Making a disk image FROM osX FOR os9

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Making a disk image FROM osX FOR os9

Hi!

The CD drive of me G3 with os9 is dead. I will buy a new one but until that I need to find another way to install things.

I had the idea of making a disk image from my G4 (os 10.4.2), and share it on my G3 by a network.
The problem is the G3 don't recognize the disk image made with my G4. I tried to make a Master CD/DVD of the disk (.cdr), and also a read/write CD (.dmg).

I don't remember well what was the disk image extension on os9. Was it .img?

How can I use a disk image made on G4 on my G3 ?

Thanks for helping !

Jielle

Posted on Oct 19, 2005 2:08 PM

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Answer 1

Gossamer

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Oct 19, 2005 6:52 PM in response to Jielle

What you're loooking for is Disk Copy.

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Ron JACKLE

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Oct 19, 2005 7:13 PM in response to Jielle

Jielle...

I believe you are actually looking for Disk Copy v6.4 for the .dmg. I only have played with that one for a while so I haven't tested its full potential because a move to Mac OS 10.3.

That version is a hard one to find as it was a Developer class release. Maybe a Google search will bring you success.

...Ron

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Oct 20, 2005 2:58 AM in response to Jielle

Jielle,

As Ron says, DiskCopy v6.4 is the tool for OS9 you need. It will mount OSX Disk Copy disk images in OS9. The only caveat I found is that the OSX disk image must NOT be compressed (an option when creating the disk image).

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Jielle Author

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Oct 28, 2005 4:06 PM in response to Simon Teale

Thanks for answering.
I'll check for Disk Copy :-D

Jielle

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Answer 5

Nov 2, 2005 5:29 PM in response to Jielle

As others have stated, Disk Copy 6.4 was never officially released by Apple.

Here is a page on how to make .img files (OS 9 disk image files) in OS X.

http://arcticmac.home.comcast.net/tutorials/dimages.html

I hope this helps.

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Answer 6

Nov 3, 2005 12:58 AM in response to Jielle

Disk Copy 6.4

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eww

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Nov 3, 2005 8:03 PM in response to Jielle

FWIW, I find that neither Disk Copy 6.4 nor Disk Copy 6.5b11 (I no longer have any idea where I found that) can open any of the three .dmg image files I attempted. Maybe all three are compressed, but I know of no way to tell.

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Ron JACKLE

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Nov 4, 2005 12:24 AM in response to eww

eww...

You made me look, eww. 😉

Luckly I do have DC6.5b11 but failed to archive 6.4 till Don posted it. Anyway I found that DC defaults mostly to compressed so watch out for a preference setting. I also make mine R/W but trick is to know the sizes before hand or risk filling the image up.

In General...

I believe one may have to use a cross duty Installer Application to pull this off properly if compression / segmentation is a must. OR maybe uncompressed .zip may hold some promise.

...Ron

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