On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 03:40:13PM +0100, Manuel Quesada wrote: > > So, when you select partition a hard disk, it doesn't start the > > partitioning program? Or is it later, when you are initializing > > partitions? > > It doesn't start the partitioning program, I can't select to partition a > hard disk. > > It's not possible to partition the hard disk, it says that the drive is > not > present or not connected. But I have MacOS installed (to boot Debian), > and the hard disk works. > > So, I can configure the keyboard, the network, and then I can't go on > with the > installation because of this problem.
Maybe the installer is trying to mount /dev/hda, which would be a standard type disk on a newWorld. Try switching to virtual console 2, or use the Execute a Shell menu command, to enter mac-fdisk /dev/sda After partitioning it the linux partitions will definitely be visible to the installer. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
