My retail CD is 9.2.1, that might be why mine works. Richard Gerome wrote: > I've been having the same problem too... I think you can not do a dual boot > on Panther and higher it will only work with Jaguar and back??? I have a > retail copy of OS 9.2.2 that came with my first version of OS 10 and it won't > work and all these machines did run them at one time before I upgraded to > Tiger... > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Timothy <ducati900fe...@gmail.com> > >Sent: Sep 24, 2010 1:26 PM > >To: G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > >Subject: Digital Audio won't boot os9 > > > >Hello list, > >I have a Digital Audio DP533mhz that I want to play old games on, and > >use old adobe software, pretty much use as a toy, I have a g5 and a > >macbook pro so I don't need the thing, but I really want to go back to > >the old days of my imac once in a while. > > > >I cannot boot into os9. I have a generic retail 9.2.1 cd that I have > >tried to install and it almost works. I have installed os9, didnt't > >work so I replaced the System Folder with the one from the 9.2.1 > >install cd, and opened it to bless it, but when I restart as I press > >the option key it offers the hard drive system folder as a boot option > >then tries to boot, reboots and goes into Panther. > > > >1. I have an Adaptec card that has the 2 hard drives, one on each bus, > >both are cable select and format fine but > >2. They are both over 200 gig. That isn't the problem is it? The > >card allows for big drives, and is why I got it. > >3. It boots from the retail cd fine. > >4. I got the computer off ebay and I don't have the original install > >cds, but places like > >http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1835 > >say that 9.2.1, which is written on my retail cd, is supported. > >5. 10.3 works great on one of the hard drives, I want os9 solo on the > >other one and thought it would make it easier. > >6. Classic works fine, I tried opening the system folder on the os9 > >drive in classic to bless it for when it boots off the hard drive but > >it didn't work. It would change the system folder form a regular > >folder to one with a smile face on it, but it would boot from the os9 > >drive for a second then reboot right away into osx. > >7. I tried using the "sudo bless -folder9 .../path... -use9 or - > >setBoot " from inside osx and it didn't work. > >8. I reset the pram a bunch of times. > > > >Any ideas? > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > >those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > >Macs. > >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > >netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > >To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > >For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > > Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we > are going...
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