Hey Fury, yes I have read everything I could find here about OS 9.2.2, and have downloaded the 2 Universal 9.2.2 installers (ISO image and drag install). These are great resources, as is the Instant DAW download. These were created with the same install & restore CDs that came with my 1.25 GHz DP MDD FW400. That is exactly what I have installed on my "good" OS 9.2.2 partition. I messed up when installing the "bad" 9.2.2 partition. I don't know why I did this -- a test, curiosity? I created BOTH 9.2.2 partitions way back in
2003 2007. I've used the "good" 9.2.2 for many years, running an expanded Pro Tools Mix system, without issue. Obviously, I never did use the "bad" 9.2.2 until recently.
I just recently got back into making music, after several years of health/medical issues, including 3 years of blindness, which was recently corrected with double cataract surgery, thanks to finally getting health insurance through Obama Care. Prior to that my health insurance had been cancelled, and nobody would cover me because I has high risk due to my pre-existing conditions.
Anyway, yes there are very good reasons to keep your DAW OS 9 boot partition's system folder lean and mean, and only install the apps directly related to your DAW (and MIDI) work process. Control Panel and Extension conflicts are the #1 cause of crashes, errors, etc. when running a DAW. This may be more of an issue when running Pro Tools hardware and software than with other DAWs. I don't know.
I call myself oldtimer because I've been using Macs and Pro Tools since 1997. You can read my member introduction here
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,1991.msg28278.html#msg28278. I've set up Pro Tools on several different Macs through the years, starting with OS 7.6.1 on a PTP 250 (Mac clone) and multiple external SCSI HDs. Prior to that I used PC-based DAWs
with digital multitrack tape (Tascam), and analog multitrack tape before that way back in the 1970s-1980s. I performed on stage in several bands through the years as well -- that's how I was able to buy a lot of this stuff.
I learned about how to set up Pro Tools and the Mac OS from friends who were long time music pros from Nashville, LA, NY, etc., and from one of the main software gurus at Waves (the plugin developer). Yes, I've been around the block a time or two and generally know my way around this stuff. So it was embarrassing to be "
scolded like a child" in this public forum.
My significant other uses her Mac for graphics editing and design, desktop publishing, writing, etc. Yes, the work process is different -- critical calibration of video display vs. critical accuracy of audio processes -- which means different control panels and extensions (and potential conflicts) in OS 9. I think that Mac OS X has been a major improvement for pro-level work environments for video, graphics, and music/audio. But some things, at least in MIDI/music, are still better in OS 9.
Wow, that was a long rant. I just felt like I had to get some things off my chest, and out in the open. I'll rant no more! Only short posts in the future.