Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!urlichs From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: novice to AUX 2.0 needs help Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 90 14:14:48 GMT References: <1990Sep1.070024.12324@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu> Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG Lines: 32 In comp.unix.aux, article <1990Sep1.070024.12324@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu>, nevai@mps.ohio-state.edu (Paul Nevai) writes: < < (i) How much space does AUX 2.0 occupy? I have a bunch of hard disks with < Mac OS stuff on them and I intend to use them as Mac OS stuff. I want to < buy an additional drive for the AUX 2.0 and I'd like to get the minimum < size necessary. < (i')Would a syquest cartridge be enough to hold AUX 2.0? No. You can fit a working root/usr partition on a Syquest, but you can't install A/UX onto it (the installation copies lots of stuff you don't need, like Fortran compiler, fonts for ditroff, &c). You'll also need a swap partition and some space to work with. Syquests also are slow (or at least the older mechanisms are). < (ii) Will I be able to use all my Mac OS hard disks while running Mac OS in < a window of AUX 2.0? Syquests? < Yes. Be aware that you all disks may only have _one_ HFS partition. The partition map must be OK (some drivers aren't nice in that respect -- the Rodime driver, last time I checked, sets the logical partition size to zero. :-( For Syquests, you also need a porgram like "fix error page" (available on Sumex), which sets some mode parameters A/UX can't cope with. The driver must be installed when you boot so that the kernel remembers there's a MacOS partition there (this could have been solved much better...), and you can't swap cartridges while in the A/UX toolbox environment. -- Matthias Urlichs -- urlichs@smurf.sub.org -- urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de Humboldtstrasse 7 - 7500 Karlsruhe 1 - FRG -- +49+721+621127(Voice)/621227(PEP)