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M51DPS:
This is a bit of a wierd question, and I wasn't sure whether to put it here or in the Linux forum. I would like to install Yellow Dog Linux on one of my macs (Power Mac 5500/225, 2 gigabyte hardrive, 96 megabytes of ram, Mac OS 9.1). Without getting into the specifics, I must also have the Macintosh operating system present on one of the partitions. I don't intend to use the Macintosh OS on this computer, but I need to have it there anyway. The problem is that I don't have the Macintosh Installation disks and I would like to keep it's size down to a minimum (I only have 2 gigabytes to use). Exactly what would I need to copy for a "bare-bones" Mac OS 9.1 from another computer to a partition here? I just need enough for it to boot and then switch over to Linux.

billy_gates:
your in luck.  I installed OS 9 on one of those 128MB USB Data Sticks.  With 43MB of free space left, and able to play games.  Just copy OS 9, go through the extentions folder, apps folder, appearances is big, system in the system folder (don't delete the folder) but you can delete all of the files in the folder.  Don't delete any "folders" in the main system folders, subfolders are ok, but if you delete a folder os 9 will get pissed.  Delete everything, keyboard layouts, languages, firewire and usb drivers (if you don't have any), quicktime, go through the apple menu folder, there is a lot of stuff to trash in there, delete uneeded apps.  Trash preferences, especially IE, it gets huge fast.

Remember to empty the trash when ur done...or else it will all stay on the drive


Good Luck.

M51DPS:
OK, but now what do I need to keep besides system stuff like the Finder and System Resources? Don't I need at least one keyboard layout and a few fonts? I don't think I need to worry about the requirements of Drive Setup or Disk First Aid, those are the only two applications that I'm keeping.

[ May 18, 2003: Message edited by: M51DPS ]

billy_gates:

quote:Originally posted by M51DPS:
OK, but now what do I need to keep besides system stuff like the Finder and System Resources? Don't I need at least one keyboard layout and a few fonts? I don't think I need to worry about the requirements of Drive Setup or Disk First Aid, those are the only two applications that I'm keeping.

[ May 18, 2003: Message edited by: M51DPS ]
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It won't let u delete the standard US layout, and fonts are very small, except one... forget the name.  There are very few things that you have to keep.  I just don't know how much of a working system you want.

M51DPS:
Very little, just to boot then be able to run Disk First Aid and Drive Setup once. The first time I use it I also need the computer to read an ISO as well as use the mentioned utilities, but afterwards all I need to do is boot.

[ May 19, 2003: Message edited by: M51DPS ]

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