How to install Mac OS X Server 10.2.0 on a G4 FW800

Jul 14, '03 10:13:00AM

Contributed by: Alexander Lohse

Because of a incomptability between the boot ROM on the shipping OS X Server 10.2.0, and the latest G4 FW800, I was facing serious problems trying to install or even boot from the install CD. The following information is a combination of two Apple KBase articles: 107496 and 107124.

First install an OS X Client (minimum version 10.2.3). Be careful to choose a login name no longer than eight characters, because that is the maximum OS X Server allows. Then follow these steps to enable an install of an older OS X Server over a newer OS X Client. Start up normally from the target computer's Mac OS X startup disk, and log in as an Admin user. Then open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/) and type:

 % sudo mkdir /Library/Receipts/Previous_Receipts
 % sudo mv /Library/Receipts/French.pkg \
     /Library/Receipts/Previous_Receipts/
 % sudo mv /Library/Receipts/German.pkg  \
     /Library/Receipts/Previous_Receipts/
 % sudo mv /Library/Receipts/Japanese.pkg \
     /Library/Receipts/Previous_Receipts/
 % sudo mv /Library/Receipts/BSD.pkg \
     /Library/Receipts/Previous_Receipts/
When you're done, quit the Terminal. Now install the Server without booting from the Install CD by opening "MacOSXServerInstall.mpkg" inside the "MacOSXServerInstall" directory. There you go!

PS: When trying to update your new system, you have to run at least a Mac OS X Server 10.2.3 Combo Update!

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