[Ham-Mac] new iMac problems

[Bob Nielsen]

I had similar bad luck between a G4 Mini (10.4.11) and an Intel Mini (10.6.4).  Apple support said it probably wouldn't work when the OSs were more than one version apart.   Copying files and apps probably took a bit longer but worked quite well.  

Bob N7XY

On Jan 22, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Dino Papas wrote:

> Couple of years ago I tried to do the migration from my XYL's old iMac G5 (Tiger) to her new iMac (Snow Leopard) and I never could get it to work correctly via a Firewire transfer.  Ended up copying the files over and configuring the apps from scratch.  MIgration from her iMac and my Mac Pro to our new MacBook Pros went smoothly.  I think the transition across the operating systems is what cause the burp.
> 
> Dino KL0S
> 
> On Jan222011, at 1514 PM, Don Agro wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> On 2011-01-22, at 2:57 PM, Jonathan Thawley, KC8CPW wrote:
>> 
>>> You need to do ur migration with a Firewire 800 to Firewire 400 cable. It won't work over ethernet.
>> 
>> Umm, I just did a 250GB migration last night over Ethernet.
>> 
>> You have to install the latest Migration Assistant on the source Mac.
>> 
>> It may not work with all configurations though - or as they say on the inter-tubes - YMMV.
>> 
>> 73 de VE3VRW Don Agro
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