Quirk with OSX 10.2 install CD

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ChipMaker

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Can't startup to desktop with Jag CD???
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Ok is it just me or is it the CD, is this the first time that Apple has released an OS that you can't do a complete startup on?

I put in the Jag 10.2 install disk that I bought from the Apple Store nearby, everything is normal UNTIL all I can get is the installer!?! No desktop. No other options other than to quit the installer and reboot. Which if you're trying to use this as a t/s option it's kind of useless.

Please tell me I'm not the only one...
 
well, i haven't installed in awhile but i don't think any of the os x install disks functioned as a startup disk with desktop access. i'm sure someone will corect me if i am wrong. :D
 
The OS X install disks never had a complete, bootable "desktop" system on them -- all you can do is access the OS X installer and the Disk Utility (from the menubar) program. You can either install or check/repair the disk, but nothing else -- no Finder for browsing the hard drive... nothing.

It's tough to make a bootable OS X CD, since OS X needs read/write access to the startup disk -- something a CD can't provide. OS X has no place to create a swap file on a CD.

Some utilities have come out that sort-of allow you to create a bootable OS X CD, but they are, at best, hit and miss.

It's a shame -- I always liked being able to boot up a usable system off the OS 8/9 CDs, even if it were just to copy a few files off of a corrupt hard drive before reinstalling.
 
I agree. It's nice to have a modern operating system based on unix, but it's horrible to have unix shortcomings like this.
 
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