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> In some cases, rebooting with the option-key down won't work, because > the Mac OS X installation process "de-blesses" the Mac OS 9 System > Folder. In those cases, you can reboot from the Mac OS 9 CD with the "c" > key held down, and take steps to "re-bless" the Mac OS 9 System Folder. > The simplest method is to drag the System or Finder file to the desktop > and then back into the System Folder. If that doesn't work, try creating > a new folder, and dragging the entire contents of the old System Folder > to the new folder. If that doesn't work, one user suggests > command-option-double-clicking on the Finder file (I have not tried that > yet). If nothing works, I suppose that reinstalling Mac OS 9.1 ought to > do it. I just installed Mac OS 10.1 on the same partition as 9.1 and none of those tricks could re-bless 9.1 System Folder (I didn't try reinstalling 9, though). I found way around the problem: After the initial X installation there is kernel panic because X installer has moved some files that the old Macs need. X installer may have also de-blessed 9.1 System Folder, which prevents booting into 9. You can re-bless 9.1 System Folder by: 1. Put Mac OS 9.x installer CD (or some other bootable CD) in after the initial kernel panic. Do a forced re-boot by hitting control-command-startupkey, then hold down the c-key to boot into the 9.x installer CD. 2. Take either System or Finder file out of folder Volume:System:Library:CoreServices: 3. Take either System or Finder file out of the Mac OS 9.1 System Folder, and put it back -- 9.1 System Folder should now be blessed. 4. Put System or Finder file back into folder Volume:System:Library:CoreServices: It seems that the /CoreServices folder is blessed with fake System/Finder files and you have to somehow de-bless that folder before 9.1 System Folder can be blessed. -- Matti Haveri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/> -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
