Stuck in OS 9.2

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Stuck in OS 9.2

Hi All,
I've got a G4 that has OS 9.2 and leopard on it. It normally starts up in leopard, but I just switched the startup disc to OS 9.2 today and now I can't switch it out.

When I try to run startup disk it tells me that it can't because OTUtilityLib coule not start up.

When I insert the OS X install disc it reads it allows me to open it but when I tell it to restart from osxinstall.app it does nothing

When I restart it manually while holding "C" it ignores the startup key and just boots in OS 9

Is there a way I can fix this or at the very least wipe the computer so that I can do a clean install of OS X?

mike

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Sep 30, 2009 12:04 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 30, 2009 12:25 PM in response to Michael Lowell

Hi, Michael -

"OTUtilityLib" is part of the Open Transport routines, but is not a stand-alone extension - it has been incorporated into one of the many library-type extensions.

Make sure that in Extensions Manager all extensions whose names include OpenTransport, OT, or OpenTpt are enabled (checkmarked); ditto the two extensions named Shared Library Manager and Shared Library Manager PPC.

Then throw away the preference file named ASLM Preferences (loose in the Preferences folder in System Folder), and restart.

Then try the Startup Disk control panel again.

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There are some "invisible" files that belong to OSX which (unfortunately) become visible when the machine is booted to OS 9. Relocating or deleting any of these files will make that OSX install unbootable. This Apple KBase article addresses that issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20809

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Have you tried booting the machine to an appropriate version OS 9 Install CD?

What specific model G4 is this? The machine specs info in your post refers only to your MacBook.

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Answer 2

Sep 30, 2009 2:13 PM in response to Don Archibald

Thanks that helped out alot!

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