On Nov 10, 5:08 pm, Jim Scott <jesco...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 10, 2009, at 4:59 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: > > > I have a Ruby Red iMac that i am setting up for a 6 year old. It is G3, > > 400mhz. I installed a new hard drive and formatted it to 10.4, that's the > > OS her school runs on their iMacs.) > > > I have also installed several learning games that need Classic. However, > > whenever I try to open one of these, I get a message that it cant find 9.2 > > to run Classic. I thought i had installed it during the 10.4 installation. > > Was there a separate option? How can i put in on the iMac now? > > > Jane > > The 10.4 DVD contains support for Classic, but you will have to install 9.2.2 > separately. Put in a 9.2.x disk while in Tiger, then select it as the startup > disk in System Preferences and restart. Or restart and hold down the C key. > Once booted to the OS 9 disk, install 9.2.x and then run Software Update > until there's nothing left to update. You may find that the firmware needs to > be updated; if so, consider yourself lucky that 10.4 ran OK. > > When you're happy with OS 9.2.2, select OS 10.4 as the startup disk in > Control Panel, and restart in 10.4. Once there, go to System Preferences, > select Classic and follow the prompts. One of the options is to always start > up Classic when the iMac boots into 10.4. That lets you put Classic program > icons on the desktop, and your little friend will be able to launch those > apps without any problems. Of course, check them out first since "some" OS 9 > apps don't run very well in Classic. If so, then you'll have lots of fun > teaching a 6-year-old how to do the old dual-boot dance. > > Good luck! > > Jim Scott
Jim, I have the CD of 9.0. Held down the C key and booted from the CD. The install attempt failed. I got a message that said I could not install 9 on the volume with 10.4 and to choose Options. The choice there was a Clean install and I don't really know what that entails, so I quit the installer. What did I miss doing? The iMac firmware is up to date. Jane -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
