Partitioning Sys9.2 & Panther

Does partitioning SYS 9.2 and Panther erase my drive? I just installed Panther WITH 9.2 on the computer but am thinking of partitioning it. The CD information says it will, but why? Shouldn't you be able to use this feature without having to lose years of information you've accummulated on the computer?

Hi tucci:
There are some third party utilities that will partition a drive without any data loss (a google search would find them), but Disk Utility does not.
Right now, your hard drive contains a single volume, with a directory that keeps track of all the files on the hard drive. DU creates a directory for each partition you want to create, and assigns enough blocks of hard drive space to each partition to make it the desired size. It's a straight-forward process that overwrites any existing directories in the process. So although partitioning doesn't actually erase the drive, the end result is pretty much the same.
If you want to preserve all those years of data, you'll have to shell out for a program with that feature. (iPartition is one, but I've never used a third-party partition tool, so I can't make any recommendations.)
Andrew

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Partition for Panther an iChat 2.1

I am one of those who has had lots of trouble with Tiger and iChat 3x. I cannot connect with my son who uses a PC and AIM. I have been able to video chat using Panther and iChat 2.1. After upgrading, that no longer works. I have followed lots of the advice on the iChat 3 discussions, done tests, etc. I get stuck with higher speed PC's, as I can connect with slower PC's. (Tested with James Weston.)
I have reverted back to Panther from Tiger on my iBook and can again video chat using 2.1. I want to partition my HD on my iMac, with a smallish partition for OS 10.3.9 and iChat 2.1 only.
What size partition would be adequate, using it only for iChat?
Any advice?
Thanks.
Larry

4Gb will do it.

Install Panther on a G4 w/ Tiger to be installed on top of that ?eMac DVDs

FIRST, let me say that I know that I this a long post, thanks for bearing with me. If you would prefer NOT to deal with all of these issues then, please feel free to your option by dealing with only 1, 2 or 3, etc. of the issues.
Hi,
I have several questions that I would like to get some clarification on.
A) To start with has anyone dealt with Fastmanc.com and had any kind of problems in regards to ordering older versions of Mac OSs and/or being sent machine specific Install packages that didn't match what you used, e,g, sent eMac install for use on a G4?
I've ordered a full installation package for Panther and with it comes with an updating CD for the updates through 10.3.9.
1)However, they told me that they were the install DVDs for an eMac. They guaranteed(not in writing) me that I would not have problems doing the install even though I have a G4 DP. I ordered these OS install DVDs after questioning them quite closely about this issue. At present I'm running a G4 DP 500(GigabitEthernet) with 512 MB of RAM, 2. ATI Radeon videocards and I have a completely updated version of 10.2.8(security patches et al). Will the fact that I'm using the install package for an eMac bring any problems my way during the installation and afterwards? If so, what kind and how serious a set of problems are likely to occur? I don't understand why having a more powerful and flexible setup wouldn't be able to handle the install from an eMac?
2) The install DVDs for 10.4 are the update version again for the eMac and a CD with all of the Apple OS updates. The CD contains all of the updates through OS 10.4.11. Should I be aware of any issues during the installation process for Tiger?
3) My HD(actually, I have 3) the original 40 GB is a Hitachi/IBM Deskstar, which is slaved to a new Seagate 120 GB, and an external Maxtor 1 Touch 300 GB HD, the Maxtor is used for auto backup(Retrospect 6.0.195).
a)I have partitioned the Seagate into 4 segments, 1) Seagate 10.2., 2) Seagate 10.3, 3) Seagate 10.4 and 4) Seagate 9.0 (for all of Apple OS 9 legacy software, 3rd party apps, and all of the work that I produced while using OS 9, etc.) The Hitachi/IBM has three partitions and all are almost completely full.
4) Installation locations
4a) Now what I'm wondering is, when I install all of Panther, will I be able to install it in the partition designated S.G. 10.3.? IF not, into what partition is it likely to end up?
4b) Being that 10.4(Tiger) is an upgrade version installation will it automatically attach/install itself into the same partition where Panther installed? Or, can I designate it to install into the partition that I labeled as S.G. 10.4? This is where I would prefer to have it install.
4c) If 10.4 does install into the S.G. 10.4 partition will it function seamlessly being that it is separated from 10.3 which it is supposed to install itself over the top of? (I believe that the correct Tech description for this process.)
5) If there is anything that I haven't thought of, haven't made clear or if you have any caveats or other suggestions, then please feel free to include them.
Thanks for whatever assistance that you may provide.
ole_pirate

Hi,
first thing is to check that you have the updated firmware for you GE installed.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117
If you have any OS installed run Apple System profiler and check the versiom, it should be 4.2.8
You need an OS 9 installation to be able to run the firmware update in case the firmware is old.
Hans

Replacing the hard disk on an iBook G3 (700 Dual USB)

Hi
I'm kind of regarded as the guy to go and see when anything goes wrong with a Mac, here in Athens, Greece. But I have very little hardware experience with laptops. A friend of mine just brought me her iBook G3 (700 Dual USB), running Panther 10.3.9 to check out. She was getting the initial start up screen (grey Apple, spinning wheel) and once in every ten times or more actually getting into her hard disk. Anyway after a bunch of tests I narrowed the problem down to the hard disk (40 gig, I think). The disc is basically presenting all the symptoms of a damaged disc. I can not even wipe and reinstall on it. When I start up from the Panther system CD, it runs normally, up to the point where I tell it to install, it goes to the next screen where you choose your destination disc, and shows, nothing! Disk Utility on the install disc sees the hard disk and identifies it as an IBM, but the single partition with Panther installed is greyed out. I tells me that the disk can't be wiped because of an ERROR -20. I also tried mounting it on my G4 as a firewire external, and in fact managed to rescue the data, (though it took an hour to transfer 250 kb of data). I even tried to wipe it in my own machine as an external disc, but again the same problem. Strangely enough Disk Utility says the disc does not need repair.
Anyway, I decided to change the disk and be done with it. But as I say I have very little hardware experience with laptops, and the Apple support pages don't have any documents that show the internal workings of the iBook, except for how to change memory and install Airport cards. Aside from the fact that I still have to figure out where to find a new disc for the machine, I don't really want to open it up until I can check some instructions.
Can anyone give me a clue how you get inside these machines? I have a Powerbook G4 manual which does shows how to open it up and change the HD, but I'm not sure how similar these two models are internally.
So I'd appreciate any clue as to the procedure for opening these babies up. Thanks in advance.

It's not an easy thing to do. Arm yourself with a tiny screwdriver and loads of patience:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/50.12.0.html
http://www.powerbooktech.com/knowledge,name-Hard-Drive,type-6.htm
http://uk.geocities.com/ibookupgrade/
http://sterpin.net/uk/ddibookdualuk.htm
Good luck!

Have Tiger, but lots of old apps... should I pull the trigger?

Yes, I know this is a popular question, but every situation is different and I haven't seen a definitive answer after browsing the forums for a while.
I have the following hardware:
800MHz 17" flat-panel iMac
800MHz iBook
...and the following apps, none of which I can afford to upgrade:
Final Cut Pro 4
Premiere 6.5
Illustrator 10
Photoshop 7
DVD Studio Pro 1.5
Lightwave 7
Cubase SX
Logic Express 7
Flash MX
Office X
ProTools FREE (v5 - OS9 only)
...and probably a couple others I've forgotten.
I was given the retail box of 10.4, and the temptation is SO strong to install it. My two Macs were bought at times when I had an unusual amount of cash, so in the future, I think my limited budget means that the only new Macs I'll have will be Intel machines of er, let's just say an un-conventional nature. I also can't afford to upgrade the apps, although I do have Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro 3, although I still plan to use 1.5 most of the time. I may also be able to use Photoshop CS2, but sticking with 7 would be fine.
My biggest problem is with FCP4. I've heard that QT 7 really causes problems, not the least of which is no QT Export to MPEG-2. I of course have Compressor, but get the constant "unable to connect to background process" error, so I rely on QT Export to create .m2v files for DVDs. I guess it's possible that Compressor will magically work in Tiger, but I fear letting go of QT Export. I also dread paying for a new MPEG-2 Playback Component and/or QT Pro license.
I wish I could cross-post this into the FCP and DVDSPro forums, but hopefully enough people here will be able to tell me whether I'm better off not upgrading unless I can get new versions of the apps.
My application for the iMac is audio/video production, and even though it's done well up to now on the stock 256MB, I'll be upgrading the ram soon to the max of 768MB (that's the max without opening up the case, which I'm hesitant to do). I also would like to use the iBook for some field work, and given its 30GB hard drive, I don't see partitioning as an option. On the up side, the iBook does have the absolute maximum of 1.125GB of RAM.
I would of course use an external drive for content on both machines, but at least with the iMac there's an 80GB hard drive that can be partitioned and still have ample room. I currently have most of it assigned to Jaguar, and a 10GB partition for Panther. If I went that route again, the Panther partition would have to be larger than 10GB because most of the apps would be installed under Panther. I guess another issue is whether Tiger and Panther partitions would play nice. Right now I can launch applications that reside in the Panther partition even if I booted into Jaguar and vice-versa, but I wonder if that would confuse Tiger.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice.

I apologize for the tone of my previous post, but it's so frustrating to post a question and have so many people "miss the barn" in their answers. Funnily enough, you actually have a very similar collection of machines to me... I have the 17" FP iMac, the iBook G4, and also a B&W G3 in the bedroom that my fiancee and I use for web surfing. I tried posting in the FCP and DVDSPro forums since those are the most important apps to run, but not much response.
What I ended up doing was creating two equal partitions on the iMac (~37GB each), one for Jaguar and one for Tiger. I actually like working in Jaguar for daily computing tasks, so I'll be installing my older apps there. My recording interface won't work under Jaguar, so my audio apps and all newer software (Soundtrack Pro, Adobe CS2, etc.) will be installed on the Tiger partition. I have no love for Panther, so I've stopped using it completely.
I'm sure switching between the partitions will be somewhat of a pain, but the option-key startup menu should make it easier. As I mentioned earlier, when I got Panther I only made a partition for it rather than upgrading, even though my apps would still run. I just didn't like the metallic look. Apple had started adding brushed aluminum in their hardware, but the Aqua interface seemed to go better with the older "iLamp". It's funny though, I really like the look of Tiger on it, maybe in part because they went back to a blue Apple Menu logo. It also seems quite snappy, although the first few boots on my iBook were painfully slow.
I haven't bothered to upgrade the OS on the B&W... can you really get it up to Tiger? It does have built-in Firewire, but I thought the minimum clock speed was something like 700MHz. It doesn't have tons of RAM either, so I'm probably better off not trying to upgrade. It seems to have a Rev. A motherboard, so it crashes once in a while, not very often though. Also, the Firewire is either disabled or fried, because I've tried an iBot webcam and it couldn't even see it. I'd hazard a guess that the reason the B&W might seem snappier is because the OS knows it's on an older machine and turns off a lot of CPU-draining eye candy that you may not notice (font smoothing, shadow effects, etc.) so it looks about the same but runs faster. Whenever I'd run OS 9 on my iMac it seemed like a screaming little machine compared to the previous Macs I had, but not so much with OS X.
Well, thanks for trying. I kind of figured this out myself, but I would have thought that someone here would have had the same experience as myself and could offer some advice. Seems most of the posts here are about upgrading to Leopard, so I guess I'm a bit behind the curve. For now, it's kind of comforting that I can't (officially) go beyond 10.4.11, since it makes the decision for me. Of course once an app comes along that only runs under Leopard, that sick feeling of being obsolete will probably come back.

HP Photosmart Studio freezes after launch

Does anyone else have a problem with HP Photosmart Studio freezing/not responding as soon as it is launched?
I have a 15 inch MacBook Pro running 10.5.5, though the problem has been the same since 10.5.1.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the latest software from the HP web site, deleted preference files, repaired permissions etc but the problem remains.
Any help would be welcome.

I can confirm that I, too, am encountering problems with HP Photosmart Studio (version 9.6.9) that is mystifying me. I spent about 10 hours trying to figure out the problem, but I did not come up with any solution.
I have not yet explored all of the HP software features that came with my HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One, which so far seems to be a very fine machine that has delivered full functionality in printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. The one feature that does not seem to be functioning properly has to do with scanning a JPG image to the HP Photosmart Studio. Every time I've tried to do that, I get the same result: the image gets scanned OK and is deposited into a folder called "Scanner Output." That part is good. However, whenever the Photosmart Studio application is launched—either as part of the scanning process, or if I just launch it independently of triggering a scan via the HP Device Manager—the Studio application delivers a spinning sundial gauge next to the "Keywords Album" item for about 30 seconds, which is the followed by the spinning beach ball, indicating that the application is not responding. I must Force Quit it.
That is what has happened since I first installed the HP software on my PowerMac G4 running Tiger, 10.4.11. Uninstalling the HP software and reinstalling it does not fix the problem. The thing that mystifies me is that I cannot discern if the problem lies solely within the HP software or if there is something wrong with Tiger on my PowerMac G4. The reason I say that is that, in order to isolate the problem, I ran comparative tests of the same, freshly reinstalled HP Photosmart Studio on an iMac G5 running Tiger 104.11, and I did not have problem getting a stable Photosmart Studio window to appear. The same spinning sundial gauge appeared, and it spun for awhile, but it eventually disappeared and the application became functional, unlike on my G4, when the spinning beach ball appeared.
Additionally, back on my PowerMac G4, which also has partitions running Panther and Leopard, the HP Photosmart Studio application, which resides on the Tiger volume, loaded OK when I re-started the G4 under Panther and Leopard. However, I do not consider that a solution, since I could see no way that I could access images that were not on the startup drive.
I wish I could say definitively whether or not the problem lay within the HP Photosmart Studio component of the quite extensive software package that came with the All-in-One, or whether there may be something amiss, or incompatible, with the Mac OS. But all of my tests thus far do not allow me to reach any definite conclusion. As you requested, it would be nice to know from others if this software application works or not with the Mac OS. For me, I guess I am just going to have to work around that particular feature, at least on the Tiger volume on my PowerMac G4. Strange, though, isn't it?
bowlerboy

Beachball time, Mac Mini

OK, I know what you're thinking..that the Mac Mini wasn't designed for FCP, and that the G5 is really the only machine to work on. I used to have 2 DP G5s, so I'm aware of their power.
My mini gives me huge amounts of beachball time when working on my 720p animation. I get little or no beachball time when working with DV footage, either animorphic or not.
The beachball time I get in my animation doesn't go away. I'll get the beach ball, it'll stop. I'll try to pull down a menu and I'll get more beach ball. It'll stop, I'll try to do something else and yes, more beach ball.
ad nauseam.
The mini's boot volume is a 200GB external FW drive, 7200RPM, and I have my FCP projects folder on another such 7200RPM FW drive.
My hunch is that those drives' thruput isn't enough to sustain continuous play, but why the never-ending beachball episodes.
It's like it gets mad and won't stop beachballing.
Any suggestions?
Do I need to create a partition for Panther and run FCP 4.5HD on that?
I've got the mini running on the latest rev. of Tiger right now.
thanks for any hints!
ray

my final destination is the small screen. I'm not concerned with TV or with CRTs. I was aiming for something that would play on LCD screens, potentially go to film, hence the 24 frame rate.
In terms of converting to Anamorphic DV can I get there by re-exporting my existing clips to 800 x 450 px? They're in Animation format now; would re-exporting them cause artifacts or damage?
I guess what I mean to ask is: how would I convert my existing animation clips, and how should I render my clips from here on out? All at 800 x 450?
Thanks much for the ideas..I guess I was just a hair ambitious hoping to do this with a mini!
Heh..."53"
ray
"What is your final destination? Would converting it to Anamorphic DV be acceptable?
Patrick"

Please help!! G4 problems slowly driving me insane..

Hi!
I'm having a bit of a nightmare with trying to install Panther on my mac... any help would be MUCH appreciated...i just dont know what else i can do!!
This is my system:
G4 "Digital Audio" mac, with sonnet encore Duet dual 1.8ghz cpu upgrade (was originally dual 533mhz)
1.25g ram
80gig hard drive (partitioned into 1@50g and 1@30g) - to run OS + programs only
+120gig to store files.
radeon 7000 video card
NEC dvd burner
Here's the story:
Basically, i own a Digidesign 001 Protools audio interface, but Digidesign decided that the 001 is not compatible with Tiger - 10.3.7 is the last "supported" version of OSX for the card.
So last year i had the mac running dual boot OS - Tiger on one partition, and Panther on the other. Since then, i have upgraded the processors (see above) and had to replace the main hard drive.
Problem is, i can now no longer boot from any panther/jaguar install discs, thus cannot install them on my system. (and cannot use protools)
When i try and boot from any of these discs (either by holding down "c" when booting, using the option key to select where to boot from during startup, or selecting startup disc as being OSX install cd from Startup Disc in system preferences, one of two things happens - either i get the grey screen with the "no entry" sign, or the apple startup logo shifts up and to the right slightly and some random pixels appear to the right of the logo, then nothing more happens.
The problem does not appear to be the DVD drive, as i can still boot from and install Tiger from both CD and DVD with no problems.
So here's what i've tried to rectify the problem:
-Using different Panther/Jaguar discs (ones that came with the machine(jaguar) and many different panther discs borrowed from friends.)
-Various different ways of forcing the machine to boot from disc.
-Disconnecting all peripherals (studio display, second hard drive, 2 out of 3 ram chips) leaving just one Hd, the keyboard/mouse & old crt monitor attached (as ive heard there have been issues with studio displays and booting)
-Using the computer in target disc mode and attempting to install os from another compu
-Detaching both hard drives and trying to boot from disc
-Inserting the hard drive into another G4 compu, installing Panther (no booting problems, and runs fine on this g4-so not a hard drive issue) and then putting the drive back into my mac
-another method involving manually installing the os by copying certain install package contents onto blank partition (cant remember the exact method... but it looked like it had installed but still wouldnt boot.)
-zapping pram on various occasions
-shouting loudly at the machine
All of this acheived nothing - i am still left with a computer that refuses to see anything but Tiger (even after formatting the drive many times) and a ProTools box which cost me quite a bit a few years ago, that cannot run on the program it was designed for.
This is actually driving me a bit insane... ive trawled the internet for months and found noone with similar problems... and i dont know what else i can possibly do!
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated...
Look forward to hearing from you!!
-Suzie x

Hi
I wonder whether the problem is related to the Sonnet CPU upgrade. According to their website it's supported by Mac OS X 10.3.5 and higher. It may be that Apple added support for the 7447 G4 variants used in the CPU upgrade in 10.3.5, and earlier versions of Panther simply won't recognise the processors.
If this is the case, I'm not sure what to suggest other than to reinstall the original CPU card, reinstall the OS and upgrade it to 10.3.5 or later via the web and then reinstall the CPU upgrade. Alternatively you could try and get hold of some Panther discs that you knew were 10.3.5 or later.
With Protools and the CPU upgrade, it seems you may be limited to 10.3.5, 10.3.6 or 10.3.7
Did you try updating Panther to 10.3.7 with the hard drive in the other machine before swapping it back?
Message was edited by: Rodney Culling

IMac Tangerine 266Mhz to Mac OS X

Hello,
I have a iMac G3 266 Mhz. 6 Gb hard drive, 190 Mb RAM, actually my iMac run OS 9.2
I buy a new hard drive 80 Gb (ATA), and I will change it the next month.
I look to upgrade to OS X. Jaguar, Panther, Tiger.
Which of these is better to my iMac?
In this machine the maximum RAM is 256 Mb.
Thanks

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Please update your firmware (link) to version 1.2 now. It's very important before installing any version of OS X.
When you install the hard disk you must partition it. The first partition must be a little less than 8Gb to take OS X. The remainder can be a single partition.
Panther (10.3.9) is the maximum that your iMac will support. I believe it is the best to go for as it will give you the best compatibility.
The Maximum RAM for the iMac 266MHz is actually 512Mb. I would recommend upgrading to this to run Panther.
Prices (link)
Instructions (link).
Let us know how you get on.
mrtotes

Low OS9 resolution on iBook and missing network files

Greetings:
I have a 900mhz 14" G3 iBook and in addition to Tiger 1.4.9 on one partition and Panther 1.3.9 on the other, the Panther one also hosts OS 9.2.2, which I can use as a start-up disk via the Preferences panel (though it doesn't show as a startup option with Option key on startup). My problem is when I run OS9 it appears on a shrunken 640x480 screen (a rectangle in a wide band of black), which is the only resolution available that shows up on the OS9 Monitors panel. Other forums say I need a new screen driver that matches my OS version and my iBook, but where do I get such a screen driver to enable a full screen? Also, how can I fully update this OS because it seems to be missing the files to run Airport.
Thanks for any assist!
James Greenidge
1.25 gig eMac and Performa 6320

Greetings:
I have a 900mhz 14" G3 iBook and in addition to Tiger 1.4.9 on one partition and Panther 1.3.9 on the other, the Panther one also hosts OS 9.2.2, which I can use as a start-up disk via the Preferences panel (though it doesn't show as a startup option with Option key on startup). My problem is when I run OS9 it appears on a shrunken 640x480 screen (a rectangle in a wide band of black), which is the only resolution available that shows up on the OS9 Monitors panel. Other forums say I need a new screen driver that matches my OS version and my iBook, but where do I get such a screen driver to enable a full screen? Also, how can I fully update this OS because it seems to be missing the files to run Airport.
Thanks for any assist!
James Greenidge
1.25 gig eMac and Performa 6320

Uninstall OS9

I am using OS 10.3.9 and have no occasion to use Mac OS 9 programs. I recently installed the driver package for an HP printer and had a extension conflict in OS 9 with one of their extensions (HP Inkjet Engine). This caused several other problems and it took considerable time to fix. My Mac came without 9 installed and I installed it myself from the disc that was supplied. Since I don't use OS9 programs can I just uninstall this operating system? If so, how do I do it? Thanks, CCC

Hello Kappy,
I'm also trying to uninstall OS 9 which is on a different partition than Panther. Following your instructions, I moved OS 9 applications to the trash, but the system folder will not go to the trash and I keep getting the following error message.
the operation cannot be completed because "System Folder" is required by the system.
JerBear65

PCI IDE Cards

I just got a good deal on a 320GB Seagate Barracuda HD. My only limitation is the 128GB limit my Mac sees it as.
After looking here: http://lowendmac.com/macdan/05/1024.html
bI figured a PCI IDE card would be the best choice for my G3. So I could split it into 2 partitions with Panther on the first partition and 9 on the second.
My question is, are the PCI cards plug and play without drivers (like the hard drive) or do I need a "Mac-Specific" card or Mac drivers to use it with my hard drive?

The 128 GB limitation applies to the onboard IDE controller, and not to an ATA-133 controller card that supports 48-bit logical block addressing, which enables recognition of large drives. If connected to an ATA-133 controller card, partitioning the 320 GB drive is your choice, although I prefer to partition larger drives for the ease/speed of routine disk maintenance. The Acard AEC-6280M ATA-133 controller card for Macs is consistently priced lowest here.
Sonnet and SIIG also market Mac controller cards, but whichever brand that you choose to purchase, it must be the Mac version, because the PC versions of these cards aren't compatible. Bootable controller cards must be firmware-based and not driver-based. The card's ROM is read at boot, so that connected drive(s) are functional. If the controller card required a driver to be read from the hard drive, the sequence for doing so couldn't occur, because the hard drive isn't recognized until the controller card (to which it's connected) is recognized.

DVD Burner not working after update

I have a Ricoh dvd+rw burner that was working fine until I switched to Tiger. I used patchburn on both startup discs (I have 2 different partitions) and now the other partition with panther will not work either. the only change I made was the change to tiger. I get a no sense code message on both of the drives. I tried to burn with the finder, disk utility, toast 7 titanium, firestarter, ddragon burn, and iTunes with no luck. I would appreciate Any information that anyone has on htis situation
thanks
dakiem
G4 400mhz, 640 mb ram Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi
Is this internal or external?
Does it show up in Apple System Profiler?
If it's external, try the other FireWire port.
What version Tiger, and have you tried re-running the Combo 10.4.6 updater?
Have you tried from a different admin User account?
Have you tried a DVD lens cleaning disc?

You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume

Hi,
A while ago I made this post (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=448726&tstart=0) asking for post-new-harddrive installation help. I have just installed an 80GB hard drive into a iBook G3 tangerine clamshell.
It was suggested in the above post that I partition my hard drive so that the first partition had less than 8 GBs. I did this - the first partition currently has 6.9 GBs free. The other partition has 67.4 GB free.
However, when I try to proceed with the installation, I can't get past the "Select a Destination" screen because BOTH volumes are marked as "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this volume."
Any advice? What have I done wrong, here?
(Also, be advised... I am a total novice at this). Your help and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
PowerBook G4, iBook G3 Clamshell Mac OS X (10.3)

Hi Deb,
Thanks for your reply. I was unaware if this was a Panther or an iBook G3 issue, and you're right - I'll take a look on the iBook G3 boards.
In the meantime, it seems that I might have found a solution to the problem. It seems that a restart is required after the drive is partitioned, whereupon Panther recognizes the newly partitioned disk.
After the restart, Panther recognized both volumes and let me proceed with the installation. We'll see if things work out (installing Panther now).
Thank you for your help!
PowerBook G4, iBook G3 Clamshell Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Can I install Panther & OS 9.2.1 on a Firewire partition?

From reading other posts, it seems that Panther/Classic can be installed on a partitioned Firewire drive. Not quite sure how do do that as other posts were about different issues.
Info
There's a G3 beige tower that there is no space for, but I'd like to run some of its apps, files and games on a Firewire drive on the iMac. There are backups for all the G3 data on CDs, and on 135MB removable drives. There were 2 HDs in the G3. The HD running 9.2.1 died; the other is running OS 7.1. The machine boots from the 9.2.1 CD, but not from Panther.
Questions:
1. One can never have too much backup, so will partitioning the Firewire drive leave enough free space after Panther and Classic are installed? *see # 2
2. I assume it's better to use Panther rather than Tiger, as it's a smaller OS. The Firewire drive has 65GB capacity, with 44GB used for a Leopard 10.5.8 backup. About 20GB is available. And best to leave at least 10-20% of that space free.
3. Would an 8GB flash memory stick work to backup Panther and 9.2.1, as well as apps, files, etc.? Nothing is large on the G3--would not need about 70% of the software that was originally installed on it (printer, scanner, browsers, modem, etc.)
Is this a workable idea?
Thanks!
G

Hi G, The floods are in the north and I live in the south so everything is good here, but it seems half the world is either flooded or snowbound.
The La Nina effect in the Pacific is one explanation for the Australian deluge. Whether the extensive snow in the northern hemisphere is related, I'd be guessing.
As to your ambition, maybe find someone with a working Panther OS and clone it to an external with SuperDuper, and see if that works for you. As I've said, I have my doubts and think preserving your old hardware is perhaps the most straightforward thing to do.
If your old G3 is taking up space, maybe acquire an old laptop just for the purpose.
Every so often I fire up my iBook, so as to run an old app under Classic.

Partitioning Sys9.2 & Panther

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