More Jaguar Clean Install Questions....

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Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
I will be doing a clean install of Jaguar. Hopefully someone can answer this for me...



I need 9.2....



- Should I boot to 9.2 cd, format, install 9.2, then upgrade....



-or-



- Should I boot to Jag cd, format, install 9.2 later (I have heard this isn't so easy)



I will be clearing the HD either way...



The only program I need 9.2 for is Dreamweaver 4 and until I get the cash to buy the new one.. <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" /> ...btw how easy will it be to get rid of 9.2 completely when I do have the money?



Thanks everybody !



Chuck

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I'd say it's safer to upgrade from 9.2 to OS X because Apple designed the OS X installer to play nice with OS 9.2.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    Do 9.2 first. Getting rid of 9.2 later is as easy as throwing the System Folder in the trash. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 3 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Here's another call for 9.2 first, X second.



    You'll have far less potential trouble that way.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    I've actually done it both ways without any problems. Although 9.2-&gt;X is the recommended way.
  • Reply 5 of 11
    praxispraxis Posts: 30member
    if you do decide to go x first, 9 second, make sure to choose the option "Install OS 9 Drivers". If you don't, you will never get 9 on your HD. I know, learned it the hard way.
  • Reply 6 of 11
    hotboxdhotboxd Posts: 125member
    slightly OT, but I heard that you can do a clean install while still saving the home folder, is this still around? I have about 7GB of MP3s that I dont really want to lose and have no way to back up.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    you can do both, there is no real difference. You can do it either way you want... true, the mac ox installer works well with OS 9 and i imagine apple made it so you can install 9 from X with ease! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 8 of 11
    kecksykecksy Posts: 1,002member
    Since I have the luxary of owning two hard drives, Jaguar will go on one drive, and OS 9 on the other. I think I'll clean install both.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    [quote]Originally posted by hotboxd:

    <strong>slightly OT, but I heard that you can do a clean install while still saving the home folder, is this still around? I have about 7GB of MP3s that I dont really want to lose and have no way to back up.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes, it's still around and it works perfectly... it's worked perfectly the last 4 times I've done it anyway. Very handy feature.
  • Reply 10 of 11
    gardenofearthlydelightsgardenofearthlydelights Posts: 963member
    [quote]Originally posted by Xaqtly:





    Yes, it's still around and it works perfectly... it's worked perfectly the last 4 times I've done it anyway. Very handy feature.    <hr></blockquote>



    ummm... was there a reason why you had to install it four times? You meant to do that, right? And not because Jaguar totally hosed your hard drive, leaving it a pile of dribbling electrons?



    Or are you just speaking about OS X in general, as in you've installed it four times?
  • Reply 11 of 11
    cannoncannon Posts: 1member
    Xaqtly

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    Do 9.2 first. Getting rid of 9.2 later is as easy as throwing the System Folder in the trash.



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    I only wsh this was true...I can not rid myself of 9 as much as I would like to!
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