running classic on a powermac G5

Andreas Rutishauser wrote:
> Salut Bill
>
> In article <g5udel$mvt$1@aioe.org>,
> Bill Fright <billfright.RemoveThis@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a powermacG5 which is running os 10.4.11 and I'd like to run os 9
>> on it. My problem is that I cant' boot my os 9 cd. I've read a lot and I
>> found that the 10.4 system wants 9.1. When I try to boot with os 9
>> disks it always boots os X and asks for me to put in my password.
>>
>> Anyone know how I can work this out?
>
> Classic should be an optional install from the installation media that
> came with the G5.
>> More particulars
>> dual 2 GHz 1GB DDR SDRam
>> Two internal Hard drives
>
> Cheers
> Andreas
>

Thank you Andreas,

The problem with using the original discs is that 1) I don't have them
and 2) they are OS X 10.2.7. Final cut studio2 won't run on 10.2.

On my G4 I used to be able to install 9.0 on to my second internal HD
and simply change the startup disc to it. I could also upgrade the os 9
with no problem.

Any other ideas?

Thanks again
Bill

Salut Bill

In article <g5vfjc$dpn$1@aioe.org>,
Bill Fright <billfright.DeleteThis@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Andreas Rutishauser wrote:

> > In article <g5udel$mvt$1@aioe.org>,
> > Bill Fright <billfright.DeleteThis@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a powermacG5 which is running os 10.4.11 and I'd like to run os 9
> >> on it. My problem is that I cant' boot my os 9 cd. I've read a lot and I
> >> found that the 10.4 system wants 9.1. When I try to boot with os 9
> >> disks it always boots os X and asks for me to put in my password.
> >>
> >> Anyone know how I can work this out?
> >
> > Classic should be an optional install from the installation media that
> > came with the G5.
> >> More particulars
> >> dual 2 GHz 1GB DDR SDRam
> >> Two internal Hard drives

> The problem with using the original discs is that 1) I don't have them
> and 2) they are OS X 10.2.7. Final cut studio2 won't run on 10.2.

do you not have them or are they 10.2.7?

No problem if they are 10.2.7; you can still install Classic from them.

If you don't have them, you have a problem.
>
> On my G4 I used to be able to install 9.0 on to my second internal HD
> and simply change the startup disc to it. I could also upgrade the os 9
> with no problem.

A G4 is not a G5. G4's except the ones with FireWire800 can boot from OS
9, G5's can't.
>
> Any other ideas?

Not really... the OS 9 drivers are probably not installed on the G5 hard
disk, so you could not the G5 in Firewire Target modus on the G4 and
install OS 9 from there...

Cheers
Andreas

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Andreas Rutishauser wrote:
> Salut Bill
>
> In article <g5vfjc$dpn$1@aioe.org>,
> Bill Fright <billfright DeleteThis @austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Andreas Rutishauser wrote:
>
>>> In article <g5udel$mvt$1@aioe.org>,
>>> Bill Fright <billfright DeleteThis @austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a powermacG5 which is running os 10.4.11 and I'd like to run os 9
>>>> on it. My problem is that I cant' boot my os 9 cd. I've read a lot and I
>>>> found that the 10.4 system wants 9.1. When I try to boot with os 9
>>>> disks it always boots os X and asks for me to put in my password.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know how I can work this out?
>>> Classic should be an optional install from the installation media that
>>> came with the G5.
>>>> More particulars
>>>> dual 2 GHz 1GB DDR SDRam
>>>> Two internal Hard drives
>
>> The problem with using the original discs is that 1) I don't have them
>> and 2) they are OS X 10.2.7. Final cut studio2 won't run on 10.2.
>
> do you not have them or are they 10.2.7?
>
> No problem if they are 10.2.7; you can still install Classic from them.
>
> If you don't have them, you have a problem.
>> On my G4 I used to be able to install 9.0 on to my second internal HD
>> and simply change the startup disc to it. I could also upgrade the os 9
>> with no problem.
>
> A G4 is not a G5. G4's except the ones with FireWire800 can boot from OS
> 9, G5's can't.
>> Any other ideas?
>
> Not really... the OS 9 drivers are probably not installed on the G5 hard
> disk, so you could not the G5 in Firewire Target modus on the G4 and
> install OS 9 from there...
>
> Cheers
> Andreas
>

so I solved the classic problem. I borrowed a friends additional
installs disc for the G5. I loaded and works.

Thanks for your help Andreas!