Mohit Singhal Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi Guys, I am downloading it now. Just one quick question, is it advisable that instead of installing it on ext HDD or on a new partition I just install it on the main Snow Leopard partition. Would there be any data (Music, Movies etc) loss and would my existing application run fine, especially Microsoft Office 2011. Cheers, Mohit Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Since it's a developer preview, I think it's most wise to install to a location outside of your primary OS install. In my case, I installed to an external hard drive. But you can upgrade right over Snow Leopard if you want, and everything should be left in place. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticpride678 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi Guys, I am downloading it now. Just one quick question, is it advisable that instead of installing it on ext HDD or on a new partition I just install it on the main Snow Leopard partition. Would there be any data (Music, Movies etc) loss and would my existing application run fine, especially Microsoft Office 2011. Cheers, Mohit It's a beta, so I wouldn't use it as my main OS. I partitioned off 25 GB on my hard drive and installed Lion there. Worked fine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I agree, that's how I'm gonna do it too. I'll make a second little partition from the same HD just for Lion beta. To access it i should press alt button at boot and select the Lion partition, shouldn't I? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticpride678 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I agree, that's how I'm gonna do it too. I'll make a second little partition from the same HD just for Lion beta. To access it i should press alt button at boot and select the Lion partition, shouldn't I? Right after you install Lion, that partition will become your startup disk. If you change it back to Snow Leopard, then yes, alt button at startup. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattking Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Can anyone confirm whether you can install Rosetta on Lion? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Can anyone confirm whether you can install Rosetta on Lion? You can't. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted February 25, 2011 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2011 It's a beta, so I wouldn't use it as my main OS. I partitioned off 25 GB on my hard drive and installed Lion there. Worked fine. I'm planning to install it as my primary OS, but just in case I decide to switch back, am I right in thinking the Snow Leopard setup lets you restore from a Time Machine drive? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593732976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'm planning to install it as my primary OS, but just in case I decide to switch back, am I right in thinking the Snow Leopard setup lets you restore from a Time Machine drive? It should. Just insert the Snow Leopard DVD, reboot and go into Utilities and I think from there you can run Disk Utility or Time Machine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlorpromazine Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 oh dear god no, thats 1 feature i do not want to see in lion D: PLEASE, tell me there's a way to turn off this obnoxious feature WITHOUT completely turning off the spell check. I'm planning to install it as my primary OS, but just in case I decide to switch back, am I right in thinking the Snow Leopard setup lets you restore from a Time Machine drive? I made a mirror and bootable copy of my SL HDD on an external FW drive. If anything goes crazy, I can boot from FW and re-copy my external drive into the internal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted February 25, 2011 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2011 I made a mirror and bootable copy of my SL HDD on an external FW drive. If anything goes crazy, I can boot from FW and re-copy my external drive into the internal. Good idea, I don't have a FW drive but how slow is running from USB? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlorpromazine Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Good idea, I don't have a FW drive but how slow is running from USB? Considerably slower. But if you're gonna use that to recover your SL install, it won't be a problem. Even with USB, is a quicker process than using TM. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Good idea, I don't have a FW drive but how slow is running from USB? I'm running Lion on an external USB hard drive and it's quite a bit slower than my local hard disk, but not by much. The OS still feels rather quick, and it can be quickly wiped and reinstalled as new builds are released. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 So lion is shipping with Apeture now? also I hate that my old macbook pro can't change settings for inverted scrolling... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 So lion is shipping with Apeture now? also I hate that my old macbook pro can't change settings for inverted scrolling... Nope, here's what a default Lion install has... As for your second point, are you sure? Check Trackpad, the very first option should be to restore traditional scrolling (make sure you uncheck it.) honey01 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 well i never installed aperture..this showed up right after Lion :s I still dont see that option :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 What model MacBook do you have? I'm using the earliest unibody model that was released, the late 2008 MacBook, and the option is there for me: Looking at your Trackpad preferences, do you have one of the discreet MacBook Pros that lacked the glass trackpad? If so, that must be why the option to reverse the scrolling isn't there. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Did anyone have any problems with the installer not opening? It doesn't open on my MBP late 2009, it crashes. EDIT:nevermind it looks like i've found another way :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 awsome... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just installed it. Runs really well I'm impressed with the fit and finish of it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyolc8 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 awsome... They used that background pattern for the folders in the early ios 4 betas. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just installed it. Runs really well I'm impressed with the fit and finish of it. me too, i'm quite impressed, very clean UI and smooth animations how do you delete apps? Now you should drag them into the launchpad and from there I can't seem to erase them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted February 25, 2011 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2011 They used that background pattern for the folders in the early ios 4 betas. And it looked awful :x In my opinion, it still does :x Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Has anyone installed this on a MacBook 2,1 (2Ghz C2D, 2GB RAM, GMA950)? I heard somewhere that it isn't supported. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KibosJ Subscriber² Posted February 25, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted February 25, 2011 Can't wait to try this out :D Looks good so far. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/947186-mac-os-x-lion-discussion/page/22/#findComment-593733448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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