Hi Sean, You might try: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html
for your browser. As for OS9, can you change the startup disk and use the CD to start from. That might work. --- Sean Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. 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