hi im trying to install mac os 9 but none of the downloads work it wont start of any os 9 cd that ive burned but starts from my mac os x 10.3 cd
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2011, January 28 - 1:35pm
#1
imac g3 dv install
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2011, January 28 - 3:44pm
#2
have you tried to install the MacOS X "Classic" environment? came with the orig 10.3 setup cds
and: maximum macos 9 to install from cd on imac dv should be 9.0.4
2011, January 31 - 7:03pm
#3
Did you try "Apple System Software Recovery 3" already? SheepMyShaver123 is hosting it at his Mediafire place. You should be able to install OS9 with that one. I am using 9.22 with my iMac bondi blue. I think I could upload it, if you don't like 9.0 with your machine. BTW any "retail" CD from 8.6 to 9.2 should boot your iMac. 10.4.11 is said to be the highest possible OS.
For decompressing SheepMyShaver123's files you might need WinRAR, for toasting ImgBurn worked fine for me, creating disks for the iMac.
2011, January 31 - 10:08am
#4
ive tryed clasic in os x it says somthin about i cant coppy or sothing
i hae not tryed apple system software recovery 3 i will download that
but retail cd of 9.04 i buned on windows wont work
thanks
luke
2011, January 31 - 11:11am
#5
ive tryed clasic in os x it says somthin about i cant coppy or sothing
You're going to need to be a bit more precise.
2011, January 31 - 10:58pm
#6
which processor (mhz) or year is your imac exactly - if possible
2011, February 1 - 12:56pm
#7
my processor is 400mhz my imac is blue has 2 firewire ports a slot loading drive 256mb ram 80gb disk and dvd
this is from the bottom 400/in/64/10g/cd/128p/56k/fw/vga/apr
serial is ym121tm2kjg
2011, February 1 - 1:18pm
#8
The serial number decodes as a iMac (Early 2001) and according to everymac you'll need 9.1 to boot that.
2011, February 2 - 4:44pm
#9
i have try a burned Retail disc of os 9.1 and it wint boot
2011, February 1 - 1:19pm
#10
this one? http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/profiles/230.html
... it could be
a) the firmware - look here: http://lowendmac.com/imacs/400-mhz-imac-g3-early-2001.html
check the firmware in the menu: "about this mac"
b) on osx install check the install of the "os classic drivers" button
c) combination of both
you've got osx with the extra classic support cd?
2011, February 2 - 4:47pm
#11
i will try the os classic drivers option as i have no drives with this enebled
and i have no cds just ones ive tryed to burn
i have also downloaded the system folder only for classic and it wdnt boot
2011, February 1 - 1:33pm
#12
more precise:
to find firmwareinfo in osx (apple)menu -> about this mac -> hardware (general overview) =
modelidentifier
bootromversion
smcversion
2011, February 2 - 4:45pm
#13
i installed the latest firmware when upgrading it to os x
2011, February 2 - 5:13pm
#14
Strange really, that your machine won't boot at all with the downloaded images.
Are you sure you selected "burn image to disk" with your toasting software? I hope you'll excuse this silly question, but I occasionally COPIED images to disk with Nero by mistake.
Those disks were useless of course.
What kind of operating system are you using for managing the images?
2011, February 2 - 10:04pm
#15
im using is windows xp x64 as my imac doesnt burn cds and power iso and transmac
2011, February 2 - 10:13pm
#16
Is your 10.3 disc burned too? Maybe there's a problem with the cdrom reading burned cds. Try using a different brand or burning them at the slowest possible speed.
2011, February 2 - 10:25pm
#17
my 10.3 is burned by the same program and brand of disk and i allways burn slow
2011, February 2 - 11:02pm
#18
The serial number decodes as a iMac (Early 2001) and according to everymac you'll need 9.1 to boot that.
It'll be OS 9.1+ as a minimum. OS 9.1 was released in Jan 2001, along with my old PBG4. I still have the discs for that. But this Early 2001 iMac was released in February, so it'll be a later Mac OS ROM file required, compared to that on my PBG4 install CDs and the retail OS9.1 CD.
A "Classic" OS9 System Folder is never going to be able to boot a Mac.
But the possibilities are:
A retail OS9.2.1 CD.
the MDD / eMac OS9.2.2 images that have been popular here for some time.
Just one caveat, OS9 drivers need to have been installed on the iMac G3 hard disk when it was last formatted. This shouldn't stop you booting of a suitable CD, or even installing the OS9, but without the drivers you won't be able to boot.
2011, February 2 - 11:16pm
#19
will it boot into the mac so i can format it in os 9 setup and il reinstall os x to dualboot
sorri i dont know mutch but ive used windows for years
2011, February 2 - 11:56pm
#20
...its right, i was wrong - that imac needs 9.1
formatting hd with osx = check the box "install classic driver" = enabled
macrom 2.5mb from late 2001 could function in os9 systemfolder
installing os9.2 depends on the firmwareupdate - as i know
2011, February 3 - 12:26am
#21
I am going to upload a 9.2.1 disk, maybe that will help.
2011, February 3 - 9:56am
#22
plz do
2011, February 3 - 1:32am
#23
You could try the 9.2 disc from my slightly-later iMac Summer 2001. As bertyboy mentioned, your iMac may require a Mac OS ROM version higher than the one found on a retail 9.1 disc.
2011, February 3 - 3:47pm
#24
Upload complete. I made an image (OS921.iso) with ImgBurn and segmented/compressed it with 7zip.
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3gj8c7848qgltzl http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zbsvn0rz0bhna7q http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z1kqaqorweood6k
The master disk boots my iMac. I recall, I had to try three or four CD's too, until I found this one.
2011, February 4 - 4:29pm
#25
thanks i will try this one
2011, February 5 - 11:10am
#26
cant open archive archive is corrupt is tha error im gettin now 
2011, February 5 - 2:38pm
#27
I'll download my files and check if I can restore a bootable disk from them.
Did you use the latest 7Zip app for joining and inflating?
I made the files with 7z920.
2011, February 5 - 4:21pm
#28
Inflating the files worked flawlessly for me with 7-Zip.
You may notice that you will get an "iBook Install" disk when done.
This is correct, it installed 9.2.2 on my iMac perfectly.
I hope it will work for you too!
2011, February 7 - 3:57pm
#29
ill ley you know it takes a wile to download as i have A 100kbps conn atm:(
2011, February 8 - 11:38am
#30
thank you sooo mutch 24 bit it worked 
:)
2011, February 8 - 11:48am
#31
Glad to hear you made it, finally.
2011, September 25 - 2:05pm
#32
I am glad I found this thread, I think I'm going to stick around for a while and hopefully I'll find the solutions I need to know better my new Mac. For starters I was thinking about installing a clean registry to make sure I keep all my program files in order, it will help.
2011, August 3 - 1:33pm
#33
***See u somewhere much warmer levvy***