[mark_G4]

We have a Quicksilver 1gz and it had Panther put on it over the weekend. It was installed this way. The original OS disks (Jaguar) where used with a clean install, then it was upgraded to Panther. No partitions.
We are having some troubles with it now. First when it starts up the folder with a question mark appears for a few seconds, then it disappear and it continues on. It has also has given Kernal panics twice this morning. We don't want to have to reinstall everything again if possible.
Forgot to asked, is it still recommended to install X an classic on separate partitions?

[nelson92]

As far as the flashing question mark is concerned, go to System Preferences > Startup Disk and make sure the 10.3 folder is selected. My iBook used to start up in this way before I did this but it never gave any problems. I'd also suggest going to Applications > Disk Utility and repair permissions. This may sort out your kernel panics. Ever considered just putting your machine to sleep rather than switching off and rebooting?

[berg]

No need to partition ... OSX will go right on top of Classic ...
As far as your kernel panics ..

Repair disk and permissions
These steps will check for, and usually repair, any corruption on your OS X boot volume
(1) Boot from your Mac OS X Install Disc 1 CD. Put CD in drive, wait for it to show up on the desktop, then go to upper left of screen under the Apple menu and choose restart. Immediately hold the "c" key down until you see the apple logo.
(2) When the Installer window opens, select Installer > Disk Utility from the Apple menu bar.
(3) When the Disk Utility window opens, select "Macintosh HD" in the list on the left.
(4) Select the First Aid tab on the right
(5) Select the "Repair Disk" button on the lower right of the screen.
If errors are returned repeat this process 2 or 3 times untill they are gone.
If you still get errors then you will need to use a third-party disk utility to repair your Mac OS X boot volume, such as Alsoft Disk Warrior, or either of Micromat Drive 10 or TechTool Pro.
(6) Quit the Installer. When prompted, select Restart.
Next:
Repair permissions: Close all files and applications on the disk you want to repair. Go to Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility and double click it. Then select "Macintosh HD" in the left panel and First Aid at the top. Then click on "Repair Permissions." It will take a few minutes.
Remember to repair permissions BEFORE and AFTER any major software update.
You could also do an Archive and Install of Panther but remember the above steps ...