On 18.05.2004 11:40 Uhr, Darcy James Argue wrote > Johannes is correct -- if you need to, for instance, zap the PRAM or > something like that, you will be stuck in OS 9 for the next boot. Once > you've started up into OS 9, though, you can use XPostFacto to ensure > that the next time you restart (and on all subsequent restarts, barring > another PRAM reset), you will boot into OS X. Apple's Startup Disk > control panel doesn't work for this -- in my case, at least, it never > has -- but XPF does, which is why it's such a life-saver for those of > us with older hardware.
Just one clarification: A simple reset will boot back into OS X (ie hitting ctrl-command-power), but as Darcy said, PRAM resets won't. On my Wallstreet this includes shift-fn-ctrl-power which is a "hard-power down". There is absolutely no way to boot back into OS X without XPF after one of those. Again, it may well work to have a minimum OS 9 on CD including XPF, but I have not tried this. On the other hand, I have seen many posts on the XPF forum where only OS 9 could prevent complete reinstalls. I would not dare to set up my Wallstreet without a bootable OS 9 partition, just in case. YMMV. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
