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Installing OSX with 9 Classic question
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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I just received a used system with a fresh 10.2 install. I've set up all my prefrences, copied files over and installed a few apps, but now I see there is no OS9 installed for Classic mode. Do I need to reinstall/reformat with the OS10 disc or do I need to install OS9 in addition to my orginal 10.2 install?
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You just need to install OS 9 along with X. OS X will then search your disk and find your System Folder.
I've never installed 9 after X before, someone else surely has though.
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is there an option on the 10 install that allows you to not install 9? if so I'm guessing my best bet would be to reinstall 10 from scratch and re-dump all my files, etc. I want to do this right even if it takes a couple extra hours of time.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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As long as "Install OS 9 drivers" was checked when the drive was formatted, you can install OS 9 after the fact. The easiest way to check this is to boot up from the OS 9 CD. If you can see the hard drive mounted on the desktop, you are good to go. If you can't, you need to reformat the drive. Also, when using the oS 9 installer, you need to enable "Perform Clean Install" (or words to that effect) otherwise the installer defaults to update mode and will not let you install (since it can't update OS X to OS 9).
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Vandelay Industries
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Art Vandelay of Vandelay Industries? Very nice. Looks like a reformat is in order. Hey, at least I know I did it the clean way.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
As long as "Install OS 9 drivers" was checked when the drive was formatted, you can install OS 9 after the fact. The easiest way to check this is to boot up from the OS 9 CD. If you can see the hard drive mounted on the desktop, you are good to go. If you can't, you need to reformat the drive. Also, when using the oS 9 installer, you need to enable "Perform Clean Install" (or words to that effect) otherwise the installer defaults to update mode and will not let you install (since it can't update OS X to OS 9).
I seem to be in a similar situation as corp miler: I did a clean install of 10.2 and then realized I needed 9.2 installed. I was going to start over again with 9 and checked off "Perform Clean Install", but when 9 was done installing I booted right into 10.2.
I'm writing this from 10.2--am I ok with this set up?
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