At 3:43 PM +0000 10/9/01, Marc van Gemert wrote: >I'm going to install OS X.1 soon and I've gotten some conflicting >information lately. When OS X was released it came bundled with a >special OS 9.1 version. At that time you had to install that OS 9.1 even >if you had the 'regular' OS 9.1 installed if you wanted to use Classic. >The info I have gotten now is that I can update my 'regular' OS 9.1 to >9.2.1 and then install OS X.1 over that and that it will work fine with >it then. >Is this true?
It's not a special version of 9.1. The one you have will work fine. The 9.1 CD was included for convenience. Any special files needed by 9.1 Classic, will be installed by OSX when you launch Classic. Even if you remove them, they'll be installed again. There is a way to install 9.2.1, but not easily. I have not tried it yet. Although I imagine 9.2.1 is better for Classic, it is not required. Your regular 9.1 will work fine. >If this is not true I know I have to install that special OS 9.1 and >update it to 9.2.1 and install OS X.1, that will be on one partition >then. But can I then still use and boot from another partition with the >'regular' OS 9.1? You can boot from any 9.1 partition you have, although you only need one. Some people like to use a striped down 9.1 for Classic use, and another for regular 9.1 use. You can specify which 9.1 partition OSX should use for Classic. _ Andrew -- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
