Could also be faulty RAM which can cause all kinds of strange issues.
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Resolved PowerMac G4 wtf?
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS!
Maybe it was a bad RAM stick, or maybe the system just needed to cool down, but the install was successful this morning!
Later today, I'll try that RAM stick I removed, and also apply the 10.4.11 combo, and some games.
So this leaves one last question: How to install the Classic Environment?
Maybe it was a bad RAM stick, or maybe the system just needed to cool down, but the install was successful this morning!
Later today, I'll try that RAM stick I removed, and also apply the 10.4.11 combo, and some games.
So this leaves one last question: How to install the Classic Environment?
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Install Mac OS 9. Since your machine can boot it natively, that's the best and quickest way to do so.
At the root (topmost) level of the partition, then point the Classic preference pane to it.
A warning pops up requesting that Classic have Quicktime 6.0.3 installed when I try and start Classic
You can’t just copy the System Folder from that image‘s root — it’s a barebones version just for booting and installing the actual Mac OS 9.2.2.
Try this, using download #20.
Try this, using download #20.
Thank you all so much for your support and guidance. As of now, all I need now is to extract games and stuff so my G4 is complete. What about those .sit and .toast files? Is there some prerequisites before trying to open them blind?
.sit archives need Stuff-It Expander. .toast can either be ISO-9660 images (in which case somple double-clicking should mount them in OS X) or Toast images, requiring Toast Titanium to mount.
so it should be a simple matter of finding Stuffit and Toast Titanium (if necessary) and installing?