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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: pete on Nov 23, '04 11:45:35AM

I just held down the option key. This brought up a screen with bootable volumes on it. Click the one you want, 9 or X, and away you go.

Since upgrading to Panther recently though, 9 is a thing of the distant past!



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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: cplater on Nov 23, '04 11:53:50AM

This will only work if you have separate partions. If you have OS 9 and OS X on the same partition, only the currently blessed OS will show up at the GUI OF boot selector.



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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: timcrawf on Nov 23, '04 11:15:11PM

This should work on single or multiple partitions (hold option at startup).
As referenced elsewhere in these comments it will not work on pre "New-World" systems. Which start with G4 in the desktop and slot load iMacs (I think).
Easiest way with "Old-World" systems is to set the startup to 9 and hold down the X key on boot to switch.
Some "Old-World" (and some new) systems will boot to X with the option key.



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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: dave1212 on Nov 28, '04 12:38:06PM

No, it is true. Unless you have an OS on different partitions, you will not see it as an option in that startup disk screen. Doesn't matter which machine it is.

The thing you're thinking of is that holding option on boot does absolutely nothing on older machines.

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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: cybergoober on Nov 23, '04 11:54:08AM

Of course that only works if you have 9 and X on separate volumes/partitions. Most people have them both on a single volume/partition...



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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: NovaScotian on Nov 23, '04 04:05:13PM

The Option key boot isn't implemented on B&W G3s. Its ROM doesn't check the option key. Rather than start in single user mode, I find it just as fast to switch systems by inserting a really stripped down version of 9.2.2 on a CD, holding down the C key to boot to it, and then changing the startup system there and rebooting.



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Switching between OS 9 and OS X at boot
Authored by: linda mix on Nov 27, '04 03:00:22AM

I just started using panther. I am in Mac 9 want to go back to X. Can you tell me what page the information is on in Jaguar Edition of Mac OS X Hints.

Thank You



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