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Make bootable OS 9 CD's in X easily
Authored by: mclbruce on May 17, '02 09:12:27PM

I have a CD that boots in OS 9 with my diagnostic utilities. I use this CD on client's Macs, so I like to keep the latest system and application updates on it. I created this CD in OS X. About once a month I make changes to the contents of the CD's disk image and burn a new CD. I did all this without using Toast or any terminal tricks. Here's how:

In OS X, mount a bootable OS 9 CD.
Open Disk Copy.
In the Image menu, select New Image from Device.
Select the CD.
Name the image, and use the CD/DVD Master format when saving the image file.
Eject the CD.
Now you can open the image file, rename it, and add or remove any files or apps you want. When you "eject" the image, the changes will be saved.

To burn the image file to a disk, open Disk Copy again.
In the Image menu, select Burn Image.
Select your image file, and pop in a blank CD.



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Make bootable OS 9 CD's in X easily
Authored by: macmath on May 19, '02 11:59:05PM

I tried it, and it works!!! In all honesty, I did not think this would work (apologies to mlbruce), but it does. I thought that surely someone would have thought of this before (apologies to mlbruce). The 'Install OS 9' CD that came with my Mac has OS 9.2.1 on it. After creating a successful boot-copy of this disk (with DiskWarrior on it too), I created another with the corresponding files from my OS 9.2.2 System Folder. It works like a dream. This one pointer by mlbruce will cause me to pay to support macoshints!!



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Make bootable OS 9 CD's in X easily
Authored by: Anonymous on May 22, '02 07:13:53PM

When I follow your instructions, it works fine. The only problem is that the image is write protected so I am unable to modify the image. What can I do so that I am able to write to the image ?

Please email me at rmcellig@mac.com



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Make bootable OS 9 CD's in X easily
Authored by: macmath on May 23, '02 12:22:58AM

Originally I tried to make a copy of my DiskWarrior disk so that I could (1) add a copy of Disk First Aid to it, and (2) add a copy of the Disk Setup, and (3) eventually put an updated DiskWarrior application on it in case DiskWarrior were updated. However, that image was write-protected as you mentioned. Then I used the OS 9.2.1 install disk that came with my Mac and that image was not write-protected. So, I would just try another CD capable of booting your Mac.

Ed



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Make bootable OS 9 CD's in X easily
Authored by: JerMac on May 29, '02 06:34:47PM

Great, great ! I had just been wasting two CD's in a row using Toast when I saw your message. I tried your simple method and it works fine for me, no problem with locked disks (as other readers reported), I chose the OS 9.1. CD to work with.

JerMac



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