[G4] Installing os9

[John Wilson]

 Bob, IIRC, the reason you can't get it to boot into OS 9, even from the installation disk, is that your current drive lacks the disk driver (a piece of very low-level software) for OS 9. If you recall, when you formatted your drive, you were given the option of installing OS 9 drivers. It even tells you that if you fail to do so, you'll never be able to boot this disk in OS 9. You'll probably have to clone your current drive to an external firewire drive, boot from the external, then re-format your current drive, this time allowing it to install OS 9 drivers. Good luck. John

On Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 10:52PM, Bob Schmidt <bob58523 at charter.net> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Tried the c key, didn't work. When I hold down the opt key nothing happens.
>I believe last time I had to copy a system folder and do a few other things,
>but like I said I can't remember exactly.
>
>But thanks for the help so far.
>
>Bob
>
>
>On 5/18/06 9:09 PM, "Daniel Brieck Jr." <djbrieck at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> Try this;
>> 
>> Put the CD in and reboot while holding down the C key
>> 
>> or try pressing the option key while rebooting and select the os 9 cd
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 18, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Bob Schmidt wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> But my problem is, I cannot get os9 to boot
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 5/18/06 8:24 PM, "Richard Ramsowr" <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Bob
>>>> 
>>>> Start by adding an additional hard drive. Second load
>>>> OS 9 on the one hard drive and OS X on the other hard
>>>> drive. Now you mhave the best of both worlds.
>>>> 
>>>> This method also let's you add OS 9 after your using
>>>> OS X, if by change you forgot to add OS 9 before using
>>>> OS X - like I did once a whle back. In addition, by
>>>> going this dirtect you may never use OS ( again.
>>>> 
>>>> Ric
>>>> 
>>>> --- Bob Schmidt <bob58523 at charter.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I know this is a question that has been discussed
>>>>> before, but I am
>>>>> desperate. How can I install os9 on my AGP G4? I
>>>>> have researched the web,
>>>>> and tried "blessing" the system folder, etc. Several
>>>>> years ago someone on
>>>>> this list told me how to do it. But I had a hard
>>>>> drive crash and can not get
>>>>> it installed again. Any help would be most
>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bob
>>>>> 
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