Re: Need help installing and booting OS9 on G4 Quicksilver 2002

[Frank Dutra]

If memory serves, and it often doesn't, the install disks are machine
specific. Might want to try a generic OSX disk that supports classic,
ie Panther, Tiger, and use the OS9 folder and drivers included.

On 1/17/16, Brad Wait  wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just bought a used G4 quicksilver 2002 power mac (this one:
> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/specs/powermac_g4_1ghz_dp_qs.html).
>
>
>
> I want it to boot from OS9, and I don't really need to run OSX.  I thought
> this would be simple to set up, but apparently not.
>
> Unfortunately, I bought this used without any install CDs. For the seller's
>
> privacy, I wiped the hard disk by connecting the G4 via firewire to my OSX
> laptop, and using the latest disk utility.  This wiped any OS9 drivers from
>
> the disk. The newer OSX disk utility would not let me install the OS9
> drivers on the reformatted drives. There is no 'install OS9 drivers'
> checkbox.
>
> Two questions:
>
>
>1. IF I can find a bootable OS9 installer CD, will it install the OS9
>drivers automatically to the reformatted hard drive?  Or, will it not be
>
>able to see the drive at all when it boots up?
>2. I need help getting a bootable OS9 CD.  I found several ISOs online
>that I burned to a CD using my OSX laptop. But none of ISOs appear to be
>
>bootable on the G4.  I am stumped as to why this doesn't work. Here are
> the
>ones I have tried:
>
>
>-
>
> http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-mac-g4-quicksilver-2002-restore-discs
>
>   - http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2109.0
>
> Anyone have suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> -Brad
>
>
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Re: Need help installing and booting OS9 on G4 Quicksilver 2002

[Bruce Johnson]

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Brad Wait  wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I just bought a used G4 quicksilver 2002 power mac (this one:  
> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/specs/powermac_g4_1ghz_dp_qs.html).
>   
> 
> I want it to boot from OS9, and I don't really need to run OSX.  I thought 
> this would be simple to set up, but apparently not. 
> 
> Unfortunately, I bought this used without any install CDs. For the seller's 
> privacy, I wiped the hard disk by connecting the G4 via firewire to my OSX 
> laptop, and using the latest disk utility.  This wiped any OS9 drivers from 
> the disk. The newer OSX disk utility would not let me install the OS9 drivers 
> on the reformatted drives. There is no 'install OS9 drivers' checkbox. 
> 
> Two questions:
> 
>   • IF I can find a bootable OS9 installer CD, will it install the OS9 
> drivers automatically to the reformatted hard drive?  Or, will it not be able 
> to see the drive at all when it boots up?  

OS X and OS 9 used the same disk format, so there is no issue there. The 
installer CD will set the proper boot sector stuff to boot into OS 9 as part if 
the installation.

>   • I need help getting a bootable OS9 CD.  I found several ISOs online 
> that I burned to a CD using my OSX laptop. But none of ISOs appear to be 
> bootable on the G4.  I am stumped as to why this doesn't work. Here are the 
> ones I have tried:  
>   • 
> http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-mac-g4-quicksilver-2002-restore-discs 
>   • http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2109.0
> Anyone have suggestions?

I think you may need to use the Restore disks, not the 9.2 disk. The QS2002 
requires 9.2.2, as it was the last Mac to boot into OS 9.

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