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Installing OS9 onto G4 Digital Audio

Hi,

I was directed here to get better help with this topic. As the title says, I want to install OS9 onto my Digital Audio G4 tower but having little success. I have ttried various discs (9.0, 9.1, 9.2) and none let me install the OS. The best I can get is the "Welcome to Mac OS 9.1" before the bomb screen shows saying there was an unimplemented trap problem. To get that far I have to boot off of a 9.0 disc to get the Floppy and ? error before I change to a 9.1/9.2 disc to start the installer. If I try to boot from the 9.1 or 9.2 discs directly, my Mac complains that there's no bootable medium. I have tried various images and even retail discs (including one that came with the original OSX package) to no avail.

Is there anyone that can help?

Thanks,

Naoki

Power Macintosh G4 Digital Audio-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 8:32 AM

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a brody

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Mar 28, 2012 3:14 PM in response to NaokiS

Well until you've eliminated the clock battery as a possible cause, we can't say for certain that it isn't. We aren't talking something more than $15.

NaokiS Author

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Mar 28, 2012 3:16 PM in response to a brody

"No, I changed the battery to one known to be 3.6v and whilst some discs seem to boot now, still, floppy error." If I wasnted clear I did change the Clock one.

a brody

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Mar 29, 2012 8:36 AM in response to NaokiS

At this point I can only guess either the optical drive is dirty or the discs are.

NaokiS Author

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Mar 29, 2012 9:05 AM in response to a brody

I'll try swapping the DVD-drive to another but the discs are freshly burned.

Installing OS9 onto G4 Digital Audio