classical wrote: > On 2009-10-28 14:10 -0700, Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com wrote: > >> WallStreet can use drives larger than 8 GB - I have a 40 GB drive in >> mine. The first partition, the one it boots from, must be smaller than >> 8 GB. > > There you go again! People keep repeating this, but it's not correct. > Using XPostFacto, Wallstreet can boot from any size partition, and it > doesn't have to be the first one on the disk. I am writing this on a > Wallstreet booted from a 34GB partition. >
The 8GB limit still applies, XPostFacto creates a tiny boot partition (Much less than 8GB !!) as the first partition and uses this as a helper partition to boot the OS. so you are still starting the boot from a <8GB partition, but it is a hidden partition. So to be correct you are NOT booting from a 34GB partition, you are booting from the XPostFacto partition which then hands over to the OS partition to load the OS once it has bypassed / patched the 8GB limitation. However if you are not using a boot helper then you still need to boot from a primary partition of less than 8GB. Ben. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
