Internal HD icon won't appear on desktop

I have an external HD which is my boot disk as the iMac internal HD has become defective. I can boot OS 10.3.9 from the external HD and access all files from both the internal HD and external HD. However, when I start up using OS 9.2.2 from the external HD I do not get the internal HD on the desktop and I can not find the internal HD files. What can I do to access the internal HD files when using OS 9.2.2 booted from the external HD? I can not boot either OS from the iMac internal HD.

From Mac OS X, open the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and select the drive in the list on the left. Click the Info button at the top of the window and check to see if Mac OS 9 drivers are installed; if not, copy everything you want to keep onto the external drive, and then use the Disk Utility to erase it with the option to include those drivers checked.
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<pre>DavePowerMac1800:/ davebarnes$ ls -aol /Volumes
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