Wilton, Sounds like you just dragged the System suitcase from the CD to your HD - no good. What you need to do is extract the System file from the Installation Tome on your Installation Cd (located hereabouts: Mac OS 9.1:Software Installers:System Software:Mac OS 9.1:Installation Tome) with a utility called Tomeviewer (available here: http://allmacintosh.xs4all.nl/preview/207002.html), and replace the troublesome one.
This should allow you to boot again from the 9.1 system. However, be aware that there are noises on the web that the latest 10.1.4 version of OS X will not accept System 9.1 as a viable Classic environment (I haven't confirmed this myself). You should really set up two separate partitions, one for the standalone System 9.1, and a second for your OS X/Classic 9.2 combination. HTH Rick >Hello, >I installed OS 10.1 successfully on an external drive on my PowerMac 8500. >I installed OS 9.2.1 on Classic in OS 10.1. However, when I tried to reopen >on my internal drive which has OS 9.1 on it, I found that OS 9.2.1 was now >installed there, where it was not supposed to be. Therefore, I could not >open my internal drive. I've received lots of help from many of you, but >nothing has resolved the problem. The one suggestion I received which might >do the trick is to use my OS 9.1 CD and replace the system suitcase. I tried >that by taking out the system suitcase from my OS 9.1 folder and replacing >it with the one from OS 9.1 CD. However, when I tried to restart I get a >message that the system suitcase will only work in its original location and >can't be copied onto another system. How do I get around this? >Thanks for your time. > >Wilton > > >-- >Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> >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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Rick Smykla http://rsmykla.home.pipeline.com/index.htm -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
