[G4] Re: G4] Mac classic won't boot

[John Baltutis]

On 01/16/07, Robert Walker <ffalcon1 at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>
> I was running Classic on my APG G4 for some time with no problems.
> Recently as Classic begins to start up I get the following message,
> "The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original
> media, not if copied to another drive."  I have tried to start up from
> an Apple Os 9 disk and get the same message. I thank anyone who can
> help me out with this situation.

Not enough information. Classic can't boot-did you mean not start up while
booted with OS X? Which OS X? Is OS 9 installed and bootable? How many
HDs/partitions? Is the Apple OS 9 an install disk? Provide the details and we
can probably help.