--- You wrote: Greetings all, An OS X startup keystroke question: I was under the impression that there was a keystroke that, upon OS X startup, would force a display list of available boot-up volumes, allowing you to choose and continue (visually similar to the old space-bar down until extensions manager appears). This would be a more comprehensive approach to the blinder "command-option-shift-delete" keystroke forcing a search-and-seek startup.
If this is an issue, I'm still in Jaguar (Panther coming soon) - perhaps my query is a Panther-only option? Thank you. Best regards, Dana --- end of quote --- You didn't say which machine you are using. If it is Beige or older, your options are few and a bit annoying. And it depends a little on whether you are using xpostfacto, required for Panther, optional for Jaguar, at least on Beige. That startup selector is in the ROMs of post Beige machines, not in the operating systems. On my Beige I have about four or five bootable systems, for various reasons. Once I've established which X and which 9.2 I want easy access to, it's simply a matter of turning the machine on which boots to X. If I want 9, I hold down the option key at the chime. Simple but limited. Sometimes it boots to 9 anyway, and sometimes it boots to the wrong 9. Then a warm reboot with the option key held usually gets the 9 I was looking for. Weird, but I can live with it. If I want to choose a different system I need to boot into 9 and select it in xportfacto (if it's an X system) or in startup disk (if it's a 9 system), then reboot. This is a pain if I have a problem than needs repair. I have suggested to Ryan Rempel, the developer of xpostfact, that it would be nice to have an options menu come up at boot time. He says this is possible and may do it some rainy day when everything else is finished. If you need more details, please ask. Rich -- 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
