On Oct 17, 6:58 pm, Bill Connelly <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 17, 2009, at 6:07 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > > > > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > > Subject: Re: Classic on an MDD (FW800) running 10.4.11 > > Date: Samstag 17 Oktober 2009N > > From: Bill Connelly <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > >> If not able to use another Mac to transfer via CCC a copy of OS 9, > >> then as Kris suggested, this should be the only route. > > > With CCC you could only copy a complete installation of Mac OS (any > > version) > > to a new (and preferably empty) partition. But the normal > > installation routine > > installs Mac OS 9 side-by-side with Mac OS X on the same partition. > > This > > cannot be accomplished via the CCC way. > > I always install Classic on a separate partition, and have properly > partitioned the hard drive installing the OS 9 drivers. > > Use Kris' suggestion: > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243#English > > > > I would prefer you not argue points ... I'm only making suggestions > based on 30 years experience. > > If you/they don't care for the suggestion, fine. > > Good luck ... I'm through with this thread.
Thank you all for your suggestions. Many of them seem helpful. While the 500MB dmg that Kris suggested is downloading, I wanted to give you a quick update. If you're not interested in things that don't work, read no further. :) I'm aware that the FW800 model of the MDD won't boot OS 9. When I bought the machine from eBay, I didn't know it was a FW800. I was both glad and sad that it was. Glad because it was more of a machine than I thought I was buying, but sad because I knew this model couldn't boot OS 9. Not really a big deal though. I don't really have any Mac software to speak of, and no real need to boot to OS 9. I didn't ever think it would really be a problem. To be honest, I don't remember ever using Classic on this machine prior to my reinstalling OS X. I did reconfirm that the drive still has the OS 9 drivers installed. I half-way thought the OS 9.2.1 CD would boot. I know the machine can't boot OS 9, but who says the CD is actually booting with OS 9? It was worth a try. Mac User #330250 said that he just did the OS 9 install from the Finder. When I try that, since I can't boot the disc, I get an error about not being able to modify the files in the System Folder because the disc is write protected. I assumed it was talking about the CD. Idea... Copy the files from the CD to a folder on my Desktop and do the install from there. That still didn't work. I still got the same error. I ejected the CD. Then I started getting a notification that the install needed to modify files in my System Folder on the hard drive. I clicked the Update button. No dice. Classic looks like it wants to boot (i.e. I get the Happy Mac and then the big Mac OS 9 splash screen then an error saying this can only be done from the original media and not if copied to another drive). Oh, and Startup Disk and Classic (in System Preferences) don't see the copied System Folder as a valid startup disk. Bummer. Well, my download is down. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all of the great input. Lonnie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
