Re: Disk Partitioning


Subject: Re: Disk Partitioning
From: Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
Date: Sat Dec 22 2001 - 09:04:20 MST


Can you install Mac OS first? Maybe the Mac OS 'Drive Setup' utility will be
able to re-write your partition map. Seems like you have somehow managed to
corrupt your partition map ...

-- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)

On Friday 21 December 2001 04:34, you wrote:
> Thank you Avinash, for your help.
>
> There is no partition in my disk, and when I try to use the partition tool,
> the program send this error message:
> "There was a problem opening /dev/hda:
> Error: Canīt have a partition outside the disk!"
> I think this is a logical problem, and I have excluded all partitions, some
> weeks ago, on the HD with FDISK utility from LinuxPPC Q4 2000. Thatīs why I
> ask for tools to analyse the disk and repair it.
> Earlier, today I have tryed to same thing and the error message was
> something like this: "partition inconsistency, first byte says 3, and byte
> 6 says 1." I didn't write this message...
> Is there some awy to wipe out all the disk? Is there any problem with big
> disks (25.5GB)?
>
> Again, thanks for your time and help.
> Artur.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Avinash Gupta" <agupta@mediaone.net>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Disk Partitioning
>
> > You just need to boot from the Yellow Dog 2.1 CD. Hold down the 'c' key
> > during bootup to boot from the CD ROM. The Yellow Dog installer has a
> > disk partitioning tool. You will need at a minimum two disk partitions,
> > one of type 'linux swap' and the other 'ext2'. For more information,
> > refer to
>
> the
>
> > 'Guide to Installation' at:
> >
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/guide2.1.shtml
> >
> > -- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
> >
> > On Friday 21 December 2001 03:44, you wrote:
> > > Does anybody know how to install a Yellow Dog 2.1 in a G4 without
> > > MacOS?
> >
> > I
> >
> > > just need a documentation, how-to and man pages, or anything like
>
> this...
>
> > > My situation is:
> > > Machine: G4, 256MB Ram, 25,5GB HD, Ethernet.
> > > MacOS no longer exists in this machine. And I don't have the MacOS
>
> system
>
> > > disk.
> > > This machine will be a Server in the internet, but not HTTP.
> > > I would apreciate if somebody tells me where I can find disk utility,
> >
> > like
> >
> > > partitioning tools, formating utility and repairing utility for linux
>
> on
>
> > > Mac.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for help, Artur.
> > >
> > > PS: I'm brazilian, and my english is very poor.



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