Help: cannot restart tiger after failed attempt at booting from OS9 CD
I've been trying to install OS 9 onto my son's sunflower IMAC G4 15".
After failing to boot on an original installation CD for Mac OS 9 (not the Imac CD but a retail OS), I figured I'd try to copy the system folder on the cd onto to the mac (not smart I hear you all say). I guess It was a long shot. I figured, worse case scenario is it doesn't work; and as was the case when I tried to startup from the install cd, I would end up booting in tiger
After changing the boot system in preferences, I restarted only to end up with the "no system folder found" image of blinking question mark & logo of macos on a small folder.
Resetting PRAM, starting with command-x, extensions off has done nothing!. Unfortunately I can't start from my dvd because, it only reads cd's & cannot read dvds anymore.
Anyone got an idea?
All this to install a OS9 version of tomb raider...
After failing to boot on an original installation CD for Mac OS 9 (not the Imac CD but a retail OS), I figured I'd try to copy the system folder on the cd onto to the mac (not smart I hear you all say). I guess It was a long shot. I figured, worse case scenario is it doesn't work; and as was the case when I tried to startup from the install cd, I would end up booting in tiger
After changing the boot system in preferences, I restarted only to end up with the "no system folder found" image of blinking question mark & logo of macos on a small folder.
Resetting PRAM, starting with command-x, extensions off has done nothing!. Unfortunately I can't start from my dvd because, it only reads cd's & cannot read dvds anymore.
Anyone got an idea?
All this to install a OS9 version of tomb raider...
imacG5, ImacG4, Ibook G4, Powermac G4, Mac OS X (10.4.7), ethernet 10/100bt network on USR8000 router + linksys hub + airportextreme
