I did this on my wife's MDD G4. There was a control strip module causing Classic to crash. I was shocked when I booted off the OS 9 CD and could not see the internal hard drive. No need to panic. It's just because the OS 9 drivers were not installed during the factory format...
--- Mikael Byström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Muddle Man said: > > >What got confusing is when Apple stopped making > Macs > >that could boot into OS 9 and could only run > Classic > >Mode. In those cases OS 9 was actually installed > last, > >not first. Takes a little getting used to. > > I'd like to point out that some of the earliest > models claimed by Apple > to be OS X boot only, can boot with the OS 9 CD that > came with the early > iMac flatpanels. I only tried this on one machine, > which I think was a > "Mirrored Drive Doors", but I'm not 100% certain as > this was some time > ago. It worked anyway, but the user choosed to go OS > X, so I'm not sure > how well it would have worked with everything in the > long run. > Anyone else have tried this? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------