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ChadC · Jan 2, 2003, 03:28 PM

I just reinstalled OS X in my iMac. I chose the option to wipe-out the HD and make it a UNIX based file system. No I want to reinstall OS 9.2.1 to run as classic but I can't figure out how to do it.

Any help?

Chad

pat++ · Jan 2, 2003, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by ChadC:
I just reinstalled OS X in my iMac. I chose the option to wipe-out the HD and make it a UNIX based file system. No I want to reinstall OS 9.2.1 to run as classic but I can't figure out how to do it.

Any help?

Chad

Classic cannot be installed on a UFS filesystem. You need to create an HFS+ partition.

Person Man · Jan 2, 2003, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by pat++:
Classic cannot be installed on a UFS filesystem. You need to create an HFS+ partition.

Or, you can use Disk Copy to make a disk image, format that as HFS+ and then install Classic on that. Make sure you also install your classic applications on the disk image or they won't run either.

clarkgoble · Jan 2, 2003, 04:16 PM

In general avoid the Unix file system. If you have some special Unix application that requires its features, consider seeing if you can't have a separate partition that you then mount. If you don't know what that means you ought not be installing the Unix File System.

ChadC · Jan 2, 2003, 04:37 PM

Thanx for the quick replies and valued information!

Going to reinstall X as HFS+ and go from there!

Chad