---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Classic on an MDD (FW800) running 10.4.11 Date: Samstag 17 Oktober 2009N From: lrbarrios <[email protected]> To: "G-Group" <[email protected]>
> ... I've got a copy of a retail install CD for OS > 9.2.1 and an original install CD for OS 9.2.2 (for iMac). I've never > used either of these discs. I thought I'd give them a try. I can't > boot either disc (when holding down the C key at power-on). Is this > because I've got a FW800 model? The FW800 is the first Power Mac that is not able to boot Mac OS 7/8/9. Classic should work though. > In the Finder, they show up just > fine. When I try to launch the Mac OS Install on the CD, it says > Classic is starting and then gives me some noise about the volume (the > CD) being read-only. After that, the Classic icon showed up in System > Preferences. How can I install OS 9 on this machine? On my machine (MDD with FW400 and thus able to boot Mac OS 9) I just started the installation of Mac OS 9 in the Finder of Mac OS X and it went right into the Classic environment. Since the whole installation went on inside of Classic the resulting version of Mac OS 9 is not bootable. But since the FW800 cannot boot into Mac OS 9 anyway this wouldn't matter to you. > Quite some time > back I copied OS 9 from one iMac G3 (running OS 9.2.2) to another iMac > G3 (running Tiger) via an external USB drive. I've read somewhere that all you need is to copy the System Folder, but I never did it and don't know exactly how it goes. Cheers, Andreas. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
