--- "Gerald E. Uhlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/27/03 7:12 PM, "Dale Goodvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- "Gerald E. Uhlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 2/27/03 12:30 AM, "Dale Goodvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Is there a guaranteed way to install 9.2.2 leaving 10.2 > untouched. > >> If > >>> i wipe out 10.2 and all my settings and new stuff, I will suffer > >>> mightily in my little household. > >> > >> I managed to install OS 9 after OS X by simply copying the OS 9 > >> installer's > >> basic System folder to the drive, launching it as "classic" (which > >> gave a > >> couple of USB driver errors, but they go away later). Then I was > able > >> to run > >> the OS 9 CD installer to "update" the OS 9 System I just copied. > >> Later, > >> when launching Classic under OS X, it will tell you that it needs > to > >> update > >> some things in OS 9, and it works fine. Also, you should remember > to > >> run > >> Software Update under OS 9 to bring everything up to date. > >> > >> It's much easier if your drive is partitioned, as then you can > >> install or > >> reinstall either one independently of the other, and if something > >> goes wrong > >> with one system, you have the other to fall back on, leaving the > CD > >> drive > >> free to perform installations. > >> > >> You really should keep OS 9 somewhere on your drive, whether you > use > >> it on a > >> regular basis or not. There are several "Carbon" programs (those > >> which run > >> under either system) that require OS 9 to install, even though the > >> programs > >> themselves can run under OS X. > >> > >> Gerry > > Gerry, > > > > good answer > > > > how do I do this? i have the 9.2.2 disk. how does one partition > the > > drive? What's the minimum space to use for 9.2.2? so if i've > > downloaded software that will only download on 9, but has drivers > which > > can be downloaded so the program (scanning) works on 10.2, having 9 > on > > a separate partition will accomplish this? > > > > thanks gerry, > > > > dale > >
> I think the scanner software may be the "Carbon" variety I mentioned > above. > If you try the OS 9 installation technique I described above, it > should work > fine. You don't really need to partition the drive if you only need > OS 9 > for that, although it can be handy. I highly recommend partitioning > if you > have a Rev. A-D 233-333 iMac, especially if your HD is larger than 8 > Gig. > That way your System files will always remain within the first 8 Gigs > as > those machines require. If yours is newer, then it's not an issue. > Another > possibility would be to install OS 9 on an external FireWire drive, > if > that's an option for you. > > Gerry > Gerry, So should i be able to boot up from my 9.2.2 disk, dowload the scanner software, download the drives epson says are necessary for the software to work on OSX 10.2 and then just reboot into 10.2 and see if the software works? Dale (just a simple, gray-haired person from kansas trying to keep up with the 21st century) G. ===== "In most cases there is no free exercise whatever ... of the moral sense."--Henry David Thoreau -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
