>OK. I tried to install OS X on my 7300 and it seemed successful until >I rebooted. On reboot the OS X happy mac appears and then it throws 3 >kernel panics (CPU related as far as I can see). This alone was not >*that* bad but it also torched my copy of 9.1 (it refused to load any >extensions at boot time and it also though it wasn't a valid system >folder despite booting from it).
After the initial X installation there is kernel panic because X installer has moved some files that the old Macs need. This is _normal_ in the unsupported Macs. X installer may have also de-blessed 9.1 System Folder in the same partition, 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. (Just opening & closing the 9 system Folder may be enough). 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
