Subject: Re: Install Problem on G3 MiniTower
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Mon Jun 04 2001 - 17:02:37 MDT
Neil,
The installer won't re-format a partition that is already there.
It is a bit of a safety net. To install 2.0 on the "same partition" as you
have 1.2, I recommend you delete the 1.2 partition, and recreate a
new partition to take its place. Then, the installer will format this
newly created partition and go...
> I have tried several times to install on my G3 and no luck. It does
> not seem to erase the root partition. I had 1.2 installed and just
> wanted to wipe 1.2 away and install 2.0.
>
> Very simple, but no way to do it.
>
> Oh yeah, I have my hard drive partitioned and don't want to erase the
> other Mac partitions. It seems really stupid that there is no option
> to erase the partition and start over.
>
> Neil
> GNU Enterprise
> neilt@gnue.org
> http://www.gnue.org
>
>
>
--Regards, Dan Burcaw Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
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