can i boot tiger of a usb hard drive?

[nifty_nigel10]

hey i was wondering could i boot a copy of 8a294 off a usb hard drive (or would it be really slow) and how much space would i need to run it?

 

[jsw]

That's all covered in the developer notes. I assume you're an ADC Select or Premiere member, so you can just log in to read up on it.

 

[rozwell]

do what jsw said. isnt their a dev forum for ADC members only? i would assume so, but i could be wrong.

 

[maya]

hey i was wondering could i boot a copy of 8a294 off a usb hard drive (or would it be really slow) and how much space would i need to run it?

USB drives are not boot-able like FireWire drives.

 

[nifty_nigel10]

i dont actually have tiger but i was wondering if it was possible. so if i cant boot from my usb hd can i partition my internal and boot from that or could that hash things up if something goes wrong. so say i partition my internal and install it can i still boot into panther?

 

[AppleMatt]

For someone who doesn't have Tiger you're showing a lot of interest in how to boot it from your system.

Or you could say...you're showing a lot of interest in how to boot the last widely leaked version of Tiger from your system.

AppleMatt

 

[nifty_nigel10]

For someone who doesn't have Tiger you're showing a lot of interest in how to boot it from your system.

Or you could say...you're showing a lot of interest in how to boot the last widely leaked version of Tiger from your system.

AppleMatt

you shouldnt assume these things, although i have noticed from another source probably a more reliable source that it is possible to boot from a usb device.