on 19/5/02 14:05, John Koen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sunday, May 19, 2002, at 01:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> had a quick question about a keyboard shortcut that i thought i read here at >> one point. is there a startup shortcut that puts into startup disk options so >> you can choose which OS you want at the bootup....or do you have to just >> restart from whatever was last selected. > > On my Beige G3 MT (not sure about rev. A or B), holding down the option > key at startup doesn't do anything, nor > will it, apparently, ever. On later computers (the Blue and Whites?), > you need OS X and OS 9 installed on separate partitions for this to > work. Which computer do you have?
You have to have the OSes on separate partitions to do such a trick. On your G4 AGP I think you can use the option key but I know nothing more than that. The B&W G3s & Beige G3s do *not* have that capability. There's a little more complicated way to do this and that's with Open Firmware com-ctrl-o-f (or was that ctrl-opt-o-f or cmd-opt-o-f?)? But, there too you have to have OSes on different partitions. If you want to easily choose the startup disk at startup you'll have to have something called yaboot that gets installed with YellowDogLinux. I'm sure there's a way to get it to work (haven't tried yet) without having to install YDL but it might require a little tinkering. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
