On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:09:32 -0500, G-List wrote: > Here's the scenario. I have a 266 Mhz G3 Beige DT with 96 Mb of RAM which > presently has 9.2 on it. I am presently downloading YDL 3.0.1 and I > plan to > install a 20 Gb HD and at least 256 Mb of RAM. Once installed I would like > to have YDL, OS-X and OS 9.2 all installed on this machine and the > ability to > start the computer in any of the OS's mentioned. What is the best way to > achieve this goal? In other words, how should I go about it, install which > one first and where, etc. I also plan to buy a USB/Firewire card for > this in > the near future. I'm using the stock video which has the RAM upgraded to 6 > Mb. Any help provided will be greatly appreciated.
If it is your intention to have OS X then it will have to be on the first partition and that partition will need to be less than 8 gig. Since your machine is an Old World Machine you will only be able to start Yellow Dog Linux after the machine is booting into OS 9. You can use the Mac OS Startup Disk Control Panel in OS 9, or the Startup preference in OS X to determine which of the Mac OSes is going to boot. If you have selected OS X as the startup, then you will be unable to start up Yellow Dog Linux as it can only startup during the OS 9 Boot process. On the Yellow Dog Linux web site you will find a PDF called A Companion to Installing Yellow Dog Linux, which provides excellent instructions for a variety of Macs and OSes. Beyond needing to have OS X as the first partition it really makes no difference how you partition the drive. The Yellow Dog partitions can fall in the middle or at the end of the drive without causing any problems for either OS 9 or OS X. YDL will need at least a couple gig of space for the standard install, more depending on how you use it. On my G3 AIO with similar specs, Yellow Dog Linux installed easily causing no problems and no confusion in configuring. Good luck bill -- \/\/i||[EMAIL PROTECTED] ()\/e -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
