Installing OS 9 over OS X10.2

[Charles Martin]

> From: rbgeiger at optonline.net
> I recently bought a used iMacDV400 that came with Jaguar installed and 
> no version of OS 9. My question is this. Whats the bess way I can 
> install a version of OS 9 on the hard drive which has not been 
> partioned?

1. Obtain a retail copy of OS 9 (Smalldog, Megamacs, etc)
2. Install OS 9 just as you normally would (booting from the retail OS 
9 CD) -- just don't choose any "Erase and install" option.
3. After installation, reboot the machine (which will probably boot 
into OS X like normal). Change the startup drive to the OS 9 folder and 
reboot.
4. Update your OS 9 to the latest version. Once that's done, reset the 
startup disk to OS X. Reboot.
5. In OS X, go to System Preferences -> Classic and identify the OS 9 
folder. It will probably say something about needing to install 
resources in order to use that folder for Classic. Click OK and that 
should take care of it.

_Chas_

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