Classic can't see disk images

I can create disk images in Panther, and mount them. I can see them as
drives from another Mac running panther. But they seem to be invisible
to Classic applications (specifically Outlook Express). Is this normal
or do I have a configuration problem?

 

It is normal.

Cathy

 

Is anyone aware of any way to mount an image that is already mounted in
Panther so it can be seen by Classic apps? Maybe a little freeware or
shareware utility?

 

Try "dmg fixer for Mac OS 9", in conjunction with
Disk Copy 6.4 or later.

 

Thanks for this pointer. It may be useful in other situations.

My problem is a little different. I am not trying to mount a DMG file
with a bad file type when booted into OS 9.

I am running OS X Panther, I have a DMG file mounted on my Panther
desktop, and it works fine in Panther. Classic applications such as
Outlook Express can see all my actual drives (including partitions) but
the mounted DMG "disks" do not show up at all. To save an attachment
into a disk image I have to save it to a real disk then copy it to the
mounted DMG disk.

 

Try unlocking the mounted dmg in X first (permissions),
although probably unnecessary.

It works o.k. for me, though. Boot up in X, create
blank.dmg with Disk Copy or whatever, on X desktop.
Drag files onto mounted image. Do not eject.

Boot up in 9, drag blank.dmg onto 9 desktop, drag
blank.dmg onto Disk Copy. It mounts, then drag items
onto mounted image. Drag blank.dmg back into X desktop.
Boot up in X. Mount blank.dmg; it now contains files
from both X and 9.

 

This "just works" for me, under 10.3.4 and at least back to 10.3.3. I
have a read/write .sparseimage file that I mount in Panther, and the
Classic version of Quicktime Player sees it just fine. I don't know if
other Classic apps can see it, but I would expect so.

What I wish is that OS X was more like other unices and mounted
filesystems on an existing mountpoint, shadowing what's already there,
instead of trying to create new numbered mountpoints if already exists.

 

What I am trying to do is a little different. I am running Panther, and
have a DMG "disk" mounted on the Panther desktop.

When I ran a Classic application such as Outlook Express, I could not
access that DMG disk; it did not show up in Open or Save dialogs.
However that problem seems to have been fixed by running the 10.3.4
combo updater.