Re: Partitioning for X/9/Linux

Colin wrote:
> I want to install OS X (Tiger with XPostFacto), OS 9.2.2 and Gentoo on 
> my Powerbook G3 (Lombard).  Now, I know I need an Apple Bootstrap 
> partition, and I'm going to make an HFS+ for OS X, another HFS+ for OS 
> 9, a partition for Gentoo root, and a swap partition.
> 
> In which order should I install these three OSes?  This sounds too 
> complicated.  I must be mistaken.  Anyone care to shed some light onto 
> this, because this is what I had in mind:
> 
> 1.  Boot Gentoo CD on my blank hard drive.  Create an Apple bootstrap 
> partition.
> 2.  Boot OS 9 CD.  Install it.
> 3.  Use XPostFacto to install Tiger.
> 4.  Install Gentoo.

You need to make the partitions with an Apple disk. I prefer OSX's 
partition manager

1. Boot OSX installer, partition in three:
	1) Boot strap + swap + Gentoo space (format as "free space" or 
something like that)
	2) OS 9 space
	3) OS X space

2. Once it's partitioned, you can install in any order you want.

n. Install Gentoo - The Gentoo installer will run you through splitting 
up the free space into bootstrap/swap/disk space

Good luck!

Michael Moore


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