At 17:04 -0500 3/11/03, Obrecht, Jerry A wrote: > >Given that OS 9 booting problems are relatively rare, I suspect that >your problem is due to installing a 9.2.2 operating system tuned to >the G4 iMac onto a Rev B iMac. Generally, you can't cross species >with Mac OS's...even within the same family. You will either have >to download 9.2.2, or buy a disc. Apple may well sell 9.2.2 discs >for ~ $20 (like they do the 10.2 upgrades), or look at other online >resellers.
Jerry, as I understood it, the machine specific versions will not even boot up any other machine. >FYI, if one purchases OS X, or 9.2.2 for that matter, (rather than >what comes with a given machine) then what you get is an OS that can >be installed on any supported Mac. Mac OS 9.2.2 is no longer available for purchase from what I can tell. I'm going to see if anyone in my user group has a generic 9.2.2 disk that they no longer need. Sincerely, Dennis -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
