Just an idle thought:  In the MacOS X install notes, they say that some
early G3 models couldn't boot if you installed on a partition that is past
the first 8GB of the disk.  Does anyone know if this is Open
Firmware-related and if it affects us?

X If you install Mac OS X on a PowerBook G3 Series computer that does not
X have USB, an original Power Macintosh G3 (Beige),or a
X Rev.A,Rev.B,Rev.C,or Rev.D iMac,and the hard disk is larger than 8 GB
X with more than one partition,be sure to select a destination partition
X for Mac OS X that is completely within the first 8 GB of the disk.

  -- MW