would be a start. Its serial number would be better: it is probably
printed inside the battery compartment.
The first five characters are enough to determine the manufacture date,
which should identify the model. The third character is the last digit
of the year of manufacture, the next two are the week number. For
example, the serial number of my PowerBook G4 (DVI) starts with QT221,
which indicates it was manufactured in 2002 week 21.
Your friend's PowerBook G4 is probably too new to be supported by your
'universal' 9.2 boot disc. The last few generations of Macs which could
boot Mac OS 9 require a model-specific 9.2.2 disc which came with the
computer.
Looking through MacTracker, only the original PowerBook G4 (Jan 2001 to
Oct 2001) would be old enough to boot from 9.2. The Gigabit Ethernet
model (Oct 2001) requires 9.2.1. All later Titanimum models (Apr 2002 or
later) require 9.2.2, probably model-specific. Aluminium models can't
boot Mac OS 9 at all, only use it via the Classic environment from Mac
OS X 10.0 through 10.4.
There is a small possibility that Apple can still sell replacement
install media for the computer, given its serial number. I don't know
whether they still do that for models outside the five to seven year
hardware support window.
Failing that, you may need to find someone who has the same model and
give you a copy of their disc, or use Mac OS X.
--
David Empson
dem...@actrix.gen.nz
Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.).Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. PowerMac G4 Software Install Restore CDs - 10.0.4 and 9.2. The picture for these startup cd is misleading. It shows seven cds and a box with the apple logo.ihave three cds and no box.
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Power_Mac_Software.toast_.zip (2.48 GB)
MD5: ee5c39090a7daac513e5e38ee5011943
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
Restore_DVD.toast_.zip (2.89 GB)
MD5: 5d00f7ac9845b20e530ebc039a6d7eb5
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
OS9General.dmg (478.44 MB)
MD5: 3fd4ed551828c1cf4fe61c71d6e44932
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
Restore_CD.toast_.zip (581.21 MB)
MD5: 10fb15a6f562e9b44bd504501e162db9
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
PowerMac_Software.zip_.001 (700.00 MB)
MD5: 7f913055061527ba85b6f37d79c00561
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
PowerMac_Software.zip_.002 (700.00 MB)
MD5: 2875596c715059385dd14236eb824cbd
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
PowerMac_Software.zip_.003 (700.00 MB)
MD5: ac1c70f57d4077e79000101c3b8aae09
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
PowerMac_Software.zip_.004 (700.00 MB)
MD5: e8c941237b1a63e7ee898c05a2bd2103
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
PowerMac_Software.zip_.005 (667.88 MB)
MD5: 2d1efd935970fe0ce216986d3bda6af5
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
OS9General_INTERNATIONAL_Z018-1133.xmg_.dmg (421.65 MB)
MD5: c6fe34703b8e2b0b66edb7b088f8c125
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
Z691-4681-A_Power_Mac_G4._Software_Install_and_Restore._Mac_OS_v10.3._AHT_v2.0.2._Disc_v1.0.iso (4.03 GB)
MD5: a4c0168e27a85a37083a83fe101f6f26
For Mac OS 9 - Mac OS X
Guides on emulating older applications
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) Install & Restore Discs
1st download is Power_Mac_Software.toast.zip which contains Mac OS X 10.3.2 and Mac OS 9.2.2. Apple Hardware Test 2.0.2 for Power Mac is included. To boot to Apple Hardware Test on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003), hold down 'Option' at startup to access the boot manager.
2nd download is Restore_DVD.toast.zip. The disc primarily contains GarageBand and iDVD restores for OS X. Mount this volume and look in /Volumes/Restore DVD/.images and those are the only two files of substance present on the disc. On the root level of the disc, there is Apple documentation how to perform a full software restore on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003).
If folks are only looking for the special Mac OS 9.2.2 build that can boot up on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003, a 'formal' install of OS X and restore is not necessary.
On the first disc, there is a hidden .images folder at the root level of the disc. The OS9General.dmg (contained in that folder) contains OS 9.2.2 files and apps for that model. You can pull a copy of the DMG out of that folder, open it in OS X and copy the OS 9.2.2 files/apps to whichever volume you like. You could probably also use Disk Copy 6.5b13 to open this DMG in OS 9.2.2 itself (unsure of that).
Power Mac G4 Install Disk Download Free
Third Download is OS9General.dmg is Mac OS 9.2.2 from Power_mac_Software.Toast.zip
I can confirm this OS9General.dmg will not open in Mac OS 9.2.2. I tried Disk copy to open in Mac OS 9.2.2. It said error -50. When I tried the open the file with Virtual DVD-ROM/CD Utility to open the file. It said system resources in Virtual DVD-ROM/CD Utility and failed to open. Then I tried Roxio Toast Titanium 5.2.3 and it failed to open. Use Disk Utility to burn this to DVD or Burn it to Toast to DVD.
For the really geeky in this group, what makes this build of OS 9.2.2 special is that it contains within it CPU Software 5.9 which is the last-known version of Mac OS CPU Software. Mac OS CPU Software along with an updated copy of Drive Setup was what Apple used to allow these machines from 2003 to boot OS 9.2.2 long after OS 9.2.2 was originally released in December of 2001.
Fourth Download is Restore CD.toast.zip is All documents for Restore CD for Power mac G4 mirror door 2003. And Mount this volume and look in /Volumes/Restore CD/.images is one item is Dev Tools.dmg
Fifth download to 9th download
Power_Mac_Software.toast.zip which contains Mac OS X 10.3 and Mac OS 9.2.2. Apple Hardware Test 2.0.2 for Power Mac is included**. To boot to Apple Hardware Test on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003), hold down 'Option' at startup to access the boot manager.
10th Download : The International English version of OS9General.dmg. CPU Software Z-5.8, with ROM 10.2.1. Copied from Z691-4681-A (the 10.3.0 disc)
11th Download : The International English 10.3.0 disc itself (Z691-4681-A). Unfortunately, only disc 1 of 2 is available
**Here are those small downloadable extractions of AHT for the MirrorDoors:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/apple-hardware-test-powermac-g4
Architecture: PPC
Power Mac G4 Install Disk Download Iso
PPC