G4 refuses to boot OS 9.1 CD — #9

Post #9 by coius

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Troubleshooting
Post Date	Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - 19:00
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/g4-refuses-to-boot-os-9-1-cd.18862/

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For the records:
A 9.2.2 CD bundled with a later G4 worked quite well. It´s still verry strange to me, but the bought 9.1 refuses to boot, but a 9.2.2 works (even if it was made for another G4), and even if the G4 was originally sold with 9.1, …

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I have a "boot any" 9.2.2 that will boot any New World Mac that can boot OS 9. It is the eMac G4 9.2.2 boot disk. If you can find this, and they show up on eBay now and again, you should be able to boot any 9.2 compatible Mac.

I have mac test pro. THAT will boot any machine prior to the non-OS 9-booting G4. It's basically a special OS that Apple made just for diagnostics, and it will only work on the CD. I use it to test old G4s/G3s/PowerMac G3> machines