Re: [Avid-L2] Re: How to create a 10.6 startup drive on a new MacPro with 10.8?

Apple does not have different versions of the OS for specific machines.
Back in the pre-OSX days, they would occasionally have enablers for
specific models, but they have not chosen to do that with OSX to this
point. OSX just installs everything. If its not needed for your machine,
it just doesn't do anything (like the zillion printer drivers and language
files).

The only issue is with the installer itself (and the board check I
mentioned). The OS installation should be exactly the same regardless of
what machine you install on.



On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 7:02 PM, johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

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> That's a good idea to save time. Now if it doesn't work I can adjust the
> tracking or skew and it should lock right up. Oh wait this is a computer no
> tracking, no skew and the only tension adjustment is to my neck. Oh the
> good ole days, well at least the old days. Heck I should be grateful I
> don't have to add additional AC and power for the Quad machines. I
> virtually fit an entire online bay in the back seat of my car and I didn't
> even use the trunk, it was full of all my test gear. Now if Phillip would
> just perfect that automatic editing software I could sit back and watch the
> computer do my job. That's probably coming too soon anyway.
>
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Degan <DennyD1@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Dec 26, 2012, at 2:33 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
> >
> > > I know clean installs are the best way but what is the likely hood
> > of carbon copy cloning my MBP startup drive with 10.6.8 and carbon
> > copy cloning that to an empty partition in the MacPro? I know some of
> > the software licenses won't carry over because it's a different
> > computer with a different MAC number or whatever data the software
> > uses for registration purposes but would there be a chance that would
> > work? Does the OS software have all the necessary components embedded
> > to work on both a MBP circa 2009 summer and a new MacPro. I'm just
> > curious if anybody else has tried that.
> >
> > I say:
> >
> > I haven't tried it, but you could try cloning the MBP startup drive
> > onto the empty partition on the MacPro using Firewire Target Mode on
> > the MacPro. No need to clone twice. Firewire Target Mode essentially
> > makes the a MacPro hard drive directly available and mountable on
> > another computer. Just start up the MacPro while holding down the "t"
> > key:
> > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661>
> > One thing to keep in mind though: MacPros and MacBook Pros are
> > different and may have different versions of System software, even if
> > they share the same version number. There are capabilities included
> > in each computer that may make their OS'es incompatible. But it's
> > worth a try.
> >
> > Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> > NBC Today Show, New York
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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