mac boot menu?
 

i have an g3 imac that a friend sold me when they upgraded to a newer mac

and have os9 and osx installed on it

now i can get both to boot fine but i find waiting for the os to load so i can to into startup disc option and select the other one everytime i wanna change os annoying

so is there a utility i can get that will bring up a boot menu like bootmagic does on pc

i want a menu when i turn the mac on asking me if id like to boot os9 or osX

Re: mac boot menu?
 

If the Mac was last booted in OS9, when you next start it, hold down the 'x' key and it'll start up in OSX instead. I've no idea whether it works in reverse, I suppose you could try pressing '9' during boot. :)

Re: mac boot menu?
 

I thought Mac OSX had a OS9 compatibility mode in it, so would need to dual boot the two?

Re: mac boot menu?
 

'Classic' mode is more like an OSX emulation of OS9 rather than the real thing. Some OS9 stuff doesn't work properly in Classic mode, so in those circumstances it's best to re-boot into OS9. TBH I can't even remember the last time I used OS9 (or Classic). I don't think I'd bother installing Classic if I was starting again now, it's just a waste of HDD space.

Re: mac boot menu?
 

i wanted to try both mac os's the old and the new ;)


besides i had a 120gb hdd in a usb2 casing that i didnt use that often so i took it out the usb casing and put it in the imac so diskspace isnt really an issue ;)

Re: mac boot menu?
 

If the HD is partitioned so that OS 9 and OS X are on separate partitions then you can hold down the Option key (sometimes labelled as Alt) after the startup chime and it will display a graphical list of all the viable system disks it can find (including bootable CDs).

Re: mac boot menu?
 

Yes it is here is roughly how my drive is partitioned

i have 6.5gb osx
1.5 gb os 9 (cus i dont use it that much and it was enough space for the os)

110gb partition for the apps and my files.

i had to make the osx partition small cus my imac cant boot off any partition that goes outside the first 8gb of the disc as its a rev d tray loader.

ill try that alt thing on next reboot