12-06-2009, 04:56 AM
Don’t run Migration Assistant to transfer everything via Firewire after a fresh install of Tiger 10.4.0 until you update Tiger to 10.4.11 via Software Update.
I use Migration Assistant (MA) to back-up my computer because cloning using any method fails because I have some unfindable corrupt files.
However, the last few times I tried this method of back-up MA failed (I don’t back up often enough…) I can install a system (Tiger) on my G5’s external Firewire back-up hard drive using the retail Tiger install disk, reformatting the hard drive first. Then I move all my data from the hard drive by letting the new install of Tiger auto-run MA upon reboot of the new system install but, after an hour or so, it would cause a kernel panic before completing the data transfer.
I thought it must be more file corruption screwing up the Firewire transfer. So I thought I would just try moving my Network Settings and also Users using the auto-run. That worked fine - so far. After MA is finished and then moving to the Finder I would run MA again (located in the Utilities folder of the Applications folder.) All that remained to transfer was Files and Volumes as well as Applications. So I let MA do its thing. And I get another kernel panic :-( Ok, so I reformat and reinstall and try the same technique except I manually move apps and old files. Not a good way to do things so I am back to square one.
I have spent most of two days trying to make this work. Fortunately I have another Mac to use while I leave the G5 unattended as MA runs and panics.
But this time I reformat but don’t transfer files using MA except for network settings and users (because this part worked before.) Then I run Software Update right away from the Finder. And I notice that one of the updates is to Migration Assistant regarding Firewire transfers!! I let Software Update install all the updates needed to bring the OS to 10.4.11. Then I run MA from the Finder and install the Applications as well as the Files and Volumes. Finally it works and all is well.
I use Migration Assistant (MA) to back-up my computer because cloning using any method fails because I have some unfindable corrupt files.
However, the last few times I tried this method of back-up MA failed (I don’t back up often enough…) I can install a system (Tiger) on my G5’s external Firewire back-up hard drive using the retail Tiger install disk, reformatting the hard drive first. Then I move all my data from the hard drive by letting the new install of Tiger auto-run MA upon reboot of the new system install but, after an hour or so, it would cause a kernel panic before completing the data transfer.
I thought it must be more file corruption screwing up the Firewire transfer. So I thought I would just try moving my Network Settings and also Users using the auto-run. That worked fine - so far. After MA is finished and then moving to the Finder I would run MA again (located in the Utilities folder of the Applications folder.) All that remained to transfer was Files and Volumes as well as Applications. So I let MA do its thing. And I get another kernel panic :-( Ok, so I reformat and reinstall and try the same technique except I manually move apps and old files. Not a good way to do things so I am back to square one.
I have spent most of two days trying to make this work. Fortunately I have another Mac to use while I leave the G5 unattended as MA runs and panics.
But this time I reformat but don’t transfer files using MA except for network settings and users (because this part worked before.) Then I run Software Update right away from the Finder. And I notice that one of the updates is to Migration Assistant regarding Firewire transfers!! I let Software Update install all the updates needed to bring the OS to 10.4.11. Then I run MA from the Finder and install the Applications as well as the Files and Volumes. Finally it works and all is well.