On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 [12:11],
Arnaud Vandyck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to the list... I've just bought a powermbook G4 15' and would
> like (as a futur DD ;)) to install Debian on it but maybe also want to
> keep mac os x on it.
>
> I already installed Debian on a g3 at home (but only with Debian), and
> this time, I'd like to have both systems... (and maybe hurd but it's
> another story).
>
> I have a friend who did it but he had to make a FAT partition to share a
> partition because linux does not write on usf. Is this statement still
> true? Can macosx r/o on ext2-3?
MacOS can't read ext2/ext3. But Linux can read USF and read/write to HFS+
(YOU SHOULDN'T!), but you can if you want :)
> Last thing, I'll probably use Branden Robinson's help page to install,
> but is there any documentation about the new debian-installer? Maybe I
> can try it and help with a report?
Don't think so, but there maybe is something out there.
> Does the Debian partition still need to be first with swap?
No.
> PS: I already read the Installation guide, these questions are to be
> sure the informations in the document are still up-to-date.
There are several documents out there with good information, and most of
them are up to date, since the configuration part hasn't changed that
much. Use the google, luke.
/d
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