Installing OS9 AFTER installing OSX...

mangoman

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jun 3, 2003

• #1

I've got my HD partitioned. Already installed 10.2.6 on the main partition. A buddy mentioned to me that it'll now be impossible to install OS9 on the other partition.

Anyone know if that's true?

(BTW, I would've tried the install already, but that same buddy has my steenking OS9 CD!)

Thanks!

 

MacsRgr8

macrumors G3

• Jun 3, 2003

• #2

Ofcourse it's possible.
If your Mac can boot off a Mac OS 9 CD, well just do so, and install OS 9 on the other partition.
If your Mac cannot boot off the CD, you'll have to extract the hidden OS 9 (Classic) image from your restore CD (usually found on "<you CD>/.images".)
Dubbelklik that image, and copy the contents to the other partiton.

One of the many gr8 things about Mac's: it doesn't matter in which order you install the OS's!

 

cb911

macrumors 601

• Jun 3, 2003

• #3

mangoman, you can install OS 9 (or any other OS) on as many different partitions as you want.

have you tried it yet? if you encounter any problems, just report back. 😛 🙂

 

mangoman

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jun 3, 2003

• #4

Originally posted by cb911
mangoman, you can install OS 9 (or any other OS) on as many different partitions as you want.

have you tried it yet? if you encounter any problems, just report back. 😛 🙂

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Looking to get that CD back from my buddy later this week. I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the feedback, all.

Digital love,

MM

 

rainman::|:|

macrumors 603

• Jun 3, 2003

• #5

this was a big rumor a while back, i think some people over at the Applecare forum had troubles... I did it myself just to see, and it's worked perfectly for me--

pnw