The National Enquirer reports at 5:18 PM +0000 9/30/04, Dave NovaK wrote: > >You know what, I'm not sure I asked this very clearly in the first=20 > >place. Let me elucidate. The answer may still be the same, but=20 > >question is slightly different. :-) > > > >If a person already has his drive partitioned into 2 partitions. If=20 > >he has already installed OS X, but didn't install the OS 9 drivers=20 > >when he installed OS X. Then subsequently he installs OS 9 on the=20 > >second partition (he still can't install the OS 9 drivers without=20 > >reformatting the drive). Now... > > > >Can he boot into OS 9 from the OS on the second partition? > >He = me. > >I just answered my own and your question.
Thanks, Dave. >I booted in OSX from the HD. I popped the 9.2 CD in, and selected it as the >startup disc. It restrarted in 9.2 from the CD Okay!! Glad to see that advice solved one of your problems. > and I successfully installed it on the 2nd partition. Another problem solved. :-) >But now I can't get it to boot to 9.2 from the second partition. That's what I have been afraid of the whole time. :-( >It is recognized in the list of "startup discs" in System Prefs, though. The Startup Disk doesn't have anything to do with the usability of a partition. You might be able to see a System partition and still not be able to boot into it. (I can see all 5 of my Operating Systems from the OS X Startup Disk. But I can only boot into OS 9 from OS X.) Since your OS 9 partition was formatted with OS X drivers, the OS X Startup Disk will be to read it. But that has nothing to do with being able to boot into OS 9 from it. >Think there's any way I could actually start up in OS9 now? I really don't think so, without reformatting and adding the OS 9 drivers. That's why many of us have stressed the fact of not overlooking the OS 9 drivers installation when people have said they were going to install OS X in the first place. >BTW, it miraculously did fix the LCD backlight program in OSX.. so at least >that good came of it. Well, that's 3 out of 4. If you can back up your drive and reformat (adding OS 9 drivers this time), you could make it 4 out of 4. But I sympathize with your difficulty. Wait...I just had an idea. Boot up using your OS 9 CD. Then select the OS 9 partition in the Startup Disk (still from the CD). See if that will allow you to boot into the OS 9 partition. It still may not, but it's worth a try. Good Luck, Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
