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Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answers
Posted on 23-Oct-2007 18:27:43
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is dual OS4/3.* booting possible, easy to do etc?


Dual boot is possible, all you have to do is install the two OSes on different partitions and have a way of choosing where to boot from. That might be as simple as going into the early startup menu and selecting the disk.

Someone could write a small program that would let you choose e.g. between OS 3, OS 4 and MorphOS. I don't see any trouble with that.

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      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersAkiko23-Oct-2007 18:34:01
      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersAkiko23-Oct-2007 18:38:25
          Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersNutsAboutAmiga23-Oct-2007 19:16:37
          Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersRogue23-Oct-2007 21:13:25
      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersAndrewBell24-Oct-2007 17:42:26
          Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersRogue26-Oct-2007 13:43:26
              Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answershatschi28-Oct-2007 11:18:42
                  Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answersnumber628-Oct-2007 15:20:30
                      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answershatschi28-Oct-2007 18:39:48
                          Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersRacerX29-Oct-2007 0:44:15
                  Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersRogue28-Oct-2007 15:26:32
                      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and AnswersWol28-Oct-2007 18:38:30
                      Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answerstomazkid30-Nov-2007 5:34:04


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Re: OS4 on Classics - mini-FAQ/Questions and Answers
Posted on 23-Oct-2007 18:52:15
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is dual OS4/3.* booting possible, easy to do etc?
Since it's classic Amiga hardware, with original Kickstart chips, I'd say yes. Just set up two bootable partitions with HD toolbox. Give one a higher priority than the other. Install your preferred OS on that one, and install your secondary OS on the other. When booting up, hold down both mouse buttons to access the Kickstart's early startup menu. From there, you can select which bootable partition to actually boot from. Do this when wanting to boot from the partition with lower boot priority.

Since that has worked for years on systems without OS4, it should continue to do so now.

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Dang, I've beem scooped; Rogue beat me to the question. Just goes to show that I need to read the whole thread before replying.

Last edited by Quixote on 23-Oct-2007 at 06:56 PM.

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