No response from C key on startup

[007dust]

OK, i'm a newbie here so don't be too harsh.
I've got 10.3.9 installed. No problems there. Yes, the os 9 driver options were checked on install. I'm trying desperatly to get os 9 installed. I have 9.1., 9.2 on it's way. I have the hardware test CD in the drive. On boot holding the C key I get no response from the CD. This is what the apple site recommended for a classic install. I have tried to run the os 9 disk from the startup menu but when it loads I get something about the system folder being read only and to try unlocking the folder or disk. Can't remember the exact wording.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.

For the record, it, (G4 duel 450mhz, 896 ram, 80G HD [partitioned]) came with a ATA DVD rom. It had an unused SCSI card in place. I replaced the ATA drive with a SCSI burner. The burner is recognized no problem though. Burns disks fine. Operates normally. No other external devices installed. Not using the factory keyboard. It's an Adesso nu-form Mac keyboard. It was originally intended for an imac but performs normally. Other startup commands seem to work fine.

[riccbhard]

First, are you installing OS 9 full OS or Classic Support?

Make sure other startup commands work. Usually Apple-only keyboards work with boot options. Try putting the original drive back? The new one probably needs a driver, in which case, the driver will not be loaded until Mac loads.

EDIT: If you get it installed with the origional drive, you can probably put the drive that was in, back in.

[007dust]

Hmmm....What's the difference? Classic is on the hardware disk and provides you support for old software? I could go either way I guess but as long as I can run old apps classic would be sufficient.
I know holding option will bring up the startup menu so i'm assuming it's ok. I will powerdown and get the ata drive going as soon as I post this and see what happens. I'll get back on shortly and let you know.
Thanks for the help!!

By the way. the SCSI drive came from an old Beige G3. Old school 50 pin SCSI. Poor thing. it's only a 4x, lol!!

[007dust]

OK. the Drive switch did the trick. The problem is, I only have the 10.2 diskset.
Apple says to insert the "Additional Software & Apple Hardware Test" disc.
Double-click "Install Extra Software." The diskset I have only has the hardware tests.
I have a 3 disk set of panther but thier copies sent to me by the owner of this mac.
What can I do, if anything, to get around this? Is this something on one of the 3 panther disks I have? I tried the same thing with disk 3 of the set but nothing happened.
Pardon my stupidity. I'm primarily a windoze user. Just getting into this mac stuff, (and loving it!!)

[riccbhard]

So there are 3 CDs?
The Additional Software should be on one of the ones with Apple Hardware Test. It sometimes will not say additional software on the CD itself.
My Mac Mini came with a Mac OS X 10.3.7 and a "Mac Mini classic support OS 9 and "Apple Hardware Test". OS 9 Support and Hardware test were on one CD for me. OS X was on it's own CD. Plus an iLife 05 CD but that really isnt important right now .

EDIT: Sorry tired. Typed the wrong thing here where this text is now .

[007dust]

Basically what your saying is that the classic version of 9 is on those disks right?
OK. I do have the complete 10.2 diskset. The first 4 disks are os 9 & X software restore. The last 2 are os X. From what i'm getting here, what I need should be on those restore disks.

[007dust]

Great....someone out there hates me. That was the correct diskset, but now it says it's the wrong set for this computer. It's for a Powermac G4, which I have. Evidently it's not for a duel processor. Now i'm stuck again. Know a way I can download this or get around it somehow? I do have a full copy of 9.1 I could put on the 13 gig partition I made. When I run it though I get that read only crap.
Again, the help is appreciated.