running OSX from CD

[zoranb]

I have an eMac (900Mhz if i remember correctly) thats currently running system 9. I basically want to run one app that works only on OSX -thats Data Rescue2- so i can check a defective HD on a firewire enclosue. Is it possible that i dont install OSX tiger on HD and just run it from the bootable cd and then run DataRescue2?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

BootCD will allow you to do this (provided you have a copy of OS X to install), although it's not compatible with Tiger at the moment (so you'll need Jaguar or Panther):

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15196

Just a word of warning: it's going to be slow. Very, very slow.

 

[zoranb]

BootCD will allow you to do this (provided you have a copy of OS X to install), although it's not compatible with Tiger at the moment (so you'll need Jaguar or Panther):

Thanx for the reply but im not intrested in installing OSX on the eMAC, i want to leave OS9 with all its apps unchanged. Thats why i prefer to do the job with a booable, so that i dont have to get in the installation process

 

[fryke]

The Tiger DVD includes Disk Utility... Is that not enough for the drive? And if you're _only_ using OS 9, anyway, why not use a tool that runs on OS 9?

 

[zoranb]

Ive tried DIskUtility believe me, even tried DiskWarrior but they wont do i need a data retreiving app.
As for why not use an OS9 app, simply because DataRescue2 (works only on OSX) is far better and more advanced than the previous version that works on OS9. I tried the previous ver and i didnt get the results i wanted so i guess why not give a shot at DR2!