Yeah, find a friend with the retail installer. Specific machine installers check for the correct Machine ID. If it ain't there, it won't install.
Jim OLSON, JEFF wrote: > Jim, > > I tryed again last night to install OS 9.04 on my Power Tower Pro 250, I > currently have OS 8.6, and it still won't let me. > It says the install can't be performed on this machine. Maybe it's like you > say, the installer, I tryed my > original CD from my Powerbook and my G4. I also tryed os9forever's installer > but os 9 needs to be on the > source disk. Any ideas? > > Jeff > > >>---------- >>From: Jim Arnott >>Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:20 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Mac OS 9 won't install on Power Tower Pro 250 >> >>Uhhhhh, I beg to differ. My PTP250 took 9.1 just fine. (So did the >>wife's 6400) >> >>Is the original poster using either a retail installer or a burn >>thereof? The problem could be as simple not having the full installer. >> The included installer for a different machine might well fail to >>install. >> >>Jim >> >>Jack Russell wrote: >> >> >>>It depends on whether the system is still stock or not? >>> >>>9.0 will go on the 604 CPU. >>> >>>9.1 requires a G3 CPU >>> >>>9.2+ won't mount on unsupported machines at all, without a hack. Check >>>out >>>http://www.os9forever.com >>> >>>Jack Russell >>> >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >>123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >>Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> >> --> 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]> >>List archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >>Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >> >> > > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
