Will 9.2.2 Successfully Install On;

Question

9.2.2 vanished on 6gb internal hard drive for power mac blue and white.
I should not have turned on Full Java Script when using Clasilla. They said it is in development and not recommended. http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/ somewhere on that site it will say that.
I am about to turn blue and white into a door stop.
I know that 9.2.2 will not install on any g4s or g5s. I will use them to watch videos.
I also like 9.2.2 because it always mounts external storage...so far. Perhaps the mounting issue is computer related and not os related.
MY QUESTIONS:
junky blue and white will not take retail os 9 dvd. (Yes, it has DVD drive) will it take cd?
What about g3 bronze keyboard?????
i think none of my 3 imacs have dvd player. ......
Will they take cd version,
if hard drive is blank?
if hard drive has 10.3.5 on it? ----how can I sneak 9.2.2 onto a hard drive with OS X already on it????
Presently:
junky blue and white: nothing.
imac g3 500mhz: 10.3.5
imac g3 400mhz: 10.3.5
another imac g3 400mhz: nothing.... (password protected OS X to be erased
ANOTHER Question: what is "Reset Password" feature on install disks????? )
My goals for these computers:
junky blue and white: new hard drive with 9.2.2 only.
imac g3 500mhz: 10.4.11 AND 9.2.2
imac g3 400mhz: 10.3.5 AND 9.2.2
imac g3 400mhz: 9.2.2 only ......unless os x password can be reset. then both OS 9 & X ....
2 bronze keyboards: certainly 9.2.2, possibly OS 10.x
all my existing internal hard drives...getting a "Toaster", recovering files, formatting as FAT, and then copying the files on them. also I am getting more hard drives.

Answer 1

Hi, In-Correct -
In addition to their original disks...
A B&W G3 should accept any version retail OS 9 Install CD.
A PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard) should also be able to accept any version retail OS 9 Install CD.
A 500MHz iMac G3 can be one of three different models. The first one, iMac (Summer 2000), can use either a retail OS 9.1 Install CD or a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD. The next two, iMac (Early 2001) and iMac (Summer 2001), can use only a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD.
A 400MHz iMac G3 can be one of three different models. The first one, iMac/iMac DV (Slot Loading), can use any version retail OS 9 Install CD. The next one, iMac (Summer 2000), can use either a retail OS 9.1 Install CD or a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD. The last one, iMac (Early 2001), can use only a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD.
Your best choice for an OS 9 Install CD to support any of the above machines is a retail OS 9.2.1 Install CD.
As has been noted, all stand-alone OS 9 Install disks are CDs, not DVDs.
Once the machine has been booted to the CD, whether the hard drive is avilable on the desktop or is 'seen' by the installer depends upon whether the drive has had OS 9 drivers installed. If it is visible to the installer, you can install OS 9 on it. If it is not visible to the installer, you can not do so until OS 9 drivers have been installed. Unfortunately, installing OS 9 drivers usually means reformatting (which means erasing) the hard drive.
Article #TA20774 - Disk Is Available in Mac OS X But Not in Mac OS 9
The fact that OSX is present on the hard drive does not prevent the installation of OS 9 (provided the drive has OS 9 drivers). The OS 9 installer may balk at the presence of one of the folders OSX uses - an OS 9 installer can be confused by that, thinking that it is an unknown version of OS 9 and refusing to install on top of it. The solution for that issue is to do a Clean Install of OS 9 - doing so will not affect the install of OSX.
Article #TA43881 - Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9: Performing a Clean Installation
...what is "Reset Password" feature on install disks?
That pertains to OSX, not to OS 9.