On 25/11/02 16:09, "Marc van Gemert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Les wrote: > >> >> OS X on a 4GB partition? >> Is that enough? >> It would be highly advised to set the *users* home path to the third or >> larger partition and same when installing third party applications. >> Actually sounds sweet. > > I've heard this before, any idea how one can do this? > On my iBook, I have 3 partitions, one 4.3 GB where Jaguar resides, one 3.2 GB where I have my home-folder and one with 2 GB that I intended to use with linux or something similar, but has never been used for anything but MP3's. I made the mistake trying to install Jaguar on the 3.2 GB Partition. It was simply to small if I wanted the developer tools on it too. I managed to get it to install properly on the 4.3 GB partition. I have OS9 on that partition too, which is waste, though. I should probably delete it, as it happens that I get out of memory messages if too many programs are open at one time. (This happens if your system is no longer able to ad additional swap-files, and is not something only seen in OS9). It is certainly possible to install OSX on a 4 GB disk, but don�t count on adding the developers tools, especially if you want to have Classic around too. I did install OSX on a friends Rev B. iMac, and it works very well for him, even given the lack of harddisk space, but I have not asked my sister to upgrade her rev. A from 9.0.4 for that reason. I cannot recommend less than 8 GB for ordinary OSX-partitions, as this will always demand caution of you not to install too large apps etc. on your primary partition. I even refrained from partitioning my 17" iMac because of that.. But if you are forced to a small Jaguar partition, you may want to move your home-folder to a different place. If you know what you are doing, it is quite easy to do using Netinfo manager, but you certainly must have some grasp of what you are doing. I would not recommend it to non-power-users, and even to those who are not familiar with the Netinfo Manager and/or complex file systems, I would hesitate to recommend it to. A different approach is to have a second Application folder on the other partition, where you can install all non-Apple-applications. That helps keep my system tidy too. Just my .02 � Kim -- 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:[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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
