Where can I find System Disk 2.6.2?
> --- You wrote: > Just got NEW to me C3 with OS X 10.2, works just fine. > > Wanted to put older OS 9 or 8.1 on partition so I can use > older programs that will not run on X. > > Put in 8.1 CD loaded fine on dt. > > Shut down and attempted to start up on CD, held C down and > it will not load. > --- end of quote --- > Ok, you are up against the G3 crazyness. I'm going to assume you are talking > aboutg a Beige G3. If it is a B&W, things are simpler but I have no > experience > with it. From the sound of it, it's a Beige. It is an intrim design that > doesn't completely support X without a little help. It's not that hard to get > it > all working but occasionally you have to back off and take a deep breath. > > If nothing seems to work, zap your pram about ten times. Booot while holding > down option-apple-shif-delete (someone corect that combination...it's early > and > my memory may be off.) Hold it until the machine hac chimed ten times. If > that > doesn't get you back to where you started, press the cuda button (located near > the pci slots) for 30 seconds or so. Or, instead of any of the above, pull > the > motherboard battery out for a minute. > > You can run any version of pre X you like as long as you don't try to use it > for > Classic, which is os9 running within X. For that you need 9.1 or 9.2. > > Next problem. Getting a Beige to boot to X. Unless you are running Panther, > you can use a free program called System Disk 2.6.2. (The control panel > Startup > Disk that comes in 9 won't get you back to an X system, ever.) Find System > Disk > on Google and just run the program in os 9 or 8.6. It will display all the > bootable systems on your computer. Select one and reboot. That's where your > computer will go next time you start it. If you select an X system and you > want > to boot to the last 8 or 9 system, just hold down the option key after the > chime. Unless you run the program again and select something else, the > computer > will default to the selected syste. So you can get X unless you hold option. > It's pretty neat and clean. If it starts getting funky, you might need a new > motherboard battery, which is what helps the machine remember those settings. > > The other choice is Xpostfacto, a free program (they ask for a contribution) > that willl allow you to do all of the above and give you the possibility of > using Panther too. Read the directions carefully. System Disk is simpler > thatn > Xpostfacto if you don't need to run Panther. > > Sharing disk space between X and 9 (or 8.) Yes, you can use seperate > partitions. But I can tell you that you could put your os 9 system in a > directory and both Xpostfacto and system disk will find it and boot from it. > Both systems can even cooexist in the same root directory, though this looks > very confusing when you open it to look at the files. Neither is the > recommended arrangement. But I don't like to partition drives and it worked > fine for me. > > Until I moved my drives to a G4 Digital Audio. That later machine would only > find systems in root directories, I learned. But you have the option to > cheat a > little on your older machine. > > I lived with a Beige running 9 and X in equal amounts for a few years and it > was > like flying: hours of simple boredom intersperced with moments of panic. I > got > used to it and did a lot of productive work. I could never done it without > help > from this list, where I learned everything I needed to know. > > Hope this helps. > > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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