I need some help with OS9

[Giltner]

I purchase 8 PowerMac G4's in a surplus sale at my school. I am trying to get a little project started with kids. I found in Torrent a OS9 disk and works. My problem is as follows:
1) On G4-400 mhz with a DVD the disk read and boots ok, but after I use the disk utilities and "initialize the Disk" and install the OS the system doesn't boot from the hard drive, and when I boot from the CD I can only see in the HD the install report.

2)The other 7 machines are G4-466 Mhz with CDRW drivers, but on those when I boot and hold "function" the screen comes up but doesn't show the CD.

Does anyone has any ideas what is going wrong?

[wrldwzrd89]

First thing I'd try to get OS 9 to install properly is running Disk First Aid from the install CD. If it finds errors, have it fix 'em. If it can't, just wipe the disk clean and try again.

[robbieduncan]

Does anyone has any ideas what is going wrong?

You are trying to use illegal software?

[velocityg4]

You are trying to use illegal software?
Since the G4's all include Mac OS 9 when they were shipped I would say the software is not illegal since each machine is licensed for Mac OS 9 by Apple. Just like if you buy a Dell that does not include the Windows CD install CD, just the factory backup garbage, and you clean install the same version Windows from a friends OEM CD using your Dells OEM license key stuck on the computers side. Now if the OP downloaded Mac OS X that would be a non-licensed OS. Well depending on when the 466mhz ones were sold they could have included the useless 10.0.

However the 400mhz model either came with 8.6 or 9 depending on the model so to the OP if the 400mhz is not a Gigabit ethernet G4 then please use 8.6 or buy a used copy of Mac OS 9.

I purchase 8 PowerMac G4's in a surplus sale at my school. I am trying to get a little project started with kids. I found in Torrent a OS9 disk and works. My problem is as follows:
1) On G4-400 mhz with a DVD the disk read and boots ok, but after I use the disk utilities and "initialize the Disk" and install the OS the system doesn't boot from the hard drive, and when I boot from the CD I can only see in the HD the install report.

2)The other 7 machines are G4-466 Mhz with CDRW drivers, but on those when I boot and hold "function" the screen comes up but doesn't show the CD.

Does anyone has any ideas what is going wrong?
1. Until I know what model of G4 the 400mhz one is I can not offer any advice for OS 9.

2. What version of OS 9 are you using? The 466 I had was always finicky with OS 9 CD some of mine would work some would not. The minimum is Mac OS 9.1.

[yellow]

We're pretty clear in the rules about not allowing warez'd software.

Despite the computer originally coming with n version of Mac OS, if the computer was purchased without the associated software, then getting that software illegally via a torrent doesn't clear the end user of any legal obligation to purchase the appropriate software.