Subject: Re: Second Hard Drive/Linux Install?
From: Graeme Rae (graeme@surfinfo.com)
Date: Thu May 11 2000 - 11:19:03 MDT
I have mac8.6 on my internal 3.5gig drive, and linux on an external 350meg
HD - it's a scsi link though. I downloaded and burned a copy of the
Linux2000 CD, and followed the fairly straightforward instructions about
partitioning and formatting the external drive and it only took me an
afternoon of tinkering to get it where I wanted to be.
What you are asking is fully feasible and in my opinion much better than
using a partitioned drive.
To switch between os's you need to reboot then hold
option-command-shift-delete to bypass the internal drive and start up from
the external.
Graeme
-- graeme@surfinfo.com (Dr. Graeme Rae), The East Coast Surf Information Center. http://www.surfinfo.com. Telephone (321) 722-9038, "May your joys be as deep as the ocean, and your troubles as light as its foam."> From: "Frederick S. Sterns" <fssterns@erols.com> > Reply-To: mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org > Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:09:33 -0400 > To: <mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org> > Subject: Second Hard Drive/Linux Install? > > Hi, ListMembers... > > I've reviewed alot of archived material but really feel the need for some > "specific" advice...may I therefore impose upon the members' time? > > Would like install Linux on a second hard drive for my 350 iMac. > > I see there is a vendor selling a HD with Linux installed, but it's > necessary to "rewire" the primary and secondary HDs....something I'm not > anxious to attempt. > > Is it possible to: [1] install Linux on a second hard drive with a USB > connection to my iMac? > > [2] install Linux on a Zip or Jazz drive and then operate Linux and > MacOS-9 independently? > > Are there options I've missed? > > Thanks for your time...fred S. > >
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