OS X only?

[Max Malzkuhn]

Hi Clint,

Thanks for your response.  Since I already OSX installed and several 
apps, etc. I would like to install 9 without having to re-install 10.  
I tried to install with my only 9 disk, 9.04, but it wouldn't install.  
The way I did it before was to install 9 first, then upgrade it via 
Apple upgrades to 9.22 and then install 10.  Am I forced into doing it 
this way again?  It is really a pain because I can't install 10 without 
swapping some memory out.  10 does not like to install with 384 MB (I 
won't even tell you how long it took me to figure that one out!).

Also, I borrowed a friends adb mouse to see if it would work on this G3 
PowerBook (Wallstreet) and it doesn't work.  Any thoughts on that?  It 
did work in OS 9 and in YDL before but not OSX???  Sorry I'm asking so 
many questions.

Max

On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 01:00 PM, Clinton C.MacDonald wrote:

> Mr. Malzkuhn:
>
> On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 01:58  PM, Max Malzkuhn wrote:
>> Is there a way to install YDL on a Old-World machine (G3 Wallstreet) 
>> without having OS 9 installed?
>
> I have a Wallstreet, too! Unfortunately, the answer is, "No." The 
> Wallstreet is an "Old World" machine. The BootX Control Panel must 
> load in Mac OS 9 (or earlier) to allow Linux to boot on Old World 
> Macs. On "New World" Macs (i.e., those that came with USB ports built 
> in), I think you can have YDL boot directly using "yaboot."
>
>> Installing both OSX and OS 9 on my powerbook seems to cause some 
>> instability. Any ideas?
>
> Well, that seems very peculiar -- perhaps we can fix that problem, 
> instead. What are your symptoms? The Wallstreet should thrive on Mac 
> OS 9.1 or 9.2 by itself. If you have Mac OS 9 installed on the same 
> drive partition as Mac OS X, there should be no problem. The Classic 
> environment doesn't load until you ask it to (either in System 
> Preferences or by double-clicking a Classic application). Do you have 
> problems with Mac OS X, instead?
>
> If you have both Mac OS 9 and X installed, you likely have installed a 
> larger hard drive than came with your Wallstreet PowerBook G3 Series. 
> There seems to be a bug in the Wallstreet and other Macs from that 
> era, such that Mac OS X must be loaded in the first partition, and 
> that partition must be 8 GB or smaller. Is that an issue with your 
> setup?
>
> Otherwise, you can install Mac OS 9 and OS X on separate partitions, 
> and still get the benefits of having both. Maybe you can try that 
> approach.
>
> If you give us a little more information about your setup and what 
> problems you are encountering, we might be able to help you better.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Best wishes,
> Clint
>
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