If you have two macs...

Stustaff

I have an ibook and have been given a g4 powermac not that much use but will be good for the missus to use for e-mail and the such.

Is there an easy way for me to copy settings and stuff over from the ibook to the powermac?

They are both running OSX 10 latest versions and i have Ilife and a .mac account.

What clever MAC type things am I able to do? anyone got any knowledge of this?

Thanks

Andy

Stustaff wrote:

I have an ibook and have been given a g4 powermac not that much use but will be good for the missus to use for e-mail and the such.

Is there an easy way for me to copy settings and stuff over from the ibook to the powermac?

They are both running OSX 10 latest versions and i have Ilife and a .mac account.

What clever MAC type things am I able to do? anyone got any knowledge of this?

Thanks

Sure, firewire target mode, you can connect them up and copy stuff directly

DavidTO

Yep. Use Migration Assistant, built in to OSX. Works a peach.

Stustaff

Andy wrote:

Sure, firewire target mode, you can connect them up and copy stuff directly

woh quick!

ok so I need a firewire cable and thats it. Is it then a case of dragging stuff over? does that work for settings and e-mail and stuff or just for files etc?

is there no easy way to sync the two together? ideally remotely.

DavidTO

If you want the one to match teh other exactly, then just use FireWire target mode like Andy said, and use an app like SuperDuper to erase the one and completely copy the other over. You can't create a boot disk in OSX by just dragging the OS over, you need an app like SD to "bless" the disk.

Stustaff

DavidTO wrote:

If you want the one to match teh other exactly, then just use FireWire target mode like Andy said, and use an app like SuperDuper to erase the one and completely copy the other over. You can't create a boot disk in OSX by just dragging the OS over, you need an app like SD to "bless" the disk.

Hmm sorry prob being thick but im a bit confused.
It already has OSX on it, just want to copy over stuff like firefox, my mail settings, general settings and a few other progs.

Do I need to re-install them all or will this firewire target mode do that for me?

I see that .mac will sync my mail accounts, address book keychains and ical so thats sorted I just womdered if there was a 'press a button' way of copying the main stuff over without re-installing everything and going from scratch.

I'll go read up on firewire target mode I guess.

Cheers

DavidTO

I would use Migration Assistant, like I said. Seriously, try it. It'll talk you through, every step of the way.

Stustaff

DavidTO wrote:

I would use Migration Assistant, like I said. Seriously, try it. It'll talk you through, every step of the way.

Thanks just taken a look at that at apple.com and yes it looks like it will do the job.

Ta

ps
your are a mac man the powermac g4 400mhz I am getting will have 1gb of RAM is it even worth putting any software on it image wise? I use CS2 on my ibook with 2gb of ram and thats ok but Im assuming it wont be worth bothering on the powermac?

DavidTO

Stustaff wrote:

Thanks just taken a look at that at apple.com and yes it looks like it will do the job.

Ta

ps
your are a mac man the powermac g4 400mhz I am getting will have 1gb of RAM is it even worth putting any software on it image wise? I use CS2 on my ibook with 2gb of ram and thats ok but Im assuming it wont be worth bothering on the powermac?

There's no right answer to that one. It all depends on how much your time is worth to you, how much money you have to spare. I wouldn't rush out and buy RAM, that's for sure. Wait and see how it goes.