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I now have a copy of Mac OS Rom 9.0.1, thanks to a kind comrade that provided me with a link for a copy of his.
Well… is it over? Not really. things are getting really frustrating, since my Quicksilver 2002 still doesn't boot. It shows the happy Mac for half a second, then the blinking question mark floppy for a while, then the happy Mac again and it gets stuck there. Basically the same than yesterday when it had an earlier Rom file.
Besides the Mac OS Rom file, what is machine specific in an OS 9.2.2 install? What could I try?
What I have:
- PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002 (originally 800 MHz, later upgraded with the 2x1 GHz processor module from another Quicksilver 2002)
- Retail Mac OS 9.2.1 CD
- various original Mac OS 9.x CDs for different machines: earlier PowerMac G4, iBook G4, PowerBook G4
- various Mac OS 9.x install images, and updaters to 9.2.2
- since tonight, a copy of Mac OS Rom 9.0.1
What I don't have:
- PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002 original CD set, sadly.
- Mac OS 9.2.2 complete install CD or image
What I've tried so far:
- Copying over the 9.2.2 system folder of my Cube to the Quicksilver in target mode, then replacing the Mac OS Rom with the 9.0.1
- Installing a fresh 9.2.1 (CD and some disk images) then upgrading to 9.2.2 from the Cube to the Quicksilver in target mode, then replacing the Mac OS Rom with 9.0.1.
NB:
- the Quicksilver is more than happy in Tiger and Leopard, and functions otherwise perfectly well
- it was more than happy in OS 9 up until yesterday, when I was quite dumb erasing the OS 9 partition thinking I'd save some time.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, since right now I'm scratching my head, not knowing what to do next…
I now have a copy of Mac OS Rom 9.0.1, thanks to a kind comrade that provided me with a link for a copy of his.
Well… is it over? Not really. things are getting really frustrating, since my Quicksilver 2002 still doesn't boot. It shows the happy Mac for half a second, then the blinking question mark floppy for a while, then the happy Mac again and it gets stuck there. Basically the same than yesterday when it had an earlier Rom file.
Besides the Mac OS Rom file, what is machine specific in an OS 9.2.2 install? What could I try?
What I have:
- PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002 (originally 800 MHz, later upgraded with the 2x1 GHz processor module from another Quicksilver 2002)
- Retail Mac OS 9.2.1 CD
- various original Mac OS 9.x CDs for different machines: earlier PowerMac G4, iBook G4, PowerBook G4
- various Mac OS 9.x install images, and updaters to 9.2.2
- since tonight, a copy of Mac OS Rom 9.0.1
What I don't have:
- PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002 original CD set, sadly.
- Mac OS 9.2.2 complete install CD or image
What I've tried so far:
- Copying over the 9.2.2 system folder of my Cube to the Quicksilver in target mode, then replacing the Mac OS Rom with the 9.0.1
- Installing a fresh 9.2.1 (CD and some disk images) then upgrading to 9.2.2 from the Cube to the Quicksilver in target mode, then replacing the Mac OS Rom with 9.0.1.
NB:
- the Quicksilver is more than happy in Tiger and Leopard, and functions otherwise perfectly well
- it was more than happy in OS 9 up until yesterday, when I was quite dumb erasing the OS 9 partition thinking I'd save some time.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, since right now I'm scratching my head, not knowing what to do next…