Mac OS 9.2 on a Performa 6400?
I know it's possible to upgrade a Performa 6400 to OS 9.2.2 using OS 9 Helper but while using the Helper program my machine continuously freezes during the upgrade / installation process. My Performa currently has 9.1 on it and it "should" be no problem to get 9.2 on it using OS 9 Helper. I've read several posts around the web (mainly from zone6400.com) but for whatever reason I am unsuccessful. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please let me know.
By the way, the reason for wanting 9.2.2 on the Performa is to get the Radeon 7000 video card I have in it to work AND so I can use it with the old 17" Studio Display LCD I have, and both need 9.2.2 as the minimum OS to make it all happen. I've done this before years ago with an identical machine but for the life of me I can't remember exactly what I did to make everything flow together.
Here is what I have and what I'm running...
- Performa 6400/200
- 136MB of RAM
- Radeon 7000 64MB (Mac Edition)
- OS 9.1 (current running OS)
- OS 9.2.1 Upgrade CD & OS 9.2.2 Upgrade CD
- OS 9 Helper loaded in the machine
- 17" Apple LCD Studio Display (clear acrylic version)
- Apple Studio Display ADC to LCD adapter
Performa 6400-OTHER, Mac OS 9.1.x