When I got the drive, it had one big FAT32 partition. I just fired up the debian net install CD and used it to do the partitioning.
Parted shows me this: /*----------------------------------- # parted /dev/sda print Disk geometry for /dev/sda: 0kB - 160GB Disk label type: mac Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1kB 32kB 32kB Apple 2 33kB 2033kB 2000kB hfs debian boot 3 2033kB 10GB 10GB reiserfs untitled 4 10GB 30GB 20GB reiserfs untitled 5 30GB 31GB 1000MB linux-swap swap swap ---------------------------------*/ The 10GB and 20GB partitions are / and /home respectively. Oddly enough, mac-fdisk (0.4a2) won't print the partition table. Instead, when I type "p" to print the table, it shows the same information as if I had hit "P" for "print ordered by base address". If I let either of those options keep printing lines, it will eventually segfault. Thanks for the help, Michael On Friday 14 July 2006 03:14 am, brian wrote: > yes, using ybin, according to "man bootstrap" (man page is not > always best in linix, but here it is, very good actually) > > and also might > consider reformatting just the yaboot partition, with parted before > reinstalling yaboot with ybin (rather than the whole disk). > > caution: the write map command in parted would erase the entire > partition table, thus loosing your install. parted writes whatever > you do, unlike mac-fdisk which only writes with the "w" command. > but if you are careful you should be able to do all this inside your > installation. > > i think what Mr CS was describing was the partition map. that is usually > followed by a bunch of device drivers, then the small 0.8-1.0MB yaboot > partition - which often seems to be called the first partition, even though > it is hda9 on my disk > > what did you use to partition in the (very) first place ? was it a current > (aka usb2. aware) tool ? IMHO the only way system restore would help > is if something is wrong on your macosintall. in which case maybe > better use parted to also split your linix root for a macos backup > partition !! > > if you look at your disk in linix with parted or > mac-fdisk, or both, what do the partition maps look like. are all > the labels consistent, with each other as well as the description > from the "man bootstrap" command ? > > > > Michael Hrivnak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the advice. For > the time, I am travelling all summer and will be without my apple rescue > disk for another month or so. Is there another way to "bless" the Apple > partition? > > > > In the mean time, I'm trying to get my synaptics touchpad detected and the > 2.6.15-1-powerpc kernel booted. Stand by for more potential questions.... > > Thanks, > Michael > > On Wednesday 12 July 2006 07:56 am, Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote: > > [Grrr .. sorry for following-up my own post] > > > > On 7/12/06, Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote: > > > 2) Some boot managers expect it to be separate and formated as ext2 > > > (as opposed to ext3) -- however these days yaboot can see the boot > > > software even inside / when formated at ext3. > > > > > > On PowerPC (read Apple) hard drives it must be formated as HFSl on > > > Ultrasparcs it must be formated as a recognized SUN Disk Label (which > > > I give again, as an example.) > > > > This is the way the drive *must* be laid out before the OpenFirmware > > Boot manager will "see" it (I list it the way I know it will always > > work for *me* but YMMV because while I have used various types of > > 'linux' on a couple hundred Macs I realise that there can still be > > "gotchas" floating around, and people's experience levels vary a great > > deal) - > > > > /dev/[hs]d?1 -- Apple Disk Label as created by the Apple Disk > > Formatter; it is usually ~32KB in size... > > > > /dev/[hs]d?2 -- Linux OpenBoot Partition, must be formatted 1MB and be > > created as HFS not HFS+ or ext2/3. > > > > Beyond those two required partitions I don't see any issues with > > laying out the disk anyway you want; but those two are not negotiable. > > > > > > This advice falls under the "Works for me" category =) > > -- > > WC (Bill) Jones -- http://youve-reached-the.endoftheinternet.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
