Lightroom on Macbook

2 Jul 2012 20:22:40

Roy Rainford

I have Lightroom v.3 & 4 on my iMac and would like to have the same on my MacBook 1,1. However the MacBook doesn't meet the LR requirements in that the OS is 10.5.8. Is it possible at this stage to get the OS to 10.6.8 which is what the iMac is on?
Next question - LR requirements specify a Multicore Intel processor. Is the MacBook 1,1 Intel Core Duo unsuitable?

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

3 Jul 2012 10:29:23

Mick Burrell

10.6 requires any Intel processor and at least 1GB of memory so it looks like you'd be OK. I think 'Core Duo' means two cores so would be a multi-core processor. All good news!

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

3 Jul 2012 11:01:07

Eleanor Spenceley

Lightroom 4 Tech Specs:

Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7
2GB of RAM

Core Duos (being different to Core 2 Duos) have only 32 bit support.
Since MacBook1,1 are Core Duo, I suspect LR4 would not be compatible.

Lightroom 3.2 Tech Specs:
• Processor: Intel®-based
• OS: Mac OS X v.10.5-10.6
• RAM: 2GB of RAM

So you could install this directly on you MacBook. In either case if you have a 'shop bought' Snow Leopard disk, there little reason not to upgrade your MacBook to 10.6. (Providing you've got 2 GB, it'll run quite nicely on this).

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

3 Jul 2012 12:49:02

Roy Rainford

Thanks for both replies. Re the OS - I have the iMac Install DVD for 10.6.4. Is it safe to try this in the MacBook?

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

3 Jul 2012 13:10:55

Eleanor Spenceley

Unlikely, 'install DVDs' for specific Macs generally check what Mac it is running on, they often reject the install process if the machine is different.

Which is why I mentioned the need for a 'shop bought' Snow Leopard disk.

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

3 Jul 2012 13:45:12

Roy Rainford

Thanks Martin, I suspected that might be the case.

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

6 Jul 2012 15:14:45

Roy Rainford

Follow-up to the above is that, thanks to a friend's 'shop bought' Snow Leopard disk, I was able to try upgrading from 10.5.8 on the MacBook but after about 45 minutes with the 'installing' bar moving along nicely the process quit and the disc ejected. Do I have to accept that there is no way now to upgrade the MacBook since I have let the OS become so much out-of-date?

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

6 Jul 2012 21:10:02

Eleanor Spenceley

I have a lovely black MacBook 1,1 (2GHz, 2GB RAM) and a white MacBook 1,1 (1.83 Ghz, 2 GB RAM), they both run fine on 10.6.8 installed from a shop bought Snow Leopard Disk.

Perhaps your install disk is scratched or your DVD drive is behaving badly.

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

11 Jul 2012 20:04:58

Roy Rainford

Not wanting to give up (yet) and prompted by a friendly member, I cleaned the 'shop bought' disk carefully and also ran a DVD laser cleaner in the MacBook drive. Then tried the Snow Leopard disk again but it failed to load again. I can't see any scratch or marks at all on the disk under a magnifying glass. Another thought is on the capacity of the MacBook hard drive. This is only 55GB with 18GB available. Could this cause the OS disk to be rejected?

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

11 Jul 2012 22:08:49

Eleanor Spenceley

18 GB might be a problem, but the installer should have notified you there is insufficient space on your HD before allowing you to proceeded with the installation.

Re: Lightroom on Macbook

12 Jul 2012 09:04:41

Mick Burrell

I believe Apple says that 5GB of disc space is required.