No Classic System Folder

rcala1980 · 11-18-2006, 12:36 AM

"No Classic System Folder" appears when i try to use classic.

Screengem0531 · 11-18-2006, 01:41 AM

Then I would assume you need to install a classic system folder. I know with my PowerBook, classic is on the second install disc.

What kind of computer do you have and is this a new issue that just happened?

Using lots of words to describe your problems helps.

rcala1980 · 01-10-2007, 02:24 PM

where do i get another classic system folder? and how did i end up not having one when i initially did when i bought my G5?

AHunter3 · 01-10-2007, 03:23 PM

Do a spotlight search for a folder called "Control Panels". Maybe you've got your Classic System Folder but the Classic PrefsPane isn't finding it for some reason.

PCMacMan · 01-11-2007, 01:26 PM

An Intel processor G-5 will NOT run classic OS 9.

Cheers,
Eddie
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trevor · 01-11-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rcala1980


	where do i get another classic system folder?

You install it from OS 9 CDs, or in some cases from an OS X DVD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcala1980


	and how did i end up not having one when i initially did when i bought my G5?

We don't track changes to your hard drive here, so there's no way for us to know the answer to this. Perhaps someone deleted it, not knowing what it is? It is usually at the root (bottom) directory of your hard drive, and it should have the name "System Folder". Why don't you open your hard drive in the Finder and check to see if there's a folder named "System Folder"? It's not the folder named "System", that's OS X.

Trevor

JDV · 01-11-2007, 03:46 PM

Classic is not included on Tiger's DVD. If you have installations CDs from Panther, I believe the package is on the second installation disk, and it will install on Tiger just fine.

An alternate method, if you have another machine which DOES have Classic installed is to start one of the machines in target mode and copy the OS9 system folder and OS9 Applications folder to the G5, then go to the Classic Prefpane and rebuild the desktop. It doesn't really require special installation.

Joe VanZandt

hayne · 01-11-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PCMacMan


	An Intel processor G-5 will NOT run classic OS 9.

That might have something to do with the fact that there is no such thing as a G5 with an Intel processor! The G5 refers to a PowerPC processor.

JDV · 01-11-2007, 03:55 PM

And if, by chance, you really do have a Mac Pro, the Intel Mac will not run Classic apps at all.

Joe VanZandt

Craig R. Arko · 01-11-2007, 04:00 PM

I believe some (if not all) of the G5's and some of the later G4 laptops shipped without having the OS 9 System Folder used by Classic pre-installed. That was the case with my G4 mini.

There is an OS X installer package on the media that shipped with these machines to get the 9.2.x System Folder installed. The mini had a separate disc with it, like Screengem0531's PowerBook. Obviously no Intel system would have this installer package.

Yet another good reason to keep the original discs with the machine.

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11-18-2006, 01:41 AM	#2
Screengem0531 Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 465	Then I would assume you need to install a classic system folder. I know with my PowerBook, classic is on the second install disc. What kind of computer do you have and is this a new issue that just happened? Using lots of words to describe your problems helps.

01-10-2007, 03:23 PM	#4
AHunter3 Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 3,003	Do a spotlight search for a folder called "Control Panels". Maybe you've got your Classic System Folder but the Classic PrefsPane isn't finding it for some reason.

01-11-2007, 01:26 PM	#5
PCMacMan Prospect Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6	An Intel processor G-5 will NOT run classic OS 9. Cheers, Eddie http://awebman.net - real web sites don't need the www

01-11-2007, 03:46 PM	#7
JDV Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,191	Classic is not included on Tiger's DVD. If you have installations CDs from Panther, I believe the package is on the second installation disk, and it will install on Tiger just fine. An alternate method, if you have another machine which DOES have Classic installed is to start one of the machines in target mode and copy the OS9 system folder and OS9 Applications folder to the G5, then go to the Classic Prefpane and rebuild the desktop. It doesn't really require special installation. Joe VanZandt

01-11-2007, 03:55 PM	#9
JDV Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,191	And if, by chance, you really do have a Mac Pro, the Intel Mac will not run Classic apps at all. Joe VanZandt

01-11-2007, 04:00 PM	#10
Craig R. Arko Site Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,965	I believe some (if not all) of the G5's and some of the later G4 laptops shipped without having the OS 9 System Folder used by Classic pre-installed. That was the case with my G4 mini. There is an OS X installer package on the media that shipped with these machines to get the 9.2.x System Folder installed. The mini had a separate disc with it, like Screengem0531's PowerBook. Obviously no Intel system would have this installer package. Yet another good reason to keep the original discs with the machine.