on 2/20/04 5:40 PM, Gary Gorbet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Congratulations on your successful install. Thanks ... luck was on my side this time ...;). >> 1) Is there any advantage to using "Classic" mode rather than just >> re-booting into OS9.2.2 off my other hard drive? For now, the majority of my >> computing will still be done in OS9 and I'll only be using OSX for those >> apps that need it (DVD-SP2, iPhoto, etc.). >> In other words, can I wipe off the OS9 I installed for Classic mode and use >> that drive space for OSX apps? > > In my opinion there is a definite advantage to running in Classic > mode as opposed to booting into OS 9. You do not have to keep > rebooting between two systems; instead you stay booted in X. That way > you gradually learn what you can do in X, but still are able to run > your Classic apps. I think you will find that there are more and more > things that you *prefer* to do in the X way, using X apps. How about compatibility issues? I have heard that some apps don't run as well (or at all) in Classic mode. I have the patience for a reboot every once in a while if it means my apps will work better in pure OS9 than in Classic mode. >> 2) Can I use Retrospect in OS9 to back up my OSX partition (so I can >> reformat that drive for one partition) and then restore OSX back onto that >> drive? > > No, you will need to backup X using the X version of Retrospect. The > OS9 Retrospect will back up an X volume, but when you go to restore > it, it will get lots of Unix-y things wrong, like symbolic links. You > will end up having to do something like archive and restore install. > An alternative for what you want to do is Carbon Copy Cloner. It is > relatively inexpensive and can back up then restore your X volume in > exactly the state it had been in. That assumes, of course, that you > have an clean external volume on which to map the OSX partition. Will have toupgrade my Retrospect Express to OSX I guess. >> 3) Is there a way to check and see if the L2CacheConfig is actually working >> in OSX? > > For OSX you probably will want to use Cache Control X and CPU Director. Am headed off to find it right now. Thanks. -- Gregg -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
