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Installing Classic on Tiger

I'm trying to install the Classic environment v9.1 I downloaded form Apple's site, but i'm getting this error:

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[IMG] http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6396/regioncapture2.png[/IMG]

I have never installed this before, so this is all new to me. So how do I go about doing so? Thanks

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 6:30 AM

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User profile for user: mknabster
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Apr 13, 2011 5:48 AM in response to mknabster

I gave that 9.2.1 disc a shot last night and I was getting errors that the system folder on the disc was not writable, so I thought that what if i made a read/write CD conversion into a DMG. So I gave that a shot, and I get this error:

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8617/regioncapture1.png

I also received that error if I tried to copy the system folder from the disc onto the G5. In terms of sheepsaver, I was never able to get that to properly work. I couldn't really find any good guides on how to set it up, most just didn't have enough information to them.
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User profile for user: a brody
a brody
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Apr 13, 2011 7:50 AM in response to mknabster

What you need to do is identify the exact model G5 you have*:

http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#IDENTIFY

Then find someone who no longer needs the discs that came with that model*:

http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html

In the future always get the original discs when buying a Mac. They include a hardware test, and often software that you can't get installed otherwise. They are also the minimum Mac operating system a Mac can run.
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