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You downloaded and successfully burned a bootable CD
Ahh, and Mac OS 12 (Monterey)!It’s likely that you have not burned a bootable OS 9.2 installer disc from there.
Copied the "System Folder" and "Applications (Mac OS 9)" directories from the os9general.dmg package to this section, to no avail
Maybe the image needs to be recorded in some special application?
where does this OS9General image come from then?
you are supposed to use the "OS9 for unsupported G4" CD for the MDD fw-800.
*You may need a specific version of Roxio Toast for use with Monterey in order to burn a bootable disc from that download.Which specific version, I do not know. v.12? v.18? or v.20?
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Hi!I have PowerMac G4 MDD (FW400, 2003), I can't boot into Mac OS 9.2.2.Tried:1. Mac OS 9 Live community image to use2. Software Restoration images 691-4872-A, 691-4873-A and 691-4409-A.What am I missing for a native Mac OS 9 boot?
Power Mac MDD (Mirrored Drive Door) 2003 (Single 1.25 Ghz CPU) M9145LL/A Restore SetThis is the LAST Revision ever made for the MDD and is extremely Rare...The Download Folder Contains the Following CD/DVDs:SOFTWARE INSTALL & RESTORE 1 (DVD)Color...........: Dark GreyPN/Media.....: 691-4681-A (DVD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software Install and Restore 1Mac OS.......: 10.3AHT Diags...: 2.0.2Year/Version: DVD version 1 / © 2003SOFTWARE INSTALL & RESTORE 2 (CD)Color...........: Dark GreyPN/Media.....: 2Z691-4744-A (CD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software Install and Restore 2Year/Version: CD version 1 / © 2003SOFTWARE RESTORE 1 OF 4 (CD)Color...........: Light GreyPN/Media.....: 691-4078-A (CD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software RestoreSubtitle.......: 1 of 4Software.....: Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X ApplicationsMac OS.......: Mac OS version 9.2.2Year/Version: CD version 1 / © 2002SOFTWARE RESTORE 2 OF 4 (CD)Color...........: Light GreyPN/Media.....: 2Z691-4103-A (CD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software RestoreSubtitle.......: 2 of 4Software.....: Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X ApplicationsMac OS.......: Mac OS version 9.2.2Year/Version: CD version 1 / © 2002SOFTWARE RESTORE 3 OF 4 (CD)Color...........: Light GreyPN/Media.....: 2Z691-3548-A (CD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software RestoreSubtitle.......: 3 of 4Software.....: Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X ApplicationsMac OS.......: Mac OS version 9.2.2Year/Version: CD version 1 / © 2002SOFTWARE RESTORE 4 OF 4 (CD)Color...........: Light GreyPN/Media.....: 2Z691-3600-A (CD)Disk Title.....: Power Mac G4Subtitle.......: Software RestoreSubtitle.......: 4 of 4Software.....: Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X ApplicationsMac OS.......: Mac OS version 9.2.2Year/Version: CD version 1 / © 2002
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What if it is a Mac card (adc présent if i see well), badly flashed … so the rom is unusable under os9
Before we get into why anybody would flash a card made for a Mac to put in a Mac…
Once again I find myself wanting to learn French thanks to zefrenchtoon.
Hi!I have PowerMac G4 MDD (FW400, 2003), I can't boot into Mac OS 9.2.2.Tried:1. Mac OS 9 Live community image to use2. Software Restoration images 691-4872-A, 691-4873-A and 691-4409-A.3. Unpacked os9general.dmg4. Installed CPU_MacOS9_Z.pkg_.zip5. Reset NVRAM using ⌘+⌥+P+R6. Reset NVRAM via OpenFirmware ⌘+⌥+F+Oreset-nvramset-defaultsreset-allI used Apple Service Diagnostic (691-4769) to check the hardware and AHT 2.0.2 -- no problems were found, the tests were passed successfully.The result is always the same -- Mac OS 9 does not boot. Just a gray screen, it turns out to get out of this state only by holding the power button.At the same time, Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 work fine. Classic mode starts without problems.What am I missing for a native Mac OS 9 boot?
Mac OS 9.2.2 for PowerMac G4 MDD – Retail Mac OS 9 installers do not work on the last generation PowerMac G4 MDD models. This is a copy of Mac OS 9.2.2 included on the MDD bundled Software Restore CDs which is able to boot these G4 models into OS 9 (FireWire 400 models only). It can also be used as Classic Mode on any PowerMac running Mac OS X 10.1-10.4.
This may be a monitor and video card or OS compatibility issue: Acer AL1917 C <--> ATI Radeon 9000, 64 Mb, Mac EditionWhen the computer starts up, the monitor works in 60 Hz mode. It is possible that Mac OS 9, as well as MorphOS, cannot determine the monitor or its configuration, and therefore the boot freezes.My past "random" Mac OS 9 boots were successful apparently only because the video card with the monitor was able to agree and choose the right resolution and hertz. So far, only guesses.I just bought another monitor: Apple Cinema Display 23", early 2007. I'm waiting for it to be delivered, and it will be possible to say more precisely.
Your Acer monitor. A mismatched resolution or refresh rate can cause "the grays".Check to see if the OSX Monitor settings are unusual* Really, really long shot: Unlikely since you're using downloads from here, but display-based extensions like SwitchRes can also give you "the grays" because they cause the card to switch to different settings when they kick in.I'm beating this drum because:It sounds like the screen goes gray when Extensions are loaded andEverything works in OSX, which strongly suggests a software issue in OS9 and a good suspect is "wrong" OS9 monitor settings which kick in during boot.
Once again, you're close, but … The boot is not freezing!The monitor is going gray when the video output is switched to something the Acre cannot sync to.The computer actually has booted but you just can't see it.
Maybe so, but I doubt it. When the machine "freezing" on a gray screen, USB accessories do not work - there is no power on USB.When I managed to boot Mac OS 9 or when boot OS X, there is also a gray screen, only it is displayed for about half a second. The power on the USB also disappears - it is clearly visible on the optical mouse, the red diode goes out.
The new monitor will be on Monday-Tuesday, and everything will become clear.
No, it's not a monitor. Apple Cinema Display shows exactly the same gray screen when trying to start OS 9.
sudo bless --folder9 "/Volumes/macoos9/System Folder" --bootBlockFile "/usr/share/misc/bootblockdata"
And so, we can sum up some results:1. Mac OS 9 does not boot, freezes on a blank gray screen;2. MorphOS does not boot, freezes on a blank white screen;3. Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, boot and work normally;4. Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, Debian 11), boot and work normally;5. Apple Hardware Test is successfully tests hardware, there are no errors or problems;6. Apple Service Diagnostics is successfully tests hardware, there are no errors and problems.
full Open Firmware reset?
In that case, you're only alternative is to pass the machine along with the curse on to someone else who doesn't care about running anything other than OSX on it and acquiring another machine.
Damn... I have so many extra units, but I can't get one to Russia. Move to SoCal and you have your pick free of charge
I find OS 9 is more sensitive about RAM than OS X. So I would start from using only one stick of RAM in a slot.Also, I would try connecting the HDD to the ATA/66 port, with no other drive on the cable, in case there's something wrong on the ATA/100 bus or a conflict between drives or adapters.
So before the 9800 arrives, maybe remove / disable all* of the ATI extensions in the OS 9 partition (via OS X) and test with the 9000 Pro, a few more times?
interim logbook report:"week 4.it still has stripes, but now it slightly begins to look like MacOS9.about to replace non-mac card in the mac with another non-mac card.reaching pluto in t-12. need to put team on vacation for one week after landing."
Will do same on an MDD tonight / tomorrow just to see what (or if)pci2/ata-6@D/00:12 rears it’s head. I don’t understand the difference,or if it does make any difference. Weird? Odd? Maybe nothing.
On a Quicksilver I have had setups that work with both OSX + OS9 and it would boot to OS9 no problems on the first boot, but upon restarting it would only find the OSX partition/disk as bootable. I would then have to do a proper shut-down and turn it back on again to restart in OS9.