Stuck in Default catch!, OS9 loop on a partitioned disk

I can't get back to OS 10.3
I partitioned a new 40GB drive. Info says 7.8 GB for OS9, and 30.16 for what is now OS10.3. OS9 is the first partition.
Here's what happens:
Updated to OS 10.3
Restarted. Was working to fine in OS 10.3 and decided to restart again for (unrelated(?) networking issue).
On start up, I got HappyMac and then a screen that reads "Default catch!"
I looked up in apple support how to get by that. I type "reset-nvram" ENTER, then "reset-all" ENTER, which restarts and boots to OS9.
I already tried switching start up disks to OSX while in OS9. That just brings me back to Default catch! screen and cycle begins again.
This did not happen until I upgraded to OS10.3. It worked fine for weeks in OS 10.1(?) -- whatever the PB came with.
Thanks. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi Kerry,
I don't know how to fix the specific issue your PB is having, but I would start from scratch and not partition the HD. Is there some specific reason you want to? All Macs that can boot 9 and X shipped from Apple with both 9 and X on the same partition.

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