#POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE UPDATE MAC OS X#
#POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALL#

But for a novice, this may not be a good idea.Īnyway, I suggest you start a new thread to address this upgrade question as it warrants due consideration.

#POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALL#

I was able to use Pacifist to reinstall some of the original applications from the older restore-install DVD the computer shipped with, as it can extract items from an install DVD without running the Installer, and it will install them from the desktop. But with other programs it loads down and the file says it's failed. Mac checks for updates of software and then says it your software is up to date try again later. I chose SeaMonkey-PPC in one Mac, so I could have google notifier run there, and also I often use TenFourFox and did not want my gmail or other browsing to conflict with what I was already doing, since a browser will launch for gmail if you'd set up notifier. Apple PowerBook G4 /CPU PowerPC G4 Apple PowerBook G4 /CPU PowerPC G4 (1. Hi, My Mac Powerbook G4 OS X 10.3.9 512MB won't update any software including Firefox, System, Itunes. Then I went to Software Update and it downloaded the Combo software 10.5.4 and after it rebooted, it is stuck at 'Installing 2 items, Configuring installation.' You can see the progress bar pulsating but its stuck and I dont hear any hard drive activity. When this update package is downloaded and installed it will replace the old ATIDriver.bundle with a new one. It updates the graphics driver to fix a compatibility issue that may exist with applications that use OpenGL. The original Safari browser is good in that you can use it, and look into its Preference settings, to choose a different browser as system Default browser. Apple iBook G4 Graphics Updater is recommended for the 12-inch 1GHz, and 14-inch 1.2GHz iBook G4. and be sure to keep a copy of the license so you can reactivate it when or if the Mac fails to function, or if you have a clone of the running OS X on external drive (a live bootable backup) just in case. The iCab browser will run free but has a reminder to consider buying it that can be made to disappear for a time by clicking on it.

#POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE UPDATE MAC OS X#

If you are using Mac OS X you must boot from a. I save most upgrade versions of browsers in their zip or dmg file, so if I need to revert, I can. By Apple The PowerBook Firmware Update 4.2.9 will only run on 550MHz or 667MHz PowerBook G4 computers running Mac OS 9.1 or later from a local drive. I use an older SeamonkeyPPC from a year ago (v 2.13) since later ones were so slow and had issues. If you need a little faster web experience, you could try iCab browser, it is a bit quicker than TenFourFox v.24 and likely better in a slower PPC G4 than the later versions of SeaMonkey-PPC.

Your 933MHz model is a little above minimum, so qualified to run the last OS X written for PowerPC Macs, Leopard 10.5(.8) Given the cut-off spec for use of Mac OS X 10.5.8 is 867MHz CPU, that makes some on the edge and not supported.

Powerbook g4 software update