Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6)

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6)
Date	2015-09-27 19:49 +0000
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JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 15-09-27 12:00, nospam wrote:
> 
>> that doesn't matter. the second drive is so you can make a bootable
>> minimal system from the main drive, since you don't want to clone it
>> live.
> 
> So the evasive nature of responses basically means there is no way to
> create on Snow Leopard the equivalent of the restore partition on more
> recent versions (a minimal boot environment).

Yes there's. I've done just that plenty of times with USB sticks and
10.6.8.

> The suggestion to install Snow Leopard on another disk is neat, but a
> waste of time. If I use the Snow Leopard DVD to install OS-X on another
> drive, I get the 10.6.0 version, no patches, and I might as well boot
> directly from the DVD at that point and get the minimal boot environment
> where I can safely use disk-util (unpatched).

Huh?? Nothing prevents you from running software update after you do the
initial install.

> I was asking for a way to create a minimal boot environment from the
> currently running system (aka: 10.6.8 with patches).

That's exactly what we've told you to do with a USB stick, yes.

-- 
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Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-26 19:04 -0400
  Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-09-27 03:05 +0000
    Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 02:09 -0400
      Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) android <here@there.was> - 2015-09-27 08:35 +0200
        Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 11:36 -0400
          Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) android <here@there.was> - 2015-09-27 17:46 +0200
          Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 11:47 -0400
            Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 11:58 -0400
              Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 12:00 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 13:57 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 14:00 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 15:14 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 14:24 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 19:49 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 15:58 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 16:30 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 15:36 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 16:45 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 20:53 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 17:06 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 21:39 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 20:52 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 17:43 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-27 17:44 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 22:08 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 18:12 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 22:55 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 18:28 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 23:07 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-27 20:30 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-09-27 18:56 -0600
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 01:28 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 01:27 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 23:27 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 23:12 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-27 18:30 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 00:28 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 05:28 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-28 00:29 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 02:32 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-28 10:56 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 12:21 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 12:10 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 16:35 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 12:40 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 18:26 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 15:08 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 19:28 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 19:30 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 22:30 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-28 22:32 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 02:43 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 02:42 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-09-28 14:20 -0500
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 15:33 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 21:51 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 22:34 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 02:46 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 23:33 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 04:15 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-28 01:50 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 18:43 -0400
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-09-27 17:47 -0600
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 01:22 +0000
                Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-28 00:37 -0400
          Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 16:46 +0000
      Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-27 16:45 +0000
  Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-09-27 17:14 -0600
    Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 01:12 +0000
      Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-09-27 20:42 -0600
        Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 03:49 +0000
  Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-30 21:28 -0400
    Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-09-30 21:58 -0400
    Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) "Andre G. Isaak" <agisaak@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 08:09 -0600
      Re: Creating a restore "partition" on DVD (SL 10.6) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-01 16:55 +0000

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