Perhaps you have 10.5.8 instead of Snow Leopard.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) is an operating system developed by Apple and the seventh major release of Mac OS X. This version removed support for the PPC architecture due to Apple's intent to support Intel processors. It is also the last version to use Rosetta, and thus the last version to run PPC-only applications.
Unlike previous versions of OS X, which had progressively decreasing prices since 10.6, 10.9 was available at no charge to all users of compatible systems running Snow Leopard (10.6) or later, beginning Apple's policy of free upgrades for life on its operating system and business software. Version 10.10: 'Yosemite'. Note: If you have Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard), you will need to download OS X El Capitan before you can upgrade to the latest Mac OS. While insecure versions of Firefox will continue to work on OS X 10.8 and earlier, using an up-to-date version of Firefox on a supported version of Mac OS will provide you with the best and safest. Do you have an early edition Intel Mac or a Mac that you don't want to or can't upgrade past Snow Leopard? This video is perfect since you can see whether yo. The OS itself is fine. & Amazon processing was fine. What is not OK is the built in obsolesce from Apple and terrible phone support. I was told by the 'Apple Guru' that you could buy 10.7 (skip 10.6) and then upgrade to the latest from 10.7.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store:Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to El Capitan
You can upgrade to El Capitan from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to El Capitan
To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X El Capitan
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
As Firefox RR is not available in the Raspberry Pi OS repositories, the idea is to get it from a system offering this package: Ubuntu. So, we’ll add an Ubuntu repository in apt and then use apt to download and install Firefox latest version: Open a terminal to type the following commands (SSH is fine too). Installing Firefox on Raspberry Pi OS. Firefox is not installed by default on Raspberry Pi OS. Install firefox on raspberry pi. Chromium is set as the default browser on Raspbian. So, when you click on the web browser icon as marked in the screenshot below, Chromium browser opens up. If you want to set Firefox as the default browser on Raspbian, run the following command: $ sudo update-alternatives -config x-www-browser.
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps
Upgrading to Lion
Macbook air bios update.
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
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3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Jan 22, 2016 1:27 PM
How would one go about creating a 10.6.8 bootable USB drive?
My job has 20-25 Macbook Pros ranging from 2009-2011 models. The orignal disks are not available for many of these machines. I have a retail 10.6.3 Snow Leopard disk, but this does not work on the newer model Macbook Pros if they need to be reimaged.
I would like to image one of the newer Macbook Pros, install all the updates and then create an image that I can use to boot from.
What would be the best solutions to make this happen?
Os 10.6.6
Thank you
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Os 10.6.0
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 10:22 AM