Re: WS LCD backlight prob - fixed; no OS9 boot, though

[Bob]

The National Enquirer reports at 5:18 PM + 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
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WS LCD backlight prob - fixed; no OS9 boot, though

[Dave NovaK]

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.
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 and I successfully installed 
it on the 2nd partition.

But now I can't get it to boot to 9.2 from the second partition. It is 
recognized in the list of "startup discs" in System Prefs, though.

Think there's any way I could actually start up in OS9 now?
BTW, it miraculously did fix the LCD backlight program in OSX.. so at least 
that good came of it.

-Dave
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