Re: installing new HD rig with Logic TDM - recommended configuration?

A generic 10.5.6 installer is what you need or you can clone from a  
10.5.6 intel bootdrive. The current mac pro don't run anything earlier.
Some machines still ship with a 10.5.6 installer disc and a separate  
Snow Leopard installer disc.

Hope that helps

Frank

On Oct 22, 2009, at 7:25 AM, Ivo Witteveen wrote:

> Thanks Matt,
>
> In the meantime I've gotten some new info from my dealer about this:
>
> On Oct 22, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Matt McKenna wrote:
>
> > Generally with Apple you can't install an earlier OS than the
> > computer ships with.
> >
>
> Generally (as you already say) this is true but not in this case. The
> exception is that the current Mac Pro line has not changed since the
> introduction of Snow Leopard. So before Snow Leopard, the exact same
> models came with Leopard (some still do, it's not even sure my new Mac
> will have SL preinstalled, although it's probable). The thing is that
> you need a fairly recent Leopard installer, preferably one that came
> with a Mac Pro (the generic 10.5.1 installer I have won't work, my
> dealer tells me)
>
> So in my case it will be a question of seeing whether or not Snow
> Leopard is already installed and, if it is, downgrading by doing a
> clean install from a borrowed Leopard disc.
>
> In general, what I've learned is that you should be able to downgrade
> a current Mac Pro to Leopard as long as you have the right installer
> discs. Which is a good thing because otherwise you effectively
> wouldn't be able to buy a new Mac Pro / PT HD system today...
>
> Thanks anyway!
>
> Looking forward to reports of well-working OSversion/DAWversion
> combinations on this machine and particularly the current state of
> Native Instruments / PT compatibility
>
> cheers,
>
> Ivo
>
> On Oct 22, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Matt McKenna wrote:
>
> > Generally with Apple you can't install an earlier OS than the
> > computer ships with. You may have to install Leopard on an external
> > drive, possibly with another CPU, and try booting from it and if it
> > works, clone it to your Internal HDD. A lot of times the installer
> > will just reject installer disks that predate the CPU. Yuu will
> > likely have to update some plugs which should mostly be free from  
> the
> > manufacturer.
> >
> > Matt McKenna
> > Composer
> > www.mattmckennamusic.com
> > [email protected]
> >
> > On Oct 22, 2009, at 1:57 AM, Ivo Witteveen wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Finally the old G5 with HD-2 PCI went down so I exchanged to HD-2
> > > Accel PCIe and ordered the latest 8-core Mac Pro. Right now trying
> > to
> > > gather some information about the best OS/DAW version  
> combinations.
> > > The Mac I ordered is an 8-Core 2.26GHz [ 6GB 640GB SD NVIDIA  
> GT120 ]
> > >
> > > - the new mac probably comes with Snow Leopard installed. I need
> > to go
> > > back to Leopard. I have a 10.5.1 retail version of Leopard. Can I
> > use
> > > this to install Leopard on the new Mac Pro?
> > > - to which Leopard version should I upgrade exactly? 10.5.8 or
> > > earlier?
> > > - I was still using PT7 but already ordered and downloaded PT8
> > awhile
> > > a go. Which PT8 version / Logic versions are recommended, PT 8.0.1
> > > with Logic 9.0.2?
> > > - I expect most of my plugins to work fine (Waves, SoundToys, VSL,
> > > Altiverb) but have grown a bit suspicious of NI plugins together
> > with
> > > Pro Tools - are the latest versions of Komplete 5 and Kore 2 OK or
> > > should I upgrade to Komplete 6?
> > > - is the correct installation order: OS, PT, Logic, plugins?
> > >
> > > Thanks for feedback on any of the above,
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Ivo
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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>
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>
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