Originally Posted by
B.S.Kumar
Sometimes, a CD that can't be read by one computer may work with another. So do try it. You can connect two Macs using a Firewire cable. Disconnect all Firewire devices! From the Apple page:
To use FireWire target disk mode
Make sure that the target computer is turned off.
If you are using an Apple portable computer such as a PowerBook or MacBook as the target computer, plug in its AC power adapter.
Use a FireWire cable to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer can be powered on.
Start up the target computer and immediately press and hold down the T key until the FireWire icon appears. The hard disk of the target computer should become available to the host computer and will likely appear on desktop. (If the target computer is running Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, you can also open System Preferences, choose Startup Disk, and click Target Disk Mode. Restart the computer and it will start up in Target Disk Mode.)
When you are finished copying files, locate the target computer's hard disk icon on the desktop of the host computer and drag it to the Trash or choose Eject (or Put Away) from the File menu.
Press the target computer's power button to turn it off.
Unplug the FireWire cable.
I'm not sure if simply copying an application will work. And if your installation on the G5 itself has problems, then it's not going to solve anything. But if you have the installer files on the G5, you could simply install it on the laptop.
Kumar
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