Dan came up with this fascinating new (new to me anyway) notion yesterday: > Are you saying you don't have a partition set aside for VM _only_? Hmm, > maybe I'm the only one who does this, and maybe that's why I'm near > enough the only 'Booker around here who keeps saying 9.1 is the best > thing since sliced bread. I always partition drives into at least 3 or 4 > volumes, an OS volume, a smallish scratch disk (for VM mostly), and more > vols for apps and docs. By moving all VM related activities out of user > space, I needn't worry at all about disk fragmentation.
OK, my 5300 is now down to 16MB (see accompanying post) and will be dependent on VM from now on. Dan's VM management technique sounds like an excellent idea and I'm eager to try it, but am anxious about wiping and partitioning the drive since with no CD-ROM attached directily to the 5300 there's no way to reinstall the OS (8.5) except over the (ethernet) network. With the HD temporarily out of business where does the networking software live? I haven't got the cable to hook it up in SCSI disk mode (and that's not supposed to work for system installation anyway); I *do* have a couple of bootable floppies, also a complete system 7.5 on floppies -- but there's no room on the bootable disk for the requisite software, and the GV ethernet card won't run on 7.5 anyway. Briefly, my question: is it possible to reformat the HD and reinstall the OS over an ethernet connection to a CD in another computer? TIA, Victoria -- "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Samuel Clemens -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
