Well, like I said, I could be wrong. Which also means I don't know why I had trouble with X before the 80 gig drive. Darn. I thought I'd figured it out, but the other drives I was using were all SCSI. Oh well.
--- Dan Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Steve Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >I could be wrong about this(and probably am), but I > >thought that installing any version of X on older > >machines requires that the whole OS fits in an 8 > Gig > >partition (or the first 8 gigs of a volume larger > than > >8 gigs... which I think is risky.) > > The 8 gig limitation only applies to IDE drives on > old machines. SCSI is > unaffected. I personally have 10.3.5 on an S900 > on greater than 8 gig > SCSI drives. My S900 is all SCSI just to > eliminate this issue. > > Dan > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! > Download today - it's FREE! > hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ===== Steve Hardy _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
