>Stewart Gardiner wrote: > >Is it possible to run a dual OS disk with a System 6 >partition and a System 7 partition? If so, what >things do I need to bear in mind? Is there a way of >choosing which OS/partition to boot from when >starting up? Are there any drawbacks? What is the >best (and freely available) disk utility to use to >configure the drive?
I've done this before. I can't remember the exact details, but here you go: You can use the Startup Disk control panel to choose which partition to boot from, you can manually bless/unbless the System Folders, or use System Picker, which is available at Marten's site: <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/utilities.html>. I don't think it's possible to choose a system at boot time. I've never bothered with 3rd party disk utilities. Gamba has HD SC Setup 7.5.3 and a patch that enables it to work with almost any drive: <http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/system6.html>. I remember that the A/UX disk utility worked as well, but I can't seem to find a link to it. As far as drawbacks, System 6 will force you to double boot if you were running System 7 in 32-bit mode. This can be avoided by using Optima32 (again at Gamba's site) or by running System 7 in 24-bit mode. You will experience lots of Desktop File rebuilding, which can be avoided with Desktop Manager (available at Marten's site). The only other annoyance was files or aliases on the desktop. I hope this helps. Have fun! ign -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> 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/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
