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Re: Roadblock MacOSX 10.4 for release of LilyPond 2.16


From: Hans Aberg
Subject: Re: Roadblock MacOSX 10.4 for release of LilyPond 2.16
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:52:47 +0100

On 3 Feb 2012, at 20:26, James wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Quick search shows 10.5 for between $200-300. Definite ouch,
>>>> especially for a dead-end OS, IMO.
>>> 
>>> Since it seems to have been discontinued, there is no way to ensure that 
>>> was is sold is legal.
>>> 
>>> As for 10.7, one can create an install DVD - just net search. It can then 
>>> be installed on a blank hard drive.
>>> 
>> 
>> But one cannot install 10.7 on PPC hardware, which is at the root of the 
>> issue.
> 
> Correct and you cannot always install 10.5 on PPC even though others
> say they have. It depends on the hardware. I believe that the EFI is
> checked (or some such hardware setting - CPU?) as my own sister found
> out on her mac mini (first gen) the DVD I had for 10.5 said that the
> hardware was incompatible with the 10.5 installation. 

Have you tried this:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard#Usage_on_unsupported_hardware

Hans






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