I changed the settings (never sleep and all the extensions to mac os 8.1 all) and rebooted from the disk (holding C) and looking through the CD the only directory that looks like it could possibly have the other installer was the folder "system software" >> mac os 9 with the following in it: big system morsels / install system software / install tome / system extras.
the obvious choise, install system software, informs me that it requires version 4.5.3 of installer application. Any suggestions? My mac OS 9 disk is supposed to arrive sometime next week it looks like but I'd really like to get this thing running sometime this weekend. :) Hope. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary D. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 1:53 PM Subject: Re: OS9 on a PB 3400 > I think it's probably a machine gestatlt ID problem. The installer looks > for the iMac and doesn't find it. > > I've got an original generic OS 9 CD I bought at CompUSA and it installed > fine on my PB3400. > > G > > Sionnach Aisling wrote: > > > > --- hope and the anchor > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > I set the PB to never > > > > sleep and changed the extension settings and > > > booted > > > > from the CD with no > > > > problems but when I launch the "Mac OS > > > Installation" > > > > application it starts > > > > and then goes to a "this software cannot be > > > > installed on your machine" > > > > error. > > > > > > > > George made a good suggestion... How about the > > partition type on the drive. Doesn't OS 9 require the > > "extended" type partition? (Sorry, it's early here - > > the Mac lingo is escaping me and I'm nowhere near > > anything running Mac OS :-) ) Perhaps it may require a > > reinitialization so that you can change the partition > > type??? Thats pure speculation... Other listers, help > > out!! > > > > Cheers, > > Sionnach > > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
