externally boot osx

[zoranb]

I have an emac running mac os9. Is it possible to boot to OSX that can be installed on an external enclosure hd? If so, how can i install OSX on the enclosure? Can the whole thing (installation of OSX to the enclosure) be done from my emac?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Yes, yes, and yes.

You can boot from an external enclosure as long as it's FireWire. USB booting is not supported under OS X.

Simply boot from the Mac OS X Install CD/DVD, then select the external enclosure as the destination drive.

 

[zoranb]

How do i boot from the MacOSX install cd/dvd when i have OS9 on the emac?

And also if im running OSX from the enclosure is it possible to install apps in MacOSX? Cause all this actually is done because
1. i dont want to delete OS9 from the emac and
2. i want to run DataRescue on another external hd on enclosure i have that has usb port (i cant remeber if the emac has a usb2 port actually, has it?

 

[fryke]

Just pop the Mac OS X install cd/dvd in. It'll mount on OS 9 and show you an installer's icon. Double-click it and it'll ask you to restart. Then the installation process starts. There you choose your external FW harddrive as the destination.

Of course you _don't_ erase OS 9 while doing that (no problem at all here). If you ever don't remember whether your Mac has USB2 or something, go to apple.com to find out about it. Or apple-history.com. It all depends on the age (i.e. version) of your eMac, I guess.

 

[zoranb]

cani use a USB2 enclosure to install Panther? i only have USB2 enclosure the firewire one went bad!!!

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

No, you cannot boot from USB devices. Only FireWire.

 

[zoranb]

not even in the IntelMac OSX?

 

[perfessor101]

Not even in the MacIntel machines.

 

[bobw]

The Intel Macs will be able to boot off a USB device.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Sweet!

 

[fryke]

Actually, I thought I had read somewhere that booting from USB was part of 10.4.3 or 10.4.4 - so it would mean that all our Tiger Macs updated to the most recent version should be able to do it. But I might remember it wrong...

 

[zoranb]

anyone comment on frykes remark???? seems intresting

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Apple's tech notes don't mention anything about USB booting in 10.4.3 or 10.4.4:

10.4.3: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301984

10.4.4: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302810

 

[fryke]

Yeah, I think it was somewhere in the build notes for a developer release. But as I said: I don't really remember. Guess I could just be wrong about it. Also: If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Regardless what I've once read somewhere.