On Apr 29, 2012, at 9:58 PM, Ken Daggett wrote: > > On 29 Apr 2012, at 21:30:28 PDT, Deiniol ap Deiniol wrote: > >> The OS9 disc is a retail version AFAIK. I also tried my iMac DV OS9 >> disc, out of curiosity (desperation!?) - that again tells me I have >> OS9 installed....when I tried from Tiger.... >> ....am I missing something obvious here? > ----------- > I believe that the MDD requires a "special" version of OS9 (OS 9.2.2) that > shipped with the machine. There ways around this that involve the boot ROM. > > Ken >
That boot ROM would be "Mac OS CPU Software 5.9". .Pity Apple never put this on an install disc, only on the original disc'c for the MDD's. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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
