Reinstalling os9 with osx partition - Page 2

rboklewski · #9 November 2nd, 2006, 04:17 PM

I don't understand how that could be? I was just in 9 and when holding down option it won't even show os9 or let me even boot into osx? UGGHHH! Im so pissed, i guess im SOL huh?

rboklewski · #10 November 2nd, 2006, 04:33 PM

Okay i put the os9 install cd back in, got into os9, but when i go to startup disk, it says Macintosh
HD:ORIGINAL ITEMS:SYSTEM:LIBRARYCORESERVICES MAC OS X

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN, I WENT INTO THE HARD DRIVE AND FOUND A FOLDER CALLED ORIGINAL ITEMS AND IT HAS THE STUFF FROM OSX IN THERE. COULD I DO LIKE A ARCHIVE AND INSTALL OVER OSX? WOULD THAT WORK?

eric2006 · #11 November 2nd, 2006, 04:35 PM

You could archive and install. It should save everything.

rboklewski · #12 November 2nd, 2006, 04:43 PM

i just booted back into os9 and i clicked the apple and there is nothing under the apple no control panel, just one thing i forget what it is. I can't believe this.

nixgeek · #13 November 2nd, 2006, 06:49 PM

*sigh*

OK, before you go spewing that you hate Macs in anger, keep in mind that you selected the wrong option. Backup and Install replaces the currently insalled System Folder (by renaming it to Previous System Folder) and installs a fresh System Folder while keeping all your applications and other documents intact. The Mac OS 9 installer will not format your drive either....you have to use Drive Setup in order to do that. All the OS 9 installer will do is install OS 9. You only had to do a regular install and it would have reinstalled OS 9 for you without hosing anything else.

The other option you can do in OS 9 is go to the Apple menu at the left and select Control Panels-->Startup Disk. Once that opens up, see if you see the Mac OS X folder. If so, then select it and reboot. That should put you back in OS X.

At the very worst, you might have to just reinstall everything. OS 9 first, then OS X. They can also be on the same partition if you want it that way. Some people prefer to put them in separate partitions, but that's your choice.

rboklewski · #14 November 3rd, 2006, 11:45 AM

Thats the problem osx won't bood when i do that, just hangs on the intial white screen with grey apple. And i don't hate macs, just on my soap box.

Texas Mac Man · #15 November 7th, 2006, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rboklewski

It had a hard drive with an X next to it and I clicked the right arrow and now it has the white screen again with a circle and a line through it.

See Mac OS X: "Broken folder" icon, prohibitory sign, or kernel panic when computer starts
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106805

When you are having problems or troubleshooting, disconnect all external devices except your kbd, mouse & monitor.

Cheers, Tom

Kees Buijs · #16 November 8th, 2006, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rboklewski

Thats the problem osx won't bood when i do that, just hangs on the intial white screen with grey apple. And i don't hate macs, just on my soap box.

It looks like you need to re-install x.

If you are smart, divide the harddrive in 2 parts and install 9 on a differente partition from X.

This in general does prevent os installs influencing each other to much.

Good luck, Kees