> From: Al Poulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [G] getting my QS 933 to have OS 9 > Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 12:13:09 -0400 > snip > > I have a QS 733. Amount of backside cache is not relevant for this > discussion. I assume your QS has been running OS X of some vintage, > since you were able to install Tiger. It seems you did not reformat > the hard drive. Insert your install CD/DVD. Read/print whatever > ReadMe info you find on the CD/DVD. But whatever you find there should > blend with the following summary. With whatever version of OS X you > have running on the hard drive, go to Startup Disk in System > Preferences, select your CD/DVD, and hit the Restart Button. From your > CD/DVD, find Disk Utility. You can choose Erase (to reformat) or > Partition (to both reformat and partition). Choose Partition. Chose > the number of volumes you want and slide the divider bars to resize > them. Format each volume in HFS+ as mentioned above or choose MaC OS > Extended (Journaled) NOW if you want this feature to be available. You > can turn if off and on later in Disk Utility. Check to Install Mac OS > 9 Disk Drivers. This will completely wipe your hard drive, reformat, > partition, and set it up to run OS 9. >>
You are the second to say this about the drivers and I am starting now to think I have missed some steps that were open to me and better have a close see now. Appreciate the suggestion. Want to tell you before I try it as I am too busy now to start fiddling with the QS (once I start on these things, half a day is gone!) BTW, I only mentioned the backside to let you know the model if this helped. OK, also to boast about it as I am a big believer in the performance contribution of this feature and carefully resisted the temptation to get less! :) >> BTW, Why can't the hell I drag 9 system folders onto the hard >> disk (when started in X from the HD) and like that and then pick >> it in the startup, restart and bingo have 9? Like I have always >> done for years on 7600 and 7300s...? > > Hmmm. I don't know that you can't. I did essentially that. This road > map may help. I just checked my notes from a year ago when I migrated > this QS from 9.2.2 on two hard drives to OS X (Panther) while retaining > the original 9.2.2. I did not reinstall OS 9. I kept OS 9 on two of > the partitions I had on my backup hard drive after clearing out a bunch > of junk. Then I reformatted Drive One as above from the OS X install > CD. I copied all the 9.2.2 stuff, system folder, apps, data, mail from > backup to Drive One. I made sure everything was running fine on Drive > One. Then I installed OS X on Drive One. Tuned OS X to use the OS 9 > System Folder on its drive for Classic. Cleaned out that System Folder > to remove extensions and control panels that Classic does not need. > This is important if there are a lot of third party, non-Apple extras > that you no longer need, just to reduce chance of conflicts and to make > Classic startup quicker. > > I can start up from that OS 9 System Folder on Drive One, or use it for > Classic. I keep one of the original OS 9 System Folders on the backup > drive alive as an alternate startup volume, and I unblessed the OS 9 in > the other partition. If I wanted, I could set the OS X Classic > Preferences to use OS 9 on the backup drive. > > By the way, I have Classic starting up everytime I start up OS X. So > the Classic applications are always ready. Works well, seamlessly, for > the legacy stuff my wife still uses. All of this sounds right and sensible to my ears. And I want what you have already. You remind me to try my scsi Adaptec card U2B (I did ask but no response if this card was used by anyone on a QS?) and some external HD where I have 9.2.2 operating - but done with the xpost facto thing... Still, I might be able to install 9.2. clean from a 9.2 OS install disk on one of these SCSI drives... I might have another go. David Elmo -- 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
