22 February 2010

access garageband install package on os x 10.5.6 system restore disc 2 (applications disc)

i have some original 10.5.6 system discs designed for macbook pro hardware. it is fairly common knowledge that you cannot use the discs on another model of mac. i didnt know that. suffice to say, the OS X install failed on my macbook. no big deal as i have 10.5 installed anyway. out of pure curiosity, i tried to run the installer from the applications install disc. naturally, it failed. of course, all of the install packages are still hiding there on the disc somewhere. through the magic of terminal and "ls -a" i found them with some minor digging.



1. Insert the disc.

2. At the apple menu located the top of screen, select Go -> Go to Folder.


3. Enter this path "/Applications Install Disc/System/Installation/Packages/.packages/" and click ok.

4. Run the garageband installer package.

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