Like method #2, this will also prevent interference between iLok authorizations and OS 9 key disk authorizations.ĭigidesign recommends method #2 or #3 above as the safer and more flexible methods of configuring a computer for dual boot operation. This method allows you to completely unmount or disconnect either hard drive when doing maintenance or OS updates. Installing OS 9 and OS X on separate hard drives is the safest way to allow OS 9 and OS X to co-exist on the same system. This will also prevent interference between iLok authorizations and OS 9 key disk authorizations.Įach Mac OS on a separate hard drive. If each partition has a discrete OS (OS 9 on one partition and OS X on the second) then file sharing between the OS'es will be minimized. This is a better way to go if you have only one internal hard drive. However, as mentioned above, there can be key disk authorization conflicts with the newer PACE iLok authorizations.Įach Mac OS on a separate partition of a single hard drive. This is the easiest method, and typically the way Apple Computers ships their OS 9 compatible computers. There are 3 ways to configure OS 9 along with OS X on the same computer:īoth OS 9 and OS X on the same drive on a single partition. After installing OS X, or upgrading your OS X version, run the following from the OS X Disk Utility: "Repair Disk Permissions". Uninstall all key disk authorizations before installing or upgrading Mac OS X. Installing or upgrading OS X on your Macintosh may erase any currently installed OS 9 floppy key disk authorizations (such as Reverb One for Pro Tools 5).
#FILE SHARING MAC OS 9 MAC OS X#
OS 9 Authorization Keys and Installing Mac OS X To make the transition from OS 9 to OS X as painless as possible, here are some suggestions for configuring a dual-boot system that will support both Pro Tools 6 on OS X and previous versions of Pro Tools 5 on OS 9. Using Pro Tools 6 for OS X and Pro Tools 5 for OS 9 on the same computer Pro Tools 6 and Migration to OS X Dual-Boot Systems Pro Tools 6 & Pro Tools 5 Dual Mac OS Systems