[G4] Need for Partitioning for OS9

[Snow White]

Margaret:

There is no need to install OS9 twice.

You can put OS 9 on your OSX partition if you use it for Classic only.  
I believe it is un-bootable in this state and will only boot to OSX.  
If I am wrong then correct me.

Or you can make a separate partion (arround 5 gig or more) to use as 
Classic and be bootable into OS9 directly.

I find the partition scenario the best because if ever you need replace 
your OS9 you can do so without effecting OSX.  But then I rarely use 
OS9 - only a couple of old games I play, like MOO 2 or Quake 4.  Both 
have OSX patches that are hard to make work.

Hope this helps.

jj


On 10-Feb-07, at 10:14 PM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
wrote:

> Browsers (need for partitioning)
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> Cc: Margaret Krakowiak <imago at bellsouth.net>
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> John B., thanks for the reply.
>
> What Rich said - if I understood correctly..
>
> For use as Classic, OS9 should be on the same partition as X,
> but for use as a bootable system it should be on a different partition?
> Meaning two OS9 installs?
>
> Right now on my new internal drive I put OS9 and X on different
> partitions,
> and was planning to use that  OS9 system for Classic apps. Are you
> saying
> that's not good to do, and that 9 for Classic designation should be on
> the same
> partition as X, and I should do another OS9 install on the X partition?
>
> margaret