Thanks Wayne. Then I'll leave that OS-X on the external drive as my own ace-in-the-hole.
After what I've been going through these past couple of days, I'd say you are not paranoid at all, merely realistic. Whoever said OS-X doesn't crash has never been through something like this. Thanks also for the command-option-shift-delete tip for starting up with a secondary system. It's probably mentioned in Pogue's OS-X book, but I haven't read that in a long time, and since it's about 770 pages long I may never have gotten that far. I still don't understand why, with all his troubleshooting tips, he never mentions resetting the CUDA button. Several people here have said how effective it can be under the right circumstances. Tom At 4:24 PM -0600 4/07/2005, Wayne Clodfelter wrote: >Tom, >Glad to hear you are making progress. >I think that it is a good idea to have OS X on more than one drive (or >partition). I use intech's QuickBack (part of their SpeedTools Utility >suite that is bundled with hard drives purchased from OWC or available >direct from intech) to do weekly scheduled backups of the partition >holding my main OS X system. Additionally, on another partition I have >a "clean" OS X system installation that has not been modified since it >was installed from the CDs. That's my ace in the hole in case I install >something into my working system that corrupts it or makes it >unstable--and I don't catch it until after the scheduled backup has >also rendered my primary backup corrupt or unstable. >Do you follow that? Am I paranoid? Yes, probably. >Think of it this way. If you had another OS X installation on one of >your other drives (or partitions), then you quite possibly could have >restarted with command-option-shift-delete and achieved a restart from >a secondary OS X system installation. (you may have to append a number >key to this key-press configuration that coincides with the volume >containing the OS you want to start from) > >I have used RsynchX and PsynchX to perform scheduled backups, but >QuickBack is easier for me to configure and I have it at hand, so that >is what I use. > >On Apr 7, 2005, at 5:54 AM, Thomas Baker wrote: > >> Or is it not such a good idea to have two OS-X's on a Mac? >> >Regards, > >Wayne Clodfelter >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >iPod Accessories for Less >at 1-800-iPOD.COM >Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal >www.1800ipod.com Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
