 EpikosSurpass The Usual Or OrdinaryPremium
join:2003-07-27
Portland, OR | reply to SuperNet9
Re: $29.00 Snow Leopard. Can I do a clean install? Probably won't know for sure until it ships, or, someone calls Apple and asks the tough questions.
When I got my Leopard up-to-date disc, it allowed an erase and install, but not direct install for when I formatted the disk and tried to install. Required a reinstall of 10.4 like someone else mentioned.
Instead of restoring and upgrading, I converted the upgrade disc into a retail install.
You see, the upgrade discs are retail installs with a lock-out mechanism. It runs a script that checks for a previous install of OSX and then acts appropriately. By removing this check, the install/upgrade disc never checks for a previous install and lets you load without upgrading.
Navigate to /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Installation/CDIS/Right-Click on “Mac OS X Installer” and Click on Show Package Contents
In the New Window goto Contents/Resources and DELETE the “CheckForOSX” File
Reburn the image to dvd and you have a full retail install.
The complete instructions are available here:
»uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/12/12791/
Don't know for sure if this will also work on Snow Leopard, but if the $29 disc is an upgrade and only does an erase and install, and not an install to formatted disc, then this might be just the solution.
Given all the "if"s and what not, I think the best solution is to call apple and ask what the deal is.
As for me, I used my $25 dollar rewards gift card to amazon and pre-ordered SL for $4 
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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person! |
| As an alternative to calling Apple, one could wait a week or 2 after Snow Leopard comes out. By that time, I expect the various Apple news outlets will have articles available explaining all of the installation secrets. |
