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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Mac OS 9, Hacks & Upgrades => Topic started by: OS_XI on April 09, 2013, 03:05:32 PM

Title: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: OS_XI on April 09, 2013, 03:05:32 PM

I have a Mac OS 9.0 disc that my Power Mac won't boot off of. In Mactracker I see that my Power Mac came with Mac OS 9.0.4. I suspect that to be the problem. Would it be possible to roll the 9.0.4 update file I have into that disc? (I know that a CD is read-only, I'm suggesting to make an ISO, modify it, then burn the resulting file.)

Title: Re: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: OS_XI on April 25, 2013, 01:29:24 PM

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this machine running OS 9?

Title: Re: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: DieHard on April 26, 2013, 11:54:32 AM

Your unit should boot to any universal 9.1 or 9.2.1 CD..

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1835

You should not have any issues...

Title: Re: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: OS_XI on May 02, 2013, 05:46:49 PM

I'm asking this because I already have a Mac OS 9.0 CD, and I don't want to buy a 9.1 CD if I don't have to.

Would it be possible I install Mac OS 9 in Sheepshaver, then copy the (virtual) disk to the one in the Power Mac?

Title: Re: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: DieHard on May 03, 2013, 11:59:17 AM

As per the link I supplied the Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) is reference to 9.0 reads

"These computers are supported by the version of Mac OS included with the computer when it was purchased; retail copies of Mac OS with the same (or earlier) version number may not include the system software components necessary to start up these models. These computers are also supported by all subsequent versions of Mac OS"

Meaning you will need and original image of the 9.0 OS that can with the gigabit Ethernet (try macintosh garden) or a subsequent universal (maybe 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2.1)

I will glance thru my old restore CDs for you, but I can't remember what I have)

Title: Re: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS 9.0 CD booting issues
Post by: supernova777 on November 23, 2013, 01:30:58 PM

for anyone else in this situation i suggest the following method

install tiger or panther first
partitioning your disk in 2 alotting the appropriate size to each os
install osx in the first partition
boot into osx and download os9general.zip from our help forum
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=305.0

(this image includes all drivers pretty much for ati or nvidia etc)
expand this .zip file to reveal the dmg disk image
using disk utility in osx restore this dmg to the other partition
reserved for os9
change system startup to the os9 partition in system prefs
reboot into os9.2.2!