how many partitions, for 2nd OS? (was Re: [G4] CSEL on G4/667 IDE bus?

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

You don't really have to do multiple partition at all, one will do. 
However I do like keeping the os 9 partition separate as a personal 
preference to kind of separate things.  Now, if you are making two 
equal partitions, one for os 9 and os x which is a good idea keeping 
them separate. I would recommend against making the os 9 partition 
equal in size with the os x one, because later you will probably want 
that space on your os X partition.  I have my computers main boot 
hard-drive partition like this: just 1.37 GB (951.5 MB free)  for os 9 
and 110.15 GB (88.94 GB free) for the os x partition. So all-in-all 
adjust your os 9 partition to meet your usage needs, you will probably 
need a lot more than 1.00 GB if you still use os 9 for getting work 
done. I don't use os 9 much and just keep it there for compatibilities 
sake and for possible G4 firmware updates. So you will have to figure 
out what you need but it is always a safe bet to give os x more space 
because that is where the new software is and where things are happing 
at, os nine is still...

Dan Brieck Jr.

On Feb 14, 2005, at 7:19 AM, B Yen wrote:

> I just ran Drive Setup & partitioned it into 2 partitions.. each 60g.  
> I also
> updated the driver, & re-booted.
>
> Everything is OK.
>
> I'm still on OS 9.2.2. (if you can believe it).  I heard some people 
> have a
> partition reserved for OS X boot.  Is my 2 partition HD Okay, or could 
> I go with a 3
> (or even 4) partition?  I guess I'm asking, how much disk space is 
> ideal for an OS X
> partition?
>
> A while back, I was the one whose 60g Maxtor was beginning to act 
> flaky (sometimes
> it wouldn't show up during a boot, or wouldn't wake from a "sleep").  
> I suppose the
> above 2-partition scheme (each 60g) might be good, if I used one 
> partition as a
> "mirror" of the Maxtor 60g.  Others suggested just copying over 
> important files, in
> which case a smaller partition could take care of that.
>
> Question: I need recomendations on a good partition scheme for my 120g 
> Western
> Digital.
>
> TIA for any help/advice.
>
>
>
> B Yen wrote:
>
>> I just installed a WD 120G in my G4/667.  I think it's formatted for 
>> a PC, the
>> installation software is all PC.
>>
>> When I put in the hardware, the instructions gave me 2 options..if 
>> CSEL is
>> enabled on IDE bus, they have the jumper..all the way to the right.  
>> They said,
>> if not sure of CSEL, then they showed the jumper for a "slave" 
>> drive..that's what
>> I did.
>>
>> So, I power it up & the Mac G4/667 booted up fine.. (this seems to 
>> indicate the
>> drives are not conflicting).  Except, the drive doesn't show up on 
>> the Desktop.
>> When I do System Profiler, it shows up as "ID=1 Hard Drive   No 
>> Volumes mounted".
>>
>> Does this mean I have to format it as a Mac drive..is it just using 
>> DFA (Disk
>> First Aid), or some other Mac system software program?  Sorry about 
>> the basic
>> question.  Regarding good disk utilities, can someone recommend a 
>> good one?  A
>> long time ago, I remember a FWB (?) or a LaCie as good ones.  (there 
>> was another
>> one, but I forgot its name)
>>
>> TIA for any help/advice.