Stuck on Apple logo when trying to boot from osx10.6 disc

[14049752]

Originally Posted by Benchtech

Hmm so even though it has 10.6 installed on it already 10.6 retail is to new?

No, the other way around.

The machine is too new for the build on the retail disc. Usually what happens is this: Mac OS X 10.(whatever) is released, then newer machines are released after the retail disc build. Newer builds of 10.(whatever) are shipped with the newer machines and the machine is unable to boot from the older retail disc.
So, almost always if you buy 10.(whatever) and then you get a machine that was released after the retail discs came out, the retail discs will not work on that machine at all.

Lion discs WILL work, but you need a newer build of Snow Leopard to install on it..and a new enough build of the retail disc likely does not exist (Although, there are two...an original release and a mid-2010 release...)
So...if you have a machine older you could install and update and have it work, if not...buy Lion and use that.

[Benchtech]

Originally Posted by 14049752

No, the other way around.

The machine is too new for the build on the retail disc. Usually what happens is this: Mac OS X 10.(whatever) is released, then newer machines are released after the retail disc build. Newer builds of 10.(whatever) are shipped with the newer machines and the machine is unable to boot from the older retail disc.
So, almost always if you buy 10.(whatever) and then you get a machine that was released after the retail discs came out, the retail discs will not work on that machine at all.

Lion discs WILL work, but you need a newer build of Snow Leopard to install on it..and a new enough build of the retail disc likely does not exist (Although, there are two...an original release and a mid-2010 release...)
So...if you have a machine older you could install and update and have it work, if not...buy Lion and use that.

I see so since the build installed is 10.6.5 and my retail disk is 10.6.0 its to old.

[14049752]

Originally Posted by Benchtech

I see so since the build installed is 10.6.5 and my retail disk is 10.6.0 its to old.

Your disc is definitely too old. The machine shipped with 10.6.3 and that's the minimum OS version it can run.


You have a first release retail disc, released August 2009. There was a newer retail disc, released sometime in 2010 that MAY work (it is build 10.6.3), but I wouldn't count on it...and wouldn't even bother.

Your three options are: Try my work-around method with another, older machine. Buy lion. Buy the original discs.
Buying Lion would be, by far, the easiest.

[Benchtech]

Originally Posted by 14049752

Your disc is definitely too old. The machine shipped with 10.6.3 and that's the minimum OS version it can run.


You have a first release retail disc, released August 2009. There was a newer retail disc, released sometime in 2010 that MAY work (it is build 10.6.3), but I wouldn't count on it...and wouldn't even bother.

Your three options are: Try my work-around method with another, older machine. Buy lion. Buy the original discs.
Buying Lion would be, by far, the easiest.

Haven't checked yet but can lion be purchased via tne app store/itunes and ran from with the desktop asnclean install. Or option B burned to dvd or usb for reload?

[14049752]

Originally Posted by Benchtech

Haven't checked yet but can lion be purchased via tne app store/itunes and ran from with the desktop asnclean install. Or option B burned to dvd or usb for reload?

Yes, Lion can be purchased through the app store.
You can definitely create a disc/usb installer (though I have not done it.) I think you can do clean install, too. Lion creates a recovery option on the boot menu (when you hold option), and I assume it'll do a clean install. AMT is probably the one to ask about any Lion questions as I don't even have a machine that can run it....

[anonymous Mac Tech]

Originally Posted by 14049752

Your disc is definitely too old. The machine shipped with 10.6.3 and that's the minimum OS version it can run.

If I had a dime for each time I've seen this issue. Especially from University IT folks that insist their machines are imaged with the same (old) version and installed fine.

[kevinjhaag]

Just as PCX mentioned...I also think their is an issue with your superdrive. Try an external portable one and try booting from it.

[anonymous Mac Tech]

Originally Posted by kevinjhaag

Just as PCX mentioned...I also think their is an issue with your superdrive. Try an external portable one and try booting from it.

If it was an issue with the superdrive it would just spit out the disk most of the time. But if you really want to know there are a variety of ways besides an external drive to tell.

[PCX]

Well, I learned something new. Thanks for your responses guys (even though I am not the OP).

[kevinjhaag]

Originally Posted by anonymous Mac Tech

If it was an issue with the superdrive it would just spit out the disk most of the time. But if you really want to know there are a variety of ways besides an external drive to tell.

Sorry, but from my experience over the years, it does not eject the disk out if there is an issue with the drive itself. It will eject the disk sometimes if their is something wrong with media. And I do know there are various ways to find out and I gave him one. I run into bad superdrives very often on old Macs.