>I've partitioned the 750Mb SCSI drive in my SE/30 and installed OS 6.0.8
>on one 200Mb partition and 7.1 on the remaing space. However, I cannot
>seem to get the machine to boot from the 7.1 partition. When I use
>Startup Disk to select the volume, both partitions are usually selected.
>If I just select the 7.1 partition and reboot, system 6 comes up every
>time.

A very intelligent piece of equipment you have there:-)

>
>I've tried copying the startup disk control panel from 7.1 to the 6.0.8
>folder with no better luck. Also, I can't get Mode32 to work at all, in
>any version on this SE/30. I have the Multifinder turned off, but I'm
>still stuck with 8Mbs of RAM instead of the 32 I installed. (Can't try
>system 7 yet of course, because I can't boot there...)

You could use the remaining 24 mb for a ram disk of course :-)

>
>Anyway, I read this article
>(http://www.lowendmac.com/oldmac/compact3.html) and it seems to suggest
>that I should be able to boot from one partition to the other just by
>using Startup Disk. Any suggestions, short of getting System Picker?

Ah. That would be my advise: get system picker. Something wrong with 
that program?

Marten
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