Installer won't install OS X on new hard drive

Answers to your questions below.

Andreas Rutishauser wrote:
>
> Salut Jim
>
> In article <46721534.A4B85F90.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net>,
> Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net> wrote:
>
> > I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> > erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> > initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> > partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> > OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> > volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> > hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> > crazy. Thanks much for any help.
>
> did you partition the drive as Nigel suggested?
Yes, in 2.
> Is the OS X CD/DVD you are using a retail version?
No
> Or the one that came with that PowerBook?
Yes
> Or one that came with another Mac?
>
> Cheers
> Andreas
>
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In article <46721534.A4B85F90.RemoveThis@newsgroup.net>,
Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.RemoveThis@newsgroup.net> wrote:

> I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> crazy. Thanks much for any help.
> Jim

Make sure the partition where you want to install Mac OS X is formatted
for HFS+ Journaled.
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Shawn Hirn wrote:
>
> In article <46721534.A4B85F90.RemoveThis@newsgroup.net>,
> Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.RemoveThis@newsgroup.net> wrote:
>
> > I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> > erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> > initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> > partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> > OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> > volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> > hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> > crazy. Thanks much for any help.
> > Jim
>
> Make sure the partition where you want to install Mac OS X is formatted
> for HFS+ Journaled.

There is no option for "HFS+ Journaled". Only "Mac OS Extended
(Journaled)" and "Mac OS Extended", and Unix and MS-DOS. This is in Disk
Utility in the "Erase" or "Partition" mode.
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Salut Jim

In article <46728676.29B67138.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net>,
Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net> wrote:

> > > I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> > > erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> > > initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> > > partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> > > OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> > > volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> > > hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> > > crazy. Thanks much for any help.
> >
> > did you partition the drive as Nigel suggested?
> Yes, in 2.

ok

> > Is the OS X CD/DVD you are using a retail version?
> No
> > Or the one that came with that PowerBook?
> Yes

fine.

What sort of G4 PowerBook is it (Processor speed, size, or serial
number). If you don't know, you might find the info on a label inside
the battery compartment.

What version of MacOS X are you trying to install?

Cheers
Andreas

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In article <46728902.1E30AB7F.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net>,
Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net> wrote:

> Shawn Hirn wrote:
> >
> > In article <46721534.A4B85F90.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net>,
> > Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.DeleteThis@newsgroup.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> > > erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> > > initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> > > partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> > > OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> > > volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> > > hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> > > crazy. Thanks much for any help.
> > > Jim
> >
> > Make sure the partition where you want to install Mac OS X is formatted
> > for HFS+ Journaled.
>
> There is no option for "HFS+ Journaled". Only "Mac OS Extended
> (Journaled)" and "Mac OS Extended", and Unix and MS-DOS. This is in Disk
> Utility in the "Erase" or "Partition" mode.

Try "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"
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I got a different error all of a sudden that made me realize that I
forgot that the OS X Panther disks I was using was not the software that
came with the computer but an upgrade to it. The error said something
like "you can't install this on a volume that has no Mac OS on it". Why
it didn't say that before I don't know. Why it doesn't allow Panther
alone to be installed was surprising also. Found my other 10.2.7 disk in
a box since I've moved a lot lately. I'm now up and running. Thanks
anyway, appreciate it. Sorry to waste your time, I guess I lost a few
too many memory cells in my party days.

Shawn Hirn wrote:
>
> In article <46728902.1E30AB7F.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net>,
> Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net> wrote:
>
> > Shawn Hirn wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <46721534.A4B85F90.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net>,
> > > Jim Ramus <nospamaddress.TakeThisOut@newsgroup.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a new hard drive installed in my G4 Powerbook. I went through the
> > > > erase process with Disk Utility (which I guess is the way to format or
> > > > initialize a new HD) and partitioned it also. Now when I select a
> > > > partition to install as a "destination", it says "You cannot install Mac
> > > > OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this
> > > > volume." Great, so I go to "Change startup disk" and it doesn't give the
> > > > hard drive as an option because it doesn't have any OS on it! This is
> > > > crazy. Thanks much for any help.
> > > > Jim
> > >
> > > Make sure the partition where you want to install Mac OS X is formatted
> > > for HFS+ Journaled.
> >
> > There is no option for "HFS+ Journaled". Only "Mac OS Extended
> > (Journaled)" and "Mac OS Extended", and Unix and MS-DOS. This is in Disk
> > Utility in the "Erase" or "Partition" mode.
>
> Try "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"
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