Install Tiger from an iPod

so Josh, can i really SIMPLY drag the file from the Tiger DVD to the ipod and that will be all? i don't need to do the disk utility thing? no formatting? no tweaks at all? that'd be so sweet...

You are only getting this now!? I did this the sunday after i got tiger =) I got tiger the week after it shipped

Why bother? There is a much easier way to install tiger from your iPod. First open the OSInstall.mpkg on the tiger DVD. This will launch the tiger installer, now there is a cavet here. For tiger apple made it so that it will not install without running under 10.4. So, if your not already running tiger you need to either, change the file that is checked (a plist, whoose name escapes me) and thereby trick the installer into thinking you are running 10.4 or hack the file that does the checking (a simple perl script) and make 10.3 acceptable. Reboot off your iPod and then re-preform the procedure, except this time you will be running from 10.4 so you can just open that OSInstall.mpkg and it won't give you any problems. I use this method for a number of reasons. First, I get bored easily. Sitting in front of my computer while the progressbar ticks away is my idea of hell. If you do it this way, you can use your system (read TUAW?) the entire time.

I did exactly this, it's fantastic; except that you don't have to format your iPod first! There are numerous tutorials on the net about how to install using this method on an iPod. So long as you have the disk space on your iPod/other drive, you can keep all your data with no tweaks or anything. great method of installing. Just so long as you don't abuse it and install your copy on all your friends' computers..!