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2 Freezes running OS 9.2
I have an older iMac, 500Mhz, 'Blue'. With 20 GB HD with ~15GB available. 640 MB memory, Virtual Memory is OFF. I am running OS 9.2.1 and it freezes while trying to do a software update. There is no System X on it.
I recently purchased a couple of games that will not run in OS X or in Classic but since I have this iMac, i figured no problem since it could simply become a OS 9 machine.
I knew it froze in OS X (Jaguar) but had not had problems in OS 9.2.
Now it freezes. I tried the recommendation from the Nov 2, 2010 post (iMac freezes after a couple of minutes) but this assumes I'm running OS X. The OS 9.2 Disk Utility does not have repair permissions
Ideas?
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I am running OS 9.2.1. I did a re-install from my Gray disks that came with the machine (was OS 9.2.2 before the re-install). Will try the system update with extensions off.
by StevieB in ABQ
With extensions off, the computer says it is not connected to the internet thus will not do a software update.
by StevieB in ABQ
Yes. I only did a system re-install. Not a complete hard drive re-write. All disk utility checks have found nothing, all are sat. My next step was to do a complete HD wipe and re-install. Tomorrow.
I do have a retail disk of OS 9.0. I tried it on my iBook (G4, 1.2GHz) but could not get the machine to startup holding the command C down while starting up. Now that iBook's firewire port does not work either. Go figure.
by StevieB in ABQ
Could this be a firmware issue (iMac)?
by StevieB in ABQ
Explains why I couldn't get the iBook to start up on OS 9. Yes, I booted and loaded OS X on it already (10.4). I'm assuming my Dually G4 1Ghz Quicksilver wouldn't run OS 9 either? Zeroing out the iMac as I type. Will do a complete OS 9 re-install once complete.
No go. Zero'd out the HD then re-installed all software. Then tried a software update only to have the iMac freeze. Will try to re-format the HD using OS X utilities.
by StevieB in ABQ
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