[Cormac]

My problem is that the CDs that I make won't boot my Mac, a beige 233Mhz G3 running OS 9.2.2. Any CD that I make will show up on my desktop. I followed Chris Breen's weblog movie on making a boot CD and I also followed the instructions in Toast(I am using Toast v5.2.3).
I have included Norton SystemWorks v1.0, DiskWarrior v2.1.1, TechTool Lite v3.0.4, Desk First Aid and others. Any problems there?
Has anyone made a Boot/rescue/emergency CD for a Mac running 9.2.2? What extensions and preferences did you include? What extensions and preferences should I *NOT include?

[Cormac]

P.S.
I have a Kensington USB keyboard and an Orbit trackball if that makes any difference.

[albloom]

I haven't done a boot CD, but I did a boot ZIP
with all my utilities on it. The system folder
is 32mb and looks like this:
Control Panels (empty folder)
Finder
Classic Support
Preferences
TSM Preferences
System Preferences
Startup Disk Preferences
Sound Preferences
Power Mgt Preferences
Persistent RAM Disk
Mac OS Preferences
Language Kit Preferences
Keyboard Preferences
FontAnnexFile
Finder Preferences
File Exchange Preferences
Expansion Manager Prefs
Date & Time Preferences
ASLM Preferences
AppleShare Prep
CD/DVD prefs
Mac OS ROM
System Resources
System
Fonts
Geneva
Classic
Classic Support UI
Extensions
FireWire Enabler
FireWire Support
USBAppleMonitorModule
USB Software Locator
USB Device Extension
Text Encoding Converter
SOMobjects for Mac OS
Shared Library Manager PPC
Shared Library Manager
SerialShimLib
Internal V.90 Modem
Internal USB Modem
HID Library
CarbonLib
Application Support
Appearance
Sound Sets (empty folder)
Startup Items (empty folder)
Shutdown Items (empty folder)
Servers (empty folder)
Apple Menu Items
Startup Disk
Extensions (Disabled) empty folder
I suspect you might also need the drivers for
your KB and mouse -- but maybe not.
Hope this helps.

EDIT: I was afraid I'd lose my careful indents, and
I did. If you'd like, send me (albloom@vt.edu), and
I'll send you a PDF of the Syste Folder from "Print
Window" that's a lot more readable.

[Cormac]

Thanks Al,
The post and the PDF have helped and much appreciated. Did you make your boot ZIP with Toast? If so, did you start with Mac Volume?

[Cormac]

Hey Chris!
On what I have written, what do you think that I am doing wrong? Why, if the process goes alright, won't my computer boot from the CD? Also, the CD which I don't have any more did show up on the Startup Disk control panel. I even tried holding down the C key, but nothing but the normal startup process happened.

[albloom]

You need Toast (OS9) to make a Boot CD (Don't forget
to check the "bootable" box). For a ZIP, treat it as
a smallish HD and just install the system on it. Here
are my notes for burning the 9.2.2 installer CD:

--CD from OS 9.2.2 img file (08/14/04)--
Mount the img by double clicking it.
Turn "file sharing" off.
Launch Toast.
Select "mac volume."
Drop mounted image onto Toast window.
Click the "data" button and select "bootable."
Make the copy.
Quit Toast.
Turn "file sharing" back on.

[Cormac]

That is about how I did it.
Funny thing, I was looking at some supposed 'blank' CDs. One of them turned out to be a boot CD that I thought didn't work. Well it did. Almost. While it would boot my computer, I couldn't do anything because my mouse wouldn't move.
Btw, did you include Norton at all?

[albloom]

Norton? For sure. Lots of stuff:
File Buddy 6
Norton Utilities
Tech Tool Lite 3.0.4
Tech Tool Pro 3
Virex 6.1
Disk First Aid
Drive Setup
Again, Virex is easier on a ZIP. Just replace the
defs file every month instead of burning a new CD.