[G4] looking for OS 9.2.2 (late 2002)

[Eric Smith]

A good place to check on MacOS9 capability is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1835

Eric S.

Ronnie Day wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> I'd look on <lowendmac.com> and/or <xlr8yourmac.com> for specific, but
> I'm 99% sure Bruce is correct that if your G4 is a dual processor box
> with FW800 (squarish FW connector) it won't boot into OS9 at all.
> Interestingly, the last G4 Apple sold was a single 1.25 GHz box that
> would boot into OS9. It was introduced about the same time as the
> first G5s.
> 
> HTH,
> Ron
> 
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Bruce Ryan Nakamura <galilao at lava.net> wrote:
>> Hello Dave,
>>
>> Is your MDD a Firewire 800 model? If so, you will not be able to boot up
>> natively in OS 9.
>>
>> Only the Firewire 400 MDD's without Firewire 800 can boot natively in OS 9.
>> If your MDD is a Firewire 400 only model, then you need to get the gray
>> colored software install disks that were shipped with the Firewire 400
>> MDD's. The retail edition of OS 9 will NOT  run on MDD's. I own 3 Firewire
>> 400 dual boot MDD's and found out the hard way.
>>
>> You might be able to find the Firewire 400 MDD software install disks on
>> Ebay.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 5:19 AM, Dave Dent wrote:
>>
>>> Hi I'm new to Mac. I want to run a dedicated system just for Protools
>>> 5.0.1.  I have a G4 MDD 1.25 DP running OS 10.5, I need to run OS 9.2.2. I
>>> have a 4 disk recovery set (OS 9.2.2 & OS X) but that is not working, it
>>> keeps telling me after the first disk "communication error, check helper
>>> tool, application bundle"?  I would like to buy an original OS9 disk can you
>>> lead me in any direction?  "
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