Alan, Any possibility of summarizing what the partition map looks like? In particular, is MacOS 9 installed on the helper partition or the large one where OS X lives?
How about a quick HOWTO? Thanks... John On 11/1/09 9:36 AM, "classical" <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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.... > > You are technically quite correct at the 'nuts and bolts' level, but > on the other hand, once startup has completed via XPostFacto, the > computer 'believes' it has completed the entire boot sequence from > the volume where OS-X is installed. > > I am trying to dispel the notion that Wallstreets can only run OS-X > from a partition of less than 8GB. > > ..Alan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
