I finally, after several months delay, sat down to try and upgrade the OS on my PTP. I was hopeful that I got the right "grey" cd for installing OS9. I lauched the install program from my 7.5 desktop and got a message that said something like "your computer is not supported". Does this mean it is looking for an ID and won't install if it is not satisfied? Is there a hack I can use? If not, what disk do I need to use on this PTP? If I buy a retail box OS9 install disk will it work?
On another note, I was successful in getting the ethernet working and I am able to surf the web. I downloaded a version of Netscape (4?) that is more updated than the IE 3.0 that was already on the system. When I installed it I got an error message that said I needed OS 7.6 (I only have 7.5.3) but I clicked through and it insalled. It has a quirk where it doesn't always finish pages but otherwise I can move around the net okay. I am trying to find a better browser for use with this 7.5.3 system until I can figure out how to get OS 9 running. I thought I saw that Firefox would work but haven't been able to find a download yet. I'll try again tomorrow. The saga continues... Sean Kennedy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krow Magnum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Power Computing List" <powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:55 PM Subject: Re: Upgrade to OS9.1 on PTP225 > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:31:30 -0500, Sean Kennedy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replies follow > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Krow Magnum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Power Computing List" <powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:24 AM > > Subject: Re: Upgrade to OS9.1 on PTP225 > > > > > > > The grey iMac OS 9.1 install CD should work fine. I used mine on my > > > PTPro as well as earler PPC's. I know somebody else with the same CD > > > and his works on anything that you can put OS 9.1 on also so that > > > shouldn't be the problem. Booting with the "C" key never worked on my > > > PTPro with the non-Apple CD-ROMs. > > > > Yes, it is the iMac grey CD. It sounds like it is the same one you have had > > success with. I bought it on eBay for about $20. > > > > > > > > It should be re-formatted anyway becasue System 7 is HFS and OS 8.1 > > > and later uses HFS+. > > > > > Will it matter if I use HFS instead of HFS+? > > OS 8.1 and later uses a files system of HFS+ but I goofed and was > thinking you only had one drive attached. The installer should do that > if needed. > > > > > > Good idea for transfering some apps but I never liked FWB's CD-ROM > > > Tools and the old Apple driver works perfectly so you can avoid FWB. > > > > > > There is an old Apple CD-ROM driver from System 7 that recognizes most > > > CD-ROMs. Apple eliminated compatibility with non-Apple branded drives > > > in OS 8 and after. > > > I can email the driver or find a link to it if you need it. Avoid > > > using FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit if at all possible. FWB Hard Disk Toolkit > > > is ok and may be needed to initialize and format the hard drive. The > > > Apple Drive SetupTools on the OS 9.1 install CD may not recognize your > > > hard drive. If that is a problem we can deal with that easily. > > > > > I think you already e-mailed that utility to me. So far I haven't been able > > to move it properly from the PC to the Mac. Do I need that done before I > > install OS 9? If I boot from the OS9 CD will the installer use the newly > > formatted hard disk without having a third party driver? The hard drive was > > already formatted in OS7.5.3 using FWB. How do I force the new system > > installer to use a third party driver if booting from CD? Isn't the system > > on the CD using a driver that isn't compatible with the PTP machines? > > You can only add the driver after installing OS 9.1 because before > installing the OS there is nowhere to put the driver. It has to go > into the system folder. > > The CD's CD driver is compatible but it won't put a compatible CD > driver in the System folder when the new OS is installed. It's funny > that way. You can drag the FWB CD extension and control panel over > from the old System 7 to use the CD after installation is done. > > Anything you download to a Windoze machine you need to keep as a > stuffed(compressed) file and do not let Windoze decompress it or it > gets screwed up and won't work when you copy it to the Mac. > > > > > > > > > Step by step: > > > > > > Boot with the CD using the 4 finger salute > > > (command-option-shift-delete) and keep your fingers crossed...... > > > > > > When it's finished booting open the Utilities Folder on the CD. Open > > > the Drive Setup application, select your hard drive and hit the > > > initialize button. Warning this will erase everything on the drive. If > > > your hard driive shows as "unsupported" you will need a 3rd party app > > > like the FWB that came with the PowerComputing machines to format and > > > add drivers. Email me if that's a problem. > > > > I already formatted the drive with OS 7.5.3. Does it ned to be reformatted > > with OS 9.1? > > Yes I would initialize it with the OS 9.1 disk utility. I don't think > you have a choice, the installer will tell you what to do. > > > > > > > > > Now just open the Mac OS installer on the CD and follow the > > > instructions. You will probably get a warning that the Apple Hard Disk > > > drivers cannot be updated, just click ok or continue and don't worry > > > about it. That is because your hard drive was not in an Apple computer > > > but a clone. It's reading the FWB hard disk drivers but that's not a > > > problem. > > > > > > Follow all the instructions and in about 15-20 minutes you'll have OS > > > 9.1 running. > > > > > > Good Luck, > > > > > > Ron > > > > Okay, thanks Ron. Now I have two pssibilites. One, boot from original HD > > with OS 7.5.3 and then launch the installer, or two, boot from the new OS > > 9.1 CD with the four fingered solute. Does it matter which one I choose? > > Sorry I was still thinking of a one srive set-up. It doesn't matter, > you can do either method. > I always boot from the CD to install. The nice part of using a Mac is > if your not sure just click on it and see what happens. 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