I have a partitioned G4 with 9.2.2 and I'm trying to install OS X on the other partition -- when I run the installer it offers no options in the Destination Disk screen -- it's just blank where the drives should show up -- OS 9 is running fine and the Disk Utility on the OS X disk sees the HD and the partitions (I used it to make them) but the installer doesn't. What the heck?
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1 partition!!! Yikes everyone has been telling me two partitions -- I’ve never partitioned a drive and didn’t want to do it (altho it was quite easy), all I’ve heard is make a 9 partition and an X partition and you’ll have less problems and less clutter -- why do u feel the opposite is true....
And even so why would 2 partitions effect the installers ability to see mounted volumes.
There's a reason Apple ships OS X and OS 9 on the same partition. It's cleaner, easier, and doesnt have problems with Classic launching permissions etc etc etc. Whoever keeps telling you 2 partitions is smoking some bad stuff.
Not sure why you're not able to see the 2 partitions. Maybe theyre HFS not HFS+?
I believe that that you have to install X on the first partition. The thing with the 8GB is that it has to be the FIRST 8GB. I had an older grape iMac that I ran norton on (it was running 10.2) it had a 10 GB hard drive that was completely os X (they nust have loaded it in another machine) once norton had repaired the disk, it was hosed. I kept trying to install os X and it failed to let me select the drive (used the whole 10 GB). It was driving me crazy, then I actually RTFMed the readme on the os X disk. I then learned about the 8GB deal. So I had an 8GB partition and a smaller partition. I installed X on the first one (8GB) and os 9 on the other. If the drive is one drive, you can install os X over os 9. You may want to read the instructions on the install CD for anything about your particular mac.
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by: weedPosted on 2003-05-23 at 08:32:45ID: 8572758
You should have OS X and OS 9 on the same partition. OS X also prefers to be installed on the first partition if you MUST have two partitions. Boot into OS 9, insert the OS X disk, and run the installer. Itll ask you to restart and hopefully complete the installation. But again, go back to 1 partition, itll make life alot easier.