Mac OS 9 and new iBook
I received the Mac OS X Jaguar / OS 9 bundle free by being a teacher. I bought one of the new 800 MHz iBooks a few months ago and decided I want to install OS 9 back on it.
What's the problem? The OS 9 installer won't let me install it on my computer. Anyone know how to get by this?
Now to post my other problem in another topic.
What's the problem? The OS 9 installer won't let me install it on my computer. Anyone know how to get by this?
Now to post my other problem in another topic.
Comments
Referring to the restore cd's, I didn't know that it would have it's own installer and all...I will get into that now and let you know if that works.
Why would they limit an OS install cd like this?
I have here, in my hands a case with all CDs in it in which my brothers iBook shipped. It contains:
? Apple Hardware Test
? iMovie 2
? iBook (Applications)
? iBook (Installation)
? iBook (Restore)
the installation disk has a mac os symbol on it, the restore one with a human holding a CD. you want the first one.
Mac OS X Install Disc 1 + 2
Apple Restore Discs 1 - 3
If I launch Apple Restore it wants to format my drive and redo the entire system...neither 1 - 3 have actual OS installers on them and I can't boot off of them.
I can't do that. I have three partitions...OS 9 is to go on one of them. Maybe your brothers iBook is older can came with different things, but there is NO OS 9 stand alone installer that came with my iBook.
I can understand that this is a pain in the ass. I've wondered why the various new ibooks I've come across don't have a proper OS 9 installer. So I'm double sorry this panned out so badly for you.
Anyway, thanks for the replies everyone...now I am off to macmedia to get my powermac looked at. I think the IDE controller failed.
What if I do this when my Powermac is back up and running...is there anyway I could boot my powermac off the OS 9 CD and have locate the drive on my iBook via firewire or ethernet?
you have to call Apple and ask. they'll send you one with the relevant ROM (OS 9 install discs that predate your iBook won't recognize it). problem solved.
Your restore CD may be different. Our's gave us the option of which items to restore.
Basically, this worked well.
oh, and my G4 got fixed today....the hard drive failed...yay. What's weird is I had a seagate baracuda in the G4 and they put in an IBM Deskstar. I don't know which is better.
and, der Kopf . . . did it ever occur to you that some folks may not posses your knowledge about macs (meaning, they may have a life after all, and thus, they do not spend countless hours visiting mac-devoted websites, memorizing training manuals, masturbating to pictures of favorite hardware, etc.) . . .
your posts were unhelpful and petty. Seriously, make Appleinsider a better place. Respond with kindness and trust, believing the poster is NOT a troll.
P.S.- if you can install OS 9 and classic on Jaguar without formating the drive, Post back to me the steps of how to do this.
anyway, OSX won't even let you reinstall any "older" OS, meaning if something goes wrong, you can't even go back to OS X.1 and the upgrade to Jaguar (since my pb came with OSX.1 installed and the UPGRADE, not INSTALL disc seperate).
Anyway, you should have classic right? You should be able to install into classic and run whatever you want there? Have you tried this?