven't tried it, but I would guess that is what you are after.

hmm, anyone try this ?

Oops, I just tested it, and it still didn't remove the free space. I have to play with it, as I've done it before.

I'll edit my post later with the correct formula.

Thanks

I cannot partition my 4th gen iPod as GUID. It tries for a few seconds and says that the "partition failed with the error: 'input/output error.'" I get this within OS X 10.4.7, or from the OS X install disk > Disk utility. I'm doing this on my MacBookPro.

When i use CCC it tells me there was an error and asks me if i want to ignore it. I'm assuming its related to the "special permissions...can't be copied" error i get if i try and copy the files out of the .DMG file onto my harddrive. If I ignore it, it does copy but it gives me the ? symbol (Circle with a line through it) when i try to boot with it. Did you get the same prompt when you used CCC? If so what did you do differently?

Ok, open up terminal and type: sudo passwd root

Change Root Password and login as root and do the same procedure again

For anyone who wants to burn a Single-Layer DVD of Leopard, here are the step-by-steps in Terminal:

1. Superuser yourself (or use sudo for each command).
2. hdiutil convert leopard.dmg -format UDRW -o leopard2.dmg
3. hdiutil mount -readwrite leopard2.dmg
4. Delete whatever files you wish (probably XCode, for you)
5. hdiutil create -srcdir /volumes/"Mac OS X Install DVD" -format SPARSE /leopard-dvd.dmg
6. hdiutil convert leopard-dvd.dmg.sparseimage -format UDTO -o leopard4.dmg
7. Burn your image with Disk Utility.
8. Boot.

EDIT: It works, but it doesn't boot. I'm giving up at this point, but I'm guessing that it has to do with the volume needing to be "blessed". If anyone wants to tweak my formula and repost, that might be a good idea. In the meantime, I'm burning to a DL disc.

C'est la vie!

Gaber posted a very interesting method in the forums. It's a little diffrent from mine. I haven't tried it but it seemed to work for him.

It worked great for me, none of the other methods of installing on SL DVD's or multiple partition things worked. So I looked around the files and found that I could run the install right off Tiger and install it to the leopard partition. Very easy to do (In my case), Im going to test it on a friends Mac Book Pro later on tonight aswell.

i got a macbook intel laptop and i cant get a hfs partition, i tried using disk utility after using bootcamp but cant format it and ipartition has all the formating options greyed out

Hey guys, I have this problem that the installer hangs on the BSD subsystem install script.

I opened the Install-Package with Pacifist and tried to install it to my external HD. It worked but I got at least 10 errors - all concerning the BSD subsystem. There seem to are files missing in my version of Leopard!!
So anyways I managed to install and had to make the disk bootable with carboncopycloner but when I tried to start from it, the kernelpanic screen showed up.

So my question is: Are there 2 versions of the torrent file floating around and do I have to redownload it?

My torrent file was named: The_Big_Cat.3511949.TPB.torrent
And the installed folder was: APPLE.MAC.OSX.LEOPARD.V10.5.WWDC.PREVIEW-BETAOSX

I also checked the "BSD" install-package with Pacifist and it showed up that a lot of files were missing. Can anyone please do the same check and tell me what it said? Just open Pacifist and open the Apple install package. Afterwards select the BSD package under Essentials -> essentials group. Then click on Analyze!

Please help me, I'm very keen on trying Leopard!

Thanks for any reply!
Andy

Three questions to ask:

1. Did you MD5 the image?
2. Did you let Apple's Disk Copy verify the image?
3. When you attempted installation, did you let the installer check the image/disk for errors?

Incorrect. Macs have been able to boot from USB since the AGP Powermac G4s.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58430

Yes it is possible... i read it can be done in open-firmware mode... but it didn't work for me...


And Leopard is nice even if it doesn't work perfectly (crashes when i close a slideshow in Preview using esc, crashes when i want to view files in Unison, sometimes i have problems unmounting drives)
but even with the crashes, Spaces makes up for it it's awesome


i installed Leopard on a Powerbook G4 by using my Tiger install dvd and 1 external usb HDD with the Leopard dmg on it.

-booted the tiger dvd
-start disk utility, create 2 partitions on you internal hdd (make one of them 5.5 GB)
-i connected my external drive, and used disk utility to restore the image to the 5.5 GB partition
- then a started the startup disk tool, selected the 5.5 GB partition with the leopard install dvd on it
- rebooted and installed

worked perfect for me, cant wait to try it on a MBP
 

I burnt the instal disc according to the instructions in a thread about doing it without a DL-DVD and I used this thread to create the appropriate partition. I have not been able to get it to work. I have the same problem someone had earlier in this thread where I am able to boot using the DVD however it just hangs at the blue screen after getting the beach ball for a while. I did what someone suggested and let it sit there for about an hour but no luck still. Any suggestions as to what I can do?

Just throw the disk image on your iPod with Disk Utility. Reboot, hold option to get the boot menu, and it will pick up the iPod after a few seconds, and voila! Worked for me, 3g iPod Firewire, iBook G4 1.33 12" (The last best iBook :S)

I had the same problem until I clicked on the Erase tab and erased the partition on its own. Then I went to the Restore Tab and it worked. I first used the Erase Destination and got that error and more. Once I did and straight erase all was well.

You might try that.

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Hey guys, can someone help me out with some installing probs?

Im trying to install from my burnt dl dvd onto my G4 ppc(mdd)

I did everything in the guide etc. but when i start the installation, it restarts the pc, and when it reboots, all i see is a "folder" in the middle of the screen. inside the folder there is a blinking question mark which changes back and forth into what i believe to be the os 9 logo, this goes back and forth and keeps going for about 15 seconds, after which the compuer returns to the regular os x boot, and so nothing happends.

I also tried to start up the comp while pressing the c key, but this didnt work either, it wouldnt boot from the dvd disk.
I burnt a double layer dvd for leopard with disk utility on my G5, and as far as i can see in the finer, the disk seems ok.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot for any help!

Cheers,

Hi i tried using the bootcamp method to make an 8gb partition and it said it cant be completed because the disk cannot be verified and to repair the disk with disc utility.

is there any other way i can get this on my main hard drive? the dmg image is only 4.33GB, is that right?

oh yeah and im on an intel macbook.

Thanks for the help :D

Restore to ipod worked fine for me too.

15gb 3g firewire ipod to macbook.(about 1000 people told me an intel mac wouldnt boot from a firewire ipod  )

seems to be the best way for those of us with ipods 

OK, i have this weird thing. I have an iPod that i placed the image on. It boots and all, it gets through most of the install, then fails at 19 percent of the Additional Speech Voices. (Something about files missing in /Volumes/Macintosh HD/) Anyone else have the same issue? I have tried two different Macs (MBP 15.4" 1.83GHZ and a PB 15" 1.66), and it fails on both machines at the same place. I have checked the checksums of the dmg and stuff. Could the iPod be the problem.. bad sectors.. or .. i mean i am out of ideas...

Thanks in advance...

Anand Patel: do u have an external hard drive, or just an ipod?

moin,

i have the same problem, too.

i have an G5 1,8GHz and wont to install leopard..

i downloaded the .dmg than i burn it on al DL DVD - restart and press "c".. nothing.

than i clone the image of a new harddisk with ccc an "make it bootable" .. select the startdrive.. and than comes the circle icon

i take a new harddisk and start the installer from mount diskimage and in the middle of installing he stands still...

i dont have a idear what can i make to boot and install.

now i go to learn english and hope anyone can help me..

Hi mvv, may I know where can I get the 10.5 leopard preview version?
I tried everywhere, but the BT can't download since no one is sharing the seeds,
Please help, I wish to experience earlier.

what I did:

'Boot Camp' method for partitioning, then inserted Tiger DVD and mounted the new partition, renamed it as 'Leopard HD' and reformatted it as HFS+. Booted back into Tiger, mounted the DMG file, then ran the installer from 'system' and unchecked everything except essential files and X11 - it took 5 minutes to install and then I dual booted by selecting the drive in 'startup disk'.

and its wonderful

Hi all,

Maybe someone can help me, I did the Partition Install. The one with 3 partitions and the install work pretty well from a extarnal HD.
After the boot from 10.5 on the installed partition my wellcome screen is in the down - left corner of my screen. It plays the OSX wellcome tune and movie but I can not click to go on. I've tried every thing like reinstalling from another computer, adding a second display, with 2 displays, synchronizing displays, reset the PRam. But nothing got me to the click button to proceed with the install and creating a user.

Is there somebody who solved this problem.
Does anybody know where Leopard keeps de preference file for screensize for the startup sequence and knows how to alter this.
Any other solution for this problem, I've searched the forum for it and found only one other with the same problem but no solution.

cheers HAKAN

YOU DONT NEED TO REBOOT AT ALL TO INSTALL LEOPARD!

Ive been able to get it running fairly easy without needing 3 partitions or an ipod. Just make 2 partitions, one with your existing stuff and tiger, one for leopard. Then just mount the dmg and go to:

Mac OS X Install DVD ==> System ==> Installation ==> Packages ==> OSInstall.mpkg

and start the install on the designated leopard partition. during the install if it freezes during the BSD subsystem, just opne the terminal and type "sudo killall temacs" (9a303 no longer has this problem)

hope that helps.

other tips:

If you made a bootable dvd and it tries booting but just keeps spinning the DVD and the little spinning logo on screen, give it up to an hour to boot, worked for me the first time

there is a wwdc leopard build dvd that fits on an SL DVD at the bay o' pirates. just search "leopard preview single". its works fine also (its the wwdc release/OLD)

Thanx, but I solved it. Use english in the installation menu and not another language.
Another language results in the startup I descriped above. So it was actually realy simple.

cheers Hakan

My installation went fairly smoothly, but when I tried to boot, it never left the 'thinking' apple screen. I left mine booting for 2 hours last night and it never fully booted. Any ideas?

what release are you using?

The most recent one before the one released a few days ago.

Now, with the most recent version, I can't install from the DVD using the osinstall.pkg! It tells me it can't be opened.

On 9a321 I can' open OSintall.pkg, help please!

damn, then i guess youll need to buy a DL dvd. i just bought three at wallmart for 9 bucks, so the price isnt too bad.

Nah, I just installed it onto my iPod and it's all good

G4 400mz Graphic. I first tried on second internal hard drive with and without partition as clean install. I was unable to start up in Leopard. I then tried instaliing Tiger and then Leopard as an up date. Still unable to start up with or without disk.  All installs were ok.  I then as suggested by another Mac group just installed as update on my main drive allowing time machine to save tiger to the other drive.  I did empty all doc. & Pics that I valued to external drive. All these installs took over an hour and over an hour in the last instance. 

Started up fine, some graphic rendering problems on the Screen Saving and some non apple programs unable to start. Otherwise seems fine so far. 

I have after install of Leopard 9a321 this fu****g blue screen ...

How can I disable auto login, WITHOUT booting into leopard ?

Thanks !

Yes and It does not work at all. I think it might be an issue with the kernal. I'm using the SSE3 release for AMD's from tubgirl.
I tried the no boot method thats been out for a while that didn't work, and I also tired booting the disk...I don't not why but it broke my current install and it didn't even boot anything.
I'll install it on my ibook when it comes in, it should be fine.

so does anyone have the latest release?

Obviously people do, and if you take a look in the actual threads rather than just posting wherever you feel like, you would know where to find it.

Hi all, this is my first post.
Sorry for my english :-)

I got the latest version of leo (dmg) and is abot 5gb.
I tried to open and inside I have a readmefirst file, a folder with X something and the black icon of the installer.
The strange thing is that if I try to burn it, toast or yuburner give me a 1,5gb of size.
Why?
So I tried to burn the dmg on a DL Dvd but doesn't work.

What can I do?

Thanx a lot

Tyler durden

i installed it to an ipod and ran it off that, but it was painfully slow. when i tried to use bootcamp assistant to partition my harddrive (nondestructively) it told me i should back up my files, convert my hd to a single mac osx extended (journaled) volume, restore the files and try again. the thing is, my hd isnt partitioned or anything. its one drive. ideas?

thanks a lot

And how to put the Leopard if is not present DL DVD disk and is not present iPod???
Advice with an external hard disk too has not approached (probably I to something incorrectly I do)

Hi. I've read all 10 pages of this thread and still am unclear on a few things

I'm looking to install Leopard onto an external drive (iPod 30GB 5G [video])

Am i able to make 3 partitions on the iPod: 1 for the leopard dmg, 1 for the actual leopard install, and 1 for the regular ipod music and stuff (that can still sync with itunes?)

I'm trying to just be able to run leopard off the external USB drive (partition 2 of the ipod), but I'm not sure if it's possible, even after reading and searching these long threads

Finally, if i do re-partition the ipod into 3 partitions (or even 2, leaving the itunes/regular ipod one out) how do i go about making the ipod back into an ipod? will it show up in itunes as an ipod and have the option for a restore?

also, once i have leopard installed, can i delete the leopard dmg and give that 6 gb back to either the leopard install or the regular ipod? if so, how?

edit: also, finally, can i just open the OSinstall.mpkg or whatever with pacifist from within my tiger install and then just install it to one of hte partitions on the ipod? if so, how?

sorry to be so annoying with such basic questions, but i'm new at this and don't want to mess up my tiger install (and yeah i know about ccc)

hi everybody

first of all sorry for my English.

I got the leo (dmg) and convert it to .Iso by this program ISOlator (in Tiger)

and i have then an iso size 5.05 gb

burn it to DL Dvd .. (in Win xp)

and prepare portions .. but when restart i can't boot from the dvd

tried to press c on startup .. but nothing

what can i do to install from dvd? i have intel machine

thank

Why did you do the conversion? It can be burned via Toast with no issues... anyway try using a lower burning speed.

Hi I already posted a small tuttorial but I don't rememer where.

I got Leopard easly running on an intel imac core duo. How? (no dl disc burning or other special tricks)

1) Got Leopard release 9a343 dmg - got usb external hard disk - got imac intel 10.4.9 - nothing more
2) open disk utitlity --> select your external hd (first back up all your data or they will be erased)--> partition tab ---> option tab --> select GUID Partition Scheme ---> create 2 mac os extended partitions (I called them SYSTEM and MEDIA both must be bigger than 9 giga)
3) disk utility --> restore tab ---> select as source your leopard dmg file ----> as destination the partition MEDIA ---> restore
4) after successfully process you should obtain the partition Media containg the osx 10.5 install
5) open system preference ---> boot disk -->choose 10.5 folder on partion MEDIA
6) should boot the osx 10.5 install ... cool ..
7) the install should reveal 3 disks (your internal hd , the SYSTEM partition and the MEDIA partition). select the partion SYSTEM to install leopard (watch out, don't select your internal hd, or all your datat will be lost)
8) after successfully installation restart ---> hold option key at start up ---> choose 10.5 on SYSTEM
9) Leopard should boot up, set it up and enjoy this unlegal preview!!

In my opinion this should'n be the final release. Still tiger look, no big news. Spaces and time machine are pretty cool but...enought? I'm sure at cupertino they got much more to exploit!!! as usual!!
Bye,

nice topic..

hi,
did anyone try this method with 9a410 ?
does it still freeze?

thx

You get an error.
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So I installed it using this method: