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Can't dual boot Panther and Os9

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#1 ·
Hi, I was trying to dual boot os 9 and Panther on my girlfriends old IMac 333, she really likes os x but the games she plays on pogo run too slow under panther, and when I install panther its ok until I select os 9 as the startup disk then the imac just boots into open firmware with an error that keeps repeating and scrolling down the screen. I didnt select her Os9 for classic support so I don't think its that. Anyone know what could be the answer? Thanks
 
#4 ·
Boot ROM file is corrupt. It sounds like an OSX file corruption. Can you boot X? Maybe boot from the CD, select 9 and restart. You may have to archive and install the X though if the ROM image is damaged.