To use this file, you have three options: burning to physical DVD, writing to USB (tricky for PowerPC), or mounting virtually.
# Verify image hdiutil verify /path/to/tiger.dmg
Are you planning to or run it through an emulator like SheepShaver or QEMU?
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Once you have a verified copy of the MAC OS X 10.4.6 Tiger -Retail DVD-.dmg file, you have several options for turning it into a bootable installation medium.
Verification is done by calculating the file's cryptographic hash (e.g., MD5 or SHA-1) and comparing it to a known-good checksum. This ensures the file is an exact, unaltered copy of the original. Here is the known that has been associated with a legitimate Mac OS X 10.4.6 Tiger Retail DVD image: