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Need to go back to OS9 - 2008/10/11 02:31Hi, I own a recording studio and am still using OS9 9.2.2 with protools 5.3.1 I just purchased a dual 1.25 MDD power mac G4 which has OSX 10.3.9 with protools 6.4.1. The cost of upgrading my plugins to OSX protools 6.4.1 from 5.3.1 would be astronomical hence why im staying with OS9.
So here's my problem....
I went ahead and put my main OS9 drive into my new system as the master after disconnecting the OSX drive that came with it. The screen comes up with the old school 3.5 disk with the question mark on it.
Next i reconnected the OSX drive as the main drive and slaved the OS9 drive to it. It does boot up and recognizes the OS9 drive on the desktop.
The only problem is you cannot run an OS9 version of protools from classic mode in OSX it MUST be an OS9 system.
So whats the deal here is this a permissions thing?
Or did I screw something up when i slaved the OS9 drive to the new system?
All I want to do here is take the OSX drive out and put the OS9 drive in.
I did examine the disk with Norton and all files are fine.
I do have disk warrior but not sure if it really needs a rebuilding???
Any help would be appreciated.
Thx Nick
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krowmagnum
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Re:Need to go back to OS9 - 2008/10/11 10:06First try zapping the PRAM.
To zap the PRAM:
1. Restart your Mac. 2. Immediately hold down the keys: Open-Apple, Option, P, R (all at the same time). 3. Keep the keys held down until you hear the startup chime three more times. 4. Release the keys.
What you did should have worked but you may need to bless the OS 9 System folder to get the Mac to recognize it as a bootable folder.
Install both drives again. I would set the OS 9 drive as master, OS X as slave. I think you can do step 1 while booted from the OS X drive also and the desktop won't be locked so you can drag the System file to the desktop.
1. Boot up your computer using the Software Install CD. 2. Drag the System file out of the System Folder to another location on your hard disk (the Desktop is locked). 3. Close the System Folder. 4. Put the System file back into the System Folder and restart your computer.
If that doesn't work you may need to do a clean install of the OS 9 system and drag your extensions from the old System folder to the new one. A clean install will replace your System folder but keeps the old one on the drive with all of the extensions and control panels for your software.
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thecave
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Re:Need to go back to OS9 - 2008/10/17 17:521st tip worked like a dream. thx krow u da man!
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krowmagnum
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Re:Need to go back to OS9 - 2008/10/18 05:10It just got confused about which drive to boot from and zapping the PRAM cleared the settings.
Whenever you add or change hardware you should always reset the Power Management Unit (PMU) (CUDA as it was once called). Open up the system and look for the PMU button on the motherboard (it is a small round black button 1/4" inside a silver metal enclosure that is about 1/2"x1/2" square, the board should be labeled as PMU). Press this once and release.
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