I tried the option key on my Rev.A B&W and nothing. It just booted to what I had set it to in the first place (OS 9.1). =P Does anyone know which key to press on the B&W in order to switch between OSes?
TIA on 5/20/02 1:43 PM, Mothra at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well for me and my new G4 800, I think you have to have OS 9 and X on two > different drives to use the option key actually. Everytime I try it, I only > get one drive icon and it always starts on OS X. Have to actually set the > control panel to start from OS 9 to boot into 9.. > > Another new interesting hotkey a friend and I found last week... > Hold control-X while booting.. After a second, youll hear the startup chime > again kinda like you just zapped PRAM, then it will boot into OS X if you > were selected to boot into OS 9.. Think CMD+X works for this too.. > > >> 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? >> >> -- >> John Koen >> cellist, The Philadelphia Orchestra >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.johnfkoen.com >> -- 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>
