on 5/11/02 6:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The comments that you can replace your 9.2x suitcase through the Installation > Tomes are false. If you look at these tomes, there is no system suitcase in > there. Somehow, the suitcase is the only dynamic piece of the system software > that does NOT come in whole from the tomes. It is dynamically generated > somehow. > > With the older system softwares, you were able to drag out the system > suitcase, > but for some reason or another, they took away this "power" option in the late > OSs (8 and 9) and force you to install it. Probably just to make it that much > more hard to screw up your system or something or to make sure you install it > the way that Apple wants you to. > > What you will need to do is do a real basic system install. If you have a > partition open, install to that. If not, you need decide where you want to > put > this super basic system install. The goal here is to get the suitcase, since > it > cannot be had by the tome archives. > > Once you select your destination disk, do a customized install. In the > customized install screen, deselect EVERYTHING but the first option, Mac OS > 9.1� > this is where the suitcase is. Go to the pop-up menu for Mac OS 9.1 and > select > customized install. De-select everything but core system software. This will > install the minimum that will allow the system to boot. It will not seriously > clutter wherever you decide to install this "base" OS 9.1 to. After reboot, > find the suitcase, replace the "bad" one and you're done. > > -Charles > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. > http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ > > Charles,
Thanks for the advice, but my computer doesn't want me to resolve this problem. I'm trying to reinstall OS 9.1 on my internal HD which is where it has always been. I opened with the OS 9.1 CD and clicked on Install. When I selected the internal drive as a destination I couldn't go any farther because a note said that this drive already had OS 9.2 on it. Apparently I can't go backward. If I clicked on my external drive, I got a note saying it already had OS 10 on it. So, is my only solution to reformat my internal drive and then install OS 9.1? 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
