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From: ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Linux PowerPC on a very old PowerBook G4 1 Ghz with 512 MB of RAM & 60 GB HDD?
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:10:17 +0100
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Ant wrote:
> I could not find a way to make it small/big enough for a dual boot set
> up since I wanted to keep my Mac OS X v10.2.8 (also has Classic 9 in it=
)
> intact just in case. It is in the 60 GB HDD (actually 55.88 GB with
> about 26 GB free according to Mac OS X v10.2.8).

Just to let you know... The 1ghz PowerBook G4 can handle a 320gb ATA=20
disk. so maybe it would be a good idea to exchange your existing HD with =

a 320gb disk - best is the WD Caviar 5400rpm/16mb cache or the somewhat=20
more expensive 'Black' version of that disk.

Since you have both 10.2.8 (can be upgraded to 10.5.8 on the 1ghz PB) as =

well as classic, you can use an older version of Carbon Copy Cloner to=20
make identical copies on a 320gb disk - partitioned into 3 partitions, - =

for example a 40gb partition for OS 9.x, a 80-100gb partition for your=20
Linus and the rest for OS X...

Cheers, Erik Richard

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