> For the older operating systems (pre 7.6?) one needed a utility > usually included with the disk formatting software, in order to set > which partition to boot from.
I'm playing around with a couple different OS's: 7.0.1, 8.1, and A/UX. I can use the startup disk control panel to switch between two different physical drives with no problem, but I cannot isolate one bootable partition within a physical drive. Each partition only has one system folder present that is blessed. System Picker doesn't show any selectable system folders in the pull-down menu even though all the system folders are in the root of their respective partitions. I have seen System Picker work under emulation on my PC. A workaround I've been using is to put a folder within the system folder to hide the finder in for all the partitions except the one that I want to boot. I was hoping that there is a more elegant solution to picking a boot partition. Could the problem be caused by how the drive is formatted or the disk driver? -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
