Mac OS 9 Install
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- Gorbie
i know it's friday and all...
but i'm trying to install OS9 on my powerbook with OSX already installed.
i can't boot from the OS9 install disc and if i try to install OS9 from the disc... i get told that it's already installed. which it ain't, and never was.
ideas? solutions? help?
thanks,
- tymeframe0
what version powerbook do you have?
the new ones don't boot into 9
- BonSeff0
i think you are stuck using classic
- Gorbie0
naw... can't be.
it had 9 installed when i got it back from applecare.
i had to wipe it out and partition the disk though. and now i can't get it back.
- Gorbie0
thanks in advanced for any suggestions...
sorry if i don't get back to any further replies... but i gotta run out for awhile.
- ribit0
You can get into problems with the different versions of CD... I once had to install OS9 on an external disk on another computer, and then start the Powerbook from the external in OS 9, and then install on the Powerbook HD when its already booted in 9....or something weird like that.. all I remember is there is a way...
- Gorbie0
that is wacky...
i can't imagine that's the way they do it at apple.
but thanks for he tip. it makes sense. just seems a bit much.
- elahon0
Prob. the guys at Apple have a secret special way of getting 9 on a non-9 bootable machine.
What if you install 9 on another machine (if you have access to another machine) or an external HD, and just burn to CD or copy the Sys.Folder.
I've been able to get copied System Folders to work for me. Used to be a good way to backup before I had an external HD.
- ribit0
thats it... couldnt boot with the older OS9 version CD I had, so had to install Classic on another disk, so that could launch the Classic environment and allow the OS9 installer to run, allowing me to install OS9 on the HD to use Classic.... right?
- Gorbie0
i did that. it's still not letting me boot from it.
here's why btw...
classic blows, and in my speculation, can corrupt a perfectly good system. OS9 is buggy too - so i want OSX & OS9 on different partitions. This used to be easy... i wasn't aware that newer machines wouldn't boot from 9.
thanks for the help, though. i have to do some research.
- BonSeff0
what are you runnin on classic thats makin it so buggy bro?
- puter0
If you have OS 9 drivers installed when OS X was installed- even if you removed OS 9 the OS still thinks its there...
The best way to have OS 9 on a OS X machine is to have a dedicate partition set up for it ahead of time.
When you are booting, you can then hold down the option key and choose your OS.
- Gorbie0
that's what i have puter. i'll try the option key now.
Self... I'm really paranoid about running 9 & 10 side by side. i never use 9 - but i have a couple jobs where i have to use Quark 4 and i don't want that stuff in the way of my regular system. so, starting from scratch... i figured i'd separate the two - as this used to be not only possible, but easy.
- Gorbie0
i swear... i used to go out. have fun. drink. dance. smoke. wtf.
- bSelf0
i guess i need to change my name to self...
do you have quark 6?
- Gorbie0
right on... be your self.
i'm doing some contract work for a magazine that's stuck in the dark ages.
- bSelf0
fuck it.. nevermind my question
g'luck i guess..
check you late
- Gorbie0
thanks for trying. i don't do anything the easy way.
or the right way, i guess.
- bSelf0
bloddy hell.
the reason i asked is cause you can do your designs in q6.
do a collect for output and save down to q5. open q5 and save down to q4/its such a pain in the ass for those old schooler clients.
but q6 will collect the fonts.
if you need q5 let me know
and dont EVER call me self again!
this acct will distruct like an inspector gadget missoin letter..
*back to seff
- Gorbie0
gfy self
hahahaa!
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dows that work? it crossed my mind when i asked the question a while ago. i just figured it would prolly fuck something up.
hmm..... that's really the only reason i'm doing this whole os9 crap.
- BonSeff0
"gfySelf"
ok that's dope!- - - -
dows that work? it crossed my mind when i asked the question a while ago. i just figured it would prolly fuck something up.
- - -yeah it works. i do it with a lot of the low rent printers.
so do you have q4 q5 & q6?