[G4] rePanther install question

[John Baltutis]

On 11/12/06, Ray Clayton <ramar.clayton at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I appreciate the info I've gotten so far. Had trouble with my subscription,
> had to re-subscribe. Anyway. I guess the installation comes down to one of
> two choices.
>
> My hard drive is partitioned. On the smaller partition (10 GB) is 9.2.2,
> 10.1, and all applications. And 4.25 GB free.
>
> On the larger partition (30 GB) are all data filesãphotos, letters, various,
> etc., no apps. About 25 GB free.
>
> So. Should I install Panther in the smaller partition over 10.1ãassuming the
> installer will let me? Or do I install Panther in the larger partition and
> therefore end up with 9.2.2 on one partition and 10.3 on the other?
>
> I would appreciate opinions. TIA,

Here's what I'd do. Copy (drag & drop) these from the small partiton to the
larger one: Applications (Mac OS 9) and System Folder (not System). Then,
Startup Disk, select the System on the large partition, boot into it, launch
Drive Setup, select the smaller partition, erase and reformat it as Mac OS
extended (HFS+). Then, Copy those two folders to the now clean partition, boot
into it, and ensure that it works normally. Then, delete them from the larger
partiltion and, when you get the Panther disks, install it onto the larger
partition.

Alternatively, get an external, bootable FireWire HD, partition it as desired,
copy the OS 9 stuff to one partition, the data stuff to another, boot into the
FWHD, and erase/repartition the internal HD, one partition for OS 9 and another
for OS X. This allows for growth and making bootable backups.