Urbz Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hey, I have an iBook G3 800mhz that runs OS X great but I'd like to play around with OS 9...for nostalgia, if nothing else! I have an iMac Install CD and a Restore CD with 9.0.4 on it, but that won't work for classic on this iBook, nor then can I boot from it. So how do I obtain OS 9.1 or later? I'd rather not pay for it... could I somehow upgrade to 9.1 from sheepshaver, even though it can't run 9.1, and then extract the image to my drive? -Urby Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
user2 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hey, I have an iBook G3 800mhz that runs OS X great but I'd like to play around with OS 9...for nostalgia, if nothing else! I have an iMac Install CD and a Restore CD with 9.0.4 on it, but that won't work for classic on this iBook, nor then can I boot from it. So how do I obtain OS 9.1 or later? I'd rather not pay for it... could I somehow upgrade to 9.1 from sheepshaver, even though it can't run 9.1, and then extract the image to my drive? -Urby The same way you "obtained" MacOs for Intel. Demonoid, pirate bay etc. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-249655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 I was hoping for a more techie/legal way to do this... oh well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-249667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaminarFlow Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 If you search around within the resore disk you might be able to find a '.img' file that contains the hard drive image. You can mount that and copy the contents of it to your hard drive. I know my 9.0.4 iMac restore CDs worked this way. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-249669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 that .img file doesn't work: the iBook requires 9.1 or later, so this 9.0.4 system folder is of no use to me. I'm downloading 9.2.2 from piratebay and it's SLOOOW... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-250362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Just a little warning to ya, I'd say about 90% of the OS 9 install disks leaked out there by torrents are some kind of PowerMac or PowerBook G4 restore disk. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-250376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 another warning what you are downloading is probably a restore CD because i only remember 9.1 retail Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-250390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic...b17af385d4c3a07 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-250391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thanks guys, I can't wait to get it all up and running! But I have a question: While the 9.2.2 restore disk downloads, I was wondering if I could do it another way. As I said, I have the 9.0.4 installation and I've installed it to sheepshaver before. I could do it again with a half-hour! Do any of you think I'd be able to update, and even though Sheepshave won't work with it anymore, copy over the new system folder? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-250411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Just a little warning to ya, I'd say about 90% of the OS 9 install disks leaked out there by torrents are some kind of PowerMac or PowerBook G4 restore disk. :pirate2: OS 9 disks (and for that matter OS 10.1 disks) tend to be rather generic. I freely switched between an iMac G3 disk and PowerBook G4 disk with no problems. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35154-classic-for-an-ibook-g3800/#findComment-251519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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