Not too long ago, I replaced the 6GB HDD with a 120GB HDD in my iMac Rev.D and installed from scratch OS9 and Jaguar. Basically here is what I discovered.
1) First Try At first I partitioned the drive into three; (a) 7.9GB, (b) 6GB, and (c) remaining 100+GB. Installed Jaguar (OS X 10.2) into partition-a. Installed OS9 into partition-b. I was unable boot successfully into OS9 after the second time. Setting the Startup Disk to OS9 in partition-b worked only once. 2) Second Try I partitioned the drive into two; (a) 7.9GB, and (b) remaining 100+GB. Installed Jaguar into partition-a. Installed OS9 into partition-b. Still I was unable boot successfully into OS9 after the second time. Setting the Startup Disk to OS9 in partition-b worked only once. 3) Third Try I partitioned the drive into two; (a) 7.9GB, and (b) remaining 100+GB. Installed OS9 into partition-a. Installed Jaguar into partition-a, optioning to keep OS9 intact and not migrate users. It works, can set Startup Disk to OS9 or OSX in partition-a and boot up fine. This is probably not the best technical advice, infact it isn't, this is just a recap of my experience on day. I hope it helps shed some light. My best advice... have some time set aside for trial and error. -Les >> From what I have heard only OS 9 has to be installed within the first >> partition of 8 GB or less, and OS X can than be used on a another >> partition. > I think you'll see that the OS X installer will not give you the > opportunity to install on any partition outside the first 8 GB. > Partition the first 8 GB any way you want to, but your boot system must > reside on a partition wholly within the first 8 GB. Said another way, > any boot system on a partition that strays beyond the first 8 GB will > not be recognized as a valid start-up system. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
