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From: Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com>
To: All
Subject: Re: Can't install 9 Classic?
Date:Thu, July 10, 2008 01:29 AM


In article <g5283g$99t$1@mailhub227.itcs.purdue.edu>,
Dave Seaman <dseaman@no.such.host> wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 06:47:34 -0400, Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
>
> > I have a mirror door G4 dual 1.25 with 10.4.6. I am trying to install
> > classic but it won't let me start up from the 9 install disc. I have
> > selected it in the prefs, I have tried holding down the C key. Nothing
> > works, keeps restarting in tiger. Any ideas out there? Thanks.
>
> It's an OS 9 disk, and your G4 will not boot OS 9.

The MDDs could boot 9. More likely is that the OP's OS 9 disc is either
not bootable or not appropriate for the machine.

G

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