OS 4.0 Final together with update#4

I am able to download OS 4.0 Final after many months of wait thanks to Hans-Jorg Frieden.

My question is about to install OS 4.0 together with an existing OS 4.0 update#4 installation.

How can I manage to boot and run both systems?

Is it a difficult or easy task?

I know that some stuff runs better on update#4 than on OS 4.0 Fianl.

@MamePPCA1

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Make another partition, install Final, make it bootable,
raise the boot priority above the one you have on your
upd4 partition and off you go.

If you need to boot upd4, lower the Final boot priority

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Really?

Never heard of that before.

I have Final installed and everything works as expected
(though i don't have any patches, hacks or beta programs
installed - and if i would, i'd know why something becomes
unstable, breaks or crashes)

My advice: Install final and see if it's really that bad
you expect it to be...i bet you'll be pleasantly surprised

@Raziel

On AmigaWorld.net someone describes me the Kickstart configuration file to run both on the same parttion.
Anyway I trust and I will trust on OS 4.0 and I will
try it to see how it works.

@MamePPCA1

I have an Update4, a Final, a Final+Update4 and a Final+July installations here.
What I have done is put each full installation in its dir. somewhere, backup (move) the current install and move the install you want to SYS: and then reboot. This is much simplier than tweaking the kickstart but takes some disk space.

Edit: forgot to say that it takes 3 clicks to change the installation (2 move and 1 reboot).

Bye,
TMTisFree

@TMTisFree

So I have to make 4 dirs on DH0 and put each installation
on its corresponding dir?

I have to stay secure to make 2 or 4 systems running at the same time.

Once I install all does the computer responds to OS 4.0 Final or does it respond to all the versions installed?

In other words does the system use the more appropiate
version of OS 4.0 in order to get the best results?

When I know these things I can install both versions at once.

@MamePPCA1

Just install each version on seperate bootable partitions, and change the boot priority when you want to change versions, and re-boot.
Simple really.

@MamePPCA1

OK thanks.

I will try it later when I get my copy of OS 4.0 Final downloaded and burned to a CD.

@MamePPCA1

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1) Yes, 4 dirs, one installation in each.

2) This is secure because only the install in SYS: is running. You do not have to bother tweaking Kickstarts ou priorities.

3) Of course not, see 2). It boots only the system that is in SYS:

4) Here are the list of my SYS: on DH0:. The 4 ones are where I store each installations.


.Final (empty at the moment because on the root of SYS:)
.Final+July
.Final+Update4
.Update4
C
Classes
DEVS
Fonts
...
Tools.info
Utilities.info
WBStartup.info


So, when I want to test for ex. Update4, I move all files and dirs from SYS: to .Final, and move all files and dirs from .Update4 to SYS:. Of course the 4 dirs (beginning with a point always stay in the root of SYS:).
Hope this is more clear now.

Bye,
TMTisFree

@TMTisFree

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So, when I want to test for ex. Update4, I move all files and dirs from SYS: to .Final, and move all files and dirs from .Update4 to SYS:. Of course the 4 dirs (beginning with a point always stay in the root of SYS:).
Hope this is more clear now.

Bye,
TMTisFree

Surely just changing boot priority is quicker, and less wear and tear on your hard drive heads.

Empty

@Swoop

Of course not. When files and dirs are moving, there are not moving physically on the disk, as it takes about 2 seconds to move an entire install. back to its dir. and again about 2 seconds to move the install you want to SYS:.
Then you reboot.

So 4 seconds to change the system + a reboot, I don't think that is difficult or long to do.

Edit: double post

Bye,
TMTisFree