OS X won't boot after OS 9! HELP!

henryplumb · henryplumb #1 (**permalink**)

07-29-2011, 05:09 PM

Hi all. I have a PowerMac G4 with Mac OS 10.4.11 Tiger and OS 9 running under Classic mode. I changed the startup disk in OS X to the Classic OS 9 and when I rebooted it went to OS 9 but, the little blinking "?" came up in a floppy disk. I though no problems I will just restart holding "X" to get back to OS X but, when I do that it still tries to boot OS 9. I have tried resetting the PMU, PRAM & NVRAM but, still no luck! I hope someone knows how to sort this.

Many Thanks,
Henry Plumb

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

07-29-2011, 06:06 PM

What happens if you hold down the OPTION key right after the startup sound? Keep it down and you should get a boot menu. Report back.

henryplumb · henryplumb #3 (**permalink**)

07-30-2011, 04:11 AM

If you run OS 9 under Classic mode then you cannot get to it through the boot menu because they are on the same partition on the same drive. If I hold option I just get the option to boot OS 9. Thanks for your reply.

louishen · louishen #4 (**permalink**)

07-30-2011, 04:41 AM

Have you tried the Startup Disk control panel in OS9

I'm pretty sure it can select which OS on the disk to boot from in the next stratup

henryplumb · henryplumb #5 (**permalink**)

07-30-2011, 08:35 AM

Thanks for your reply louishen but, I can't do that because OS 9 doesn't boot properly, it only goes to a floppy disk with a flashing question mark! Thanks.

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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,788 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	07-29-2011, 06:06 PM What happens if you hold down the OPTION key right after the startup sound? Keep it down and you should get a boot menu. Report back. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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henryplumb #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 29, 2011 Posts: 3	07-29-2011, 05:09 PM Hi all. I have a PowerMac G4 with Mac OS 10.4.11 Tiger and OS 9 running under Classic mode. I changed the startup disk in OS X to the Classic OS 9 and when I rebooted it went to OS 9 but, the little blinking "?" came up in a floppy disk. I though no problems I will just restart holding "X" to get back to OS X but, when I do that it still tries to boot OS 9. I have tried resetting the PMU, PRAM & NVRAM but, still no luck! I hope someone knows how to sort this. Many Thanks, Henry Plumb
	QUOTE Thanks

henryplumb #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 29, 2011 Posts: 3	07-30-2011, 08:35 AM Thanks for your reply louishen but, I can't do that because OS 9 doesn't boot properly, it only goes to a floppy disk with a flashing question mark! Thanks.
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