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Mac OS 9 Booting and Installing for Beginers
IIO:
a powerbook from 2006 wont run it at all.
for a list of machines post 2001 which support OS9 - natively or by hacks - check the different OS9 installers in our download section.
bfcastello:
Hi, I have a (vanilla) macOS 9.2.1 install in a QEMU virtual machine, and I have noticed that the custom Mac OS 9 Lives disk images have a newer MacOS ROM.
I am still learning about this classic macOS. So I have no clue about what are the main differences between both versions and its benefits. However, I want to stay as vanilla as possible for a more interesting experience of the past, so I'd rather not have to reinstall everything just to stay updated, if possible. I don't have THAT much time these days (work is consuming me).
Can anyone advise me on how to update the MacOS ROM? Does I have to update to 9.2.2 and does it have any benefit over the one in my 9.2.1 install?
Thanks in advance! MacOS9 is indeed a very interesting part of the Apple history.
IIO:
you could just swap the file, but dont do this when you currently dont have another option around to boot this machine into whatever in case you need to revert that.
bfcastello:
--- Quote from: IIO on November 11, 2021, 10:46:03 PM ---you could just swap the file, but dont do this when you currently dont have another option around to boot this machine into whatever in case you need to revert that.
--- End quote ---
That's fine, it's a virtual machine. I was actually running 9.2.2 on this VM (I can't remember how or when I did update). In my tests I have noticed that there is no benefit at all for me to run this VM with a newer MacOS ROM. QEMU does not grab the mouse when I move over the VM screen when using the newer version; I had to tell QEMU to do it with a keystroke. So I reverted to my backup with the older rom (8.7) and decided to stick with it. "If it's not broken..." ya know? :P But thanks anyway!
Underdog:
Hello all. Happy to be here.
Got a original Mac Mini G4 and I can't get it to boot from the CD/DVD drive. Drive functions normally if I boot from the existing HD with OSX.
Using a Windows USB keyboard.
Thanks in advance.
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