On Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:30 PM, david howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,
>there are many ways to do this, I suggest you read the ppc install howto >at >http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install >for starters. I have printed a PDF version of the install manual. Chapter 6 indicates little of the steps to complete the partitioning within mac-fdisk. I searched thru the doc in the cd and found a quite relevant text on the partitioning editor. Still I am facing glitches filing in the right expression after each prompt. > >from my experience with mac linux installs I find that setting up the >hard disk with the mac HD tool is a good way to go, depending on how >much space the MacOS deserves, you will need a minimum of 3 partitions >(if you use bootx) or 4 if you intend to use yaboot. I think you can >safely ignore the yaboot partition and let the installer do that part >but my memory is sketchy :) > >When u use the mac hd setup tool, select custom partitioning and create >2 unix partitions as well as the mac partition. Create the unix >partition at first then a swap then a mac HFS partition. If you like you >can name the first unix partition "/" (without the quotes) and the 2nd >one "swap". the mac name is irrelevant. I took from your pointers and repartition my HD using the mac disk utility. Giving 3 partitions namely roots, swap and mac os, in sequence. With roots and swap in UFS type. > >all of this will help to create a more sensible partitioning when you >get to the linux partition editor. * When booted with the cd, under partitioning, cmd c allows me to create new partitions, then it prompts for First Block, according to doc. I am to name the partition number (10p), then follows with the prompt on Length (10p). It then asked for Name of partition: any name given will be prompted by this: requested base and lenght is not within an exisiting free partition. I am beginning to wonder if the above * is at all necessary, if not, how then can i go about setting a linux root partition and a swap partition. I am lost, honestly. Any pointers will be appreciated. pharme > >hope that helps > >david > >pharme wrote: > >>Good day to all, >> >>I am an absolute novice (5 days old) in Linux, with some years of >>experience with Mac OS. I am trying to install a Linux distro in an >>unproductive G3 Powerbook (New World Macs) >> >>Here's what i have done:. >> >>Using Mac OS Disk Utility partition my 12 GB harddrive to 2 partitions, >>both approx 5.5gb (Mac OS extended) >> >>Upon booting with debian cd set (cd 1 Debian 3.0 30r4 PPC-binary), >>things went smoothly, only when i arrived at the partitioning (with >>'mac-fdisk') part, I can't seemed to proceed further. Here's the >>problem: >> >>cmd c - create new LINUX partition >> >>First Block: 10p >>(targeted to the partition number i have allocated for the installation >>for Debian) >> >>Length : 10p >>(to indicate use of the entire partition) >> >>and when it comes to 'Name of partition', whatever names i try to give, >>single word or string with quotes, it just prompted: >> >>"requested base and length is not within an existing free partition" >> >>I must have missed something somewhere, can anyone help with my >>problems? >> >>thanks >> >>pharme >> >> >> >> >
