Unable To Upgrade To 10.5.7

tunescool · 03-28-2010, 03:51 AM

i have an emac, i was told i dont have enough memory to use 10.5 at an apple store but have been using it for a year now. i think its performance may be better with more memory, it does take like 3 minutes to restart. my problem is after downloading 10.5.7 from apple.com(which takes hours) the .dmg wont open, im unsure of the prompt it gave me. is there somewhere else i can download it from or what else can i do? heres some of my specs

Model Name: eMac
Model Identifier: PowerMac4,4
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Processor Speed: 1 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.6.4f1

appleman_design · 03-28-2010, 09:23 AM

I would upgrade to the full 1GB of ram for 10.5, what message do you get once upgrade starts? and you do have a copy of 10.5 DVD. it is not free.

tunescool · 03-28-2010, 09:42 AM

i cant afford to buy any ram and have anyone install it. the .dmg doesnt open and im not sure of the prompt it gave me, the install never starts. and yes i bought the software

trevor · 03-28-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunescool


	my problem is after downloading 10.5.7 from apple.com(which takes hours) the .dmg wont open, im unsure of the prompt it gave me.

It's easy to check what the prompt was, just try to open the already-downloaded .dmg again, and write it down.

It's possible that you downloaded the 10.5.7 Update and were not running 10.5.6 (in other words, the immediately-previous version of OS X). If you're not running 10.5.6, then you need to download the 10.5.7 Combo Update.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunescool


	is there somewhere else i can download it from or what else can i do?

You can run Software Update from your computer. This will select the correct update.

Trevor

trevor · 03-28-2010, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunescool


	i cant afford to buy any ram and have anyone install it.

First of all, you don't need to buy the RAM from Apple--they overcharge for it. 512 MB DIMM modules for your eMac will cost between $20 and $30 each, so two of them should run between $40 and $60 for a full gigabyte.

Second of all, you don't need to pay someone else to install it--it's a user-installable part.

Trevor

tunescool · 03-28-2010, 09:00 PM

ive downloaded 10.5.7 3 times and have thrown the .dmg's away. 10.5.6 is what is on my my computer and the software update has been giving me 10.5.8 for months.

hayne · 03-29-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunescool


	10.5.6 is what is on my my computer and the software update has been giving me 10.5.8 for months.

Sorry if I missed something above, but why don't you just update to 10.5.8 via Software Update? (No need to do the 10.5.7 update first)

tunescool · 03-29-2010, 10:38 AM

isnt that how the upgrades work, you need 7 to get 8. thats what ive always read on apple.com when i had 10.3 stuff

benwiggy · 03-29-2010, 11:11 AM

Apple provides single 'point' updaters, that update x to x+1; and also COMBO updaters (as mentioned in earlier posts), which updater any version to version z.
You can donwnload the 10.5.8 Combo installer for 10.5.8 fromthe Apple website, which will update any version of Leopard to 10.5.8.

If you have 10.5.6, and Apple's Software Update feature is offering you 10.5.8, perhaps you should take it?

tunescool · 03-30-2010, 12:31 AM

i feel sorta stupid cause 10.5.8 worked. thanks every one for your input. where is even anywhere on this computer i could put ram in anyway. ive had the thing for a year and from what i can see there is no panel to open. an emac, looks like an imac

benwiggy · 03-30-2010, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunescool


	where is even anywhere on this computer i could put ram in anyway. ive had the thing for a year and from what i can see there is no panel to open. an emac, looks like an imac

Trevor gave you a link in Post #5 to an Apple Support document that gives you detailed instructions, with pictures, on how to put memory into your eMac.

DeltaMac · 03-30-2010, 06:34 AM

If your eMac is on one of the clear plastic swivel stands that Apple sold for the eMac, that stand will be blocking the access door. The stand has to be removed first.

tunescool · 04-03-2010, 07:48 AM

yea i never thought of that, ive replaced memory before in older macs but not in imacs or emacs

03-28-2010, 03:51 AM	#1
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	Unable To Upgrade To 10.5.7 i have an emac, i was told i dont have enough memory to use 10.5 at an apple store but have been using it for a year now. i think its performance may be better with more memory, it does take like 3 minutes to restart. my problem is after downloading 10.5.7 from apple.com(which takes hours) the .dmg wont open, im unsure of the prompt it gave me. is there somewhere else i can download it from or what else can i do? heres some of my specs Model Name: eMac Model Identifier: PowerMac4,4 Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3) Processor Speed: 1 GHz Number Of CPUs: 1 L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB Memory: 512 MB Bus Speed: 133 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.6.4f1

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03-28-2010, 09:23 AM	#2
appleman_design Hall of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,550	I would upgrade to the full 1GB of ram for 10.5, what message do you get once upgrade starts? and you do have a copy of 10.5 DVD. it is not free.

03-28-2010, 09:42 AM	#3
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	i cant afford to buy any ram and have anyone install it. the .dmg doesnt open and im not sure of the prompt it gave me, the install never starts. and yes i bought the software

03-28-2010, 09:00 PM	#6
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	ive downloaded 10.5.7 3 times and have thrown the .dmg's away. 10.5.6 is what is on my my computer and the software update has been giving me 10.5.8 for months.

03-29-2010, 10:38 AM	#8
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	isnt that how the upgrades work, you need 7 to get 8. thats what ive always read on apple.com when i had 10.3 stuff

03-29-2010, 11:11 AM	#9
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,039	Apple provides single 'point' updaters, that update x to x+1; and also COMBO updaters (as mentioned in earlier posts), which updater any version to version z. You can donwnload the 10.5.8 Combo installer for 10.5.8 fromthe Apple website, which will update any version of Leopard to 10.5.8. If you have 10.5.6, and Apple's Software Update feature is offering you 10.5.8, perhaps you should take it?

03-30-2010, 12:31 AM	#10
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	i feel sorta stupid cause 10.5.8 worked. thanks every one for your input. where is even anywhere on this computer i could put ram in anyway. ive had the thing for a year and from what i can see there is no panel to open. an emac, looks like an imac

03-30-2010, 06:34 AM	#12
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,941	If your eMac is on one of the clear plastic swivel stands that Apple sold for the eMac, that stand will be blocking the access door. The stand has to be removed first.

04-03-2010, 07:48 AM	#13
tunescool Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	yea i never thought of that, ive replaced memory before in older macs but not in imacs or emacs