It is one of the PBG4s that can boot 9 natively? Can OS9 only be installed on these machines using a disc containing special drivers then, you can't use a standard OS9 CD?
On my G3 I have them on separate partitions on the same 12 GB hard drive, the first 8 GB for Tiger and the rest for 9.2.2, and it seems to be happy that way. I'm not sure if that works the same as newer Macs though - on newer Macs if you boot up in 9 does that change the default startup disk to 9, or does it always boot in X unless you actually use the startup disk control panel (as opposed to holding option on startup) to change it? On the Beige it always boots X unless you hold option; I haven't used the control panel as there's no need.
I've never run into problems with 9 and X co-existing - I've set up two Macs in a similar way, one with XPF and one without, and they always seem very happy together
I'm pretty sure the Beige will still boot even 9.1, not only 9.2.2, after having X put on it, or at least I was able to boot from the 9.1 CD when I was having problems with the installation and the first CD of Tiger (ie the core of the OS) was already installed and it wouldn't boot back into the installer to finish it off with the second CD.
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Main system: custom C2D 2.66GHz tower/4GB RAM/2600XT 512 MB/500GB HD/XP Pro x86+Vista Business x64
Main Mac: Beige G3 minitower (Sonnet G4 500MHz/640 MB DVD/USB/Radeon 32 MB/OS 9.2.2+10.4.11)
On my G3 I have them on separate partitions on the same 12 GB hard drive, the first 8 GB for Tiger and the rest for 9.2.2, and it seems to be happy that way. I'm not sure if that works the same as newer Macs though - on newer Macs if you boot up in 9 does that change the default startup disk to 9, or does it always boot in X unless you actually use the startup disk control panel (as opposed to holding option on startup) to change it? On the Beige it always boots X unless you hold option; I haven't used the control panel as there's no need.
I've never run into problems with 9 and X co-existing - I've set up two Macs in a similar way, one with XPF and one without, and they always seem very happy together
I'm pretty sure the Beige will still boot even 9.1, not only 9.2.2, after having X put on it, or at least I was able to boot from the 9.1 CD when I was having problems with the installation and the first CD of Tiger (ie the core of the OS) was already installed and it wouldn't boot back into the installer to finish it off with the second CD._________________
Main system: custom C2D 2.66GHz tower/4GB RAM/2600XT 512 MB/500GB HD/XP Pro x86+Vista Business x64
Main Mac: Beige G3 minitower (Sonnet G4 500MHz/640 MB DVD/USB/Radeon 32 MB/OS 9.2.2+10.4.11)