Resolved PowerMac G4 wtf?

[TheShortTimer]

I'll keep you posted on that.

Both can be found on the Macintosh Garden site.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Both can be found on the Macintosh Garden site.

Got both programs now. Really need to let my USB drive cool down

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Got both programs now. Really need to let my USB drive cool down

Ummmm, which one?

 

[Amethyst1]

Ummmm, which one?

Aladdin Expander.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

So Classic is semi-broken. Audio stutters, color artifacts in a different resolution. Perhaps if I can install OS 9 native. Separate partition or erase the OS 10 partition and then install OS 9, then 10 on top?

 

[Amethyst1]

So Classic is semi-broken.

Tiger‘s Classic kinda sucks for playing games.

Perhaps if I can install OS 9 native.

You already have a native OS 9 installation — the one you’ve been using for Classic. Try booting that.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

You already have a native OS 9 installation — the one you’ve been using for Classic. Try booting that.

I thought I had just installed the bare minimum to get Classic going

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

I thought I had just installed the bare minimum to get Classic going

Yeah, it is bare minimum. Won't boot. Still, is a separate OS 9 partition a good idea?

 

[Amethyst1]

Yeah, it is bare minimum. Won't boot.

Interesting. I thought it was a full install. Maybe the System Folder needs to be blessed?

Still, is a separate OS 9 partition a good idea?

Yes, because the OS X partition will be unaffected if anything happens to it. Did you select Install Mac OS 9 drivers when setting up the HDD? (If you didn’t, 9 won’t see the partitions.)

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Interesting. I thought it was a full install.


Yes, because the OS X partition will be unaffected if anything happens to it. Did you select Install Mac OS 9 drivers when setting up the HDD? (If you didn’t, 9 won’t see the partitions.)

Nothing. Now let me be clear: I mean splitting my OS X partition into 2: one for 9 and one for 10.4

 

[Amethyst1]

I mean splitting my OS X partition into 2: one for 9 and one for 10.4

Tiger‘s Disk Utility can’t split existing partitions (Leopard’s can, so can iPartition on Tiger). Yes, I hear you

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Tiger‘s Disk Utility can’t split existing partitions (Leopard’s can, so can iPartition on Tiger). Yes, I hear you

What if I ran the installer within 10.4?

 

[Amethyst1]

What if I ran the installer within 10.4?

Even if that worked (no idea if it does), it would end up installing OS 9 on the same partiton as Tiger.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Even if that worked (no idea if it does), it would end up installing OS 9 on the same partiton as Tiger.

Oof, and that sounds like a recipe for file corruption.

 

[Amethyst1]

Oof, and that sounds like a recipe for file corruption.

The two OSes are able to coexist on the same partition, and PPC Macs that also came with 9 were set up that way, which is why 9's app folder is named Applications (Mac OS 9) in that case.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

The two OSes are able to coexist on the same partition, and PPC Macs that also came with 9 were set up that way, which is why 9's app folder is named Applications (Mac OS 9) in that case.

Whoa. So...
I install OS 9 first
And then I just tell the OS 10.4 installer to install on the same partition?

 

[Slix]

I believe you can install Mac OS 9 after 10.4 is already installed, since they use different System folders and can live on the same drive at the same time. I don't think you have to install 10.4 again after 9 is installed in this case.

 

[Doq]

This is what I've done said. Take the 9.2.2 Universal image, boot into it, and run the installer in there and it should just work.

 

[LegoWormNoah101]

Everyone:

It's working.

9.2.2, plus 10.4.11
Using https://www.macintoshrepository.org/1616-virtual-dvd-rom-cd-utility seems to work great for the stuff I want to do

 

[TheShortTimer]

Excellent news!

Have fun with your Mac.