What happens when you double click on a OS-9 program?
Have you tried to install Classic from the OS-X install disk rather
than the 9.1 CD?
Jerry
On May 31, 2005, at 10:33 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
> I sent this over the Memorial Day Holiday and didn't receive any
> answers,
> I hope it got lost in the holiday so am resending.
>
> I installed Panther on a brand new hard drive in my ibook G3 800mhz
> computer. Classic was not installed. I put my 9.1 CD in the drive and
> ran
> the installer and was told I already have system 9 installed (I do
> not).
> I then tried to boot from the CD and install 9 - same thing happened.
>
> I connected an external firewire drive to the computer, booted from the
> 9.2 partition and when I double clicked the installer from the 9.1 CD
> was
> told I could not run the installer on the computer. Remember, I was
> running the installer from the iBook which was booted up in 9.2.
>
> Can anybody tell me what's going on?
>
> BTW, I partitioned the new drive - three partitions - all of which are
> Mac os extended and two of which are also journaled. The partition I
> want
> to install 9 on is not journaled.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Harry
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