On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 07:38:47PM -0800, PhiLLip Pi wrote: > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 11:07:23AM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > > > > I downloaded, burned, and booted > > > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-powerpc.iso > > > > > > since I didn't have a blank DVD to use for the bigger and newer > > > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/trusty/release/lubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-powerpc.iso > > > > > > file. Maybe that's a good thing because v12.04 was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO > > > slow as to be expected. :( > > > > > > Anyways, it took me a while to navigate since I don't use Ubuntu. I > > > managed to find Terminal with its Unity's hotkeys (ctrl+alt+T). I ran > > > "sudo gparted" command. I resized the free drive space in half. Now, we > > > wait... > > > > I hope it works. > > Nope, it failed pretty fast but I didn't have free time to research, > screen capture, upload, etc. for you guys due to a family emergency > (nothing serious). Now, I have time for now! GParted's details showed: > > GParted 0.11.0 --enable-libparted-dmraid > > Libparted 2.3 > > Shrink /dev/sda5 from 55.89 GiB to 36.11 GiB 00:15:57 ( ERROR ) > > calibrate /dev/sda5 00:00:04 ( SUCCESS ) > > path: /dev/sda5 > start: 704 > end: 117,209,529 > size: 117,208,826 (55.89 GiB) > > check file system on /dev/sda5 for errors and (if possible) fix > them ( N/A ) > > checking is not available for this file system > > shrink file system 00:15:44 ( ERROR ) > > using libparted > > libparted messages ( INFO ) > > Input/output error during read on /dev/sda > > An error occurred during extent relocation. > > Data relocation has failed. > > Resizing the HFS+ volume has failed. > > ======================================== > > Create Primary Partition #1 (unformatted, 19.78 GiB) on /dev/sda > > > I also managed to get a screen capture to share of the whole desktop > screen: https://i.imgur.com/vD5a7L7.png ... I hope those help? As you > can see, it failed in step 0! :( Maybe I am doing it wrong? > > Maybe I should try installing Ubuntu instead of Debian from this > bootable CD to see if it lets me resize and install if it comes with a > fancy GUI installer? > > Uh oh. I wonder if my HDD got hosed during this attempt. Scary! :/
That input/output error message makes me wonder if your disk has bad sectors. That could be a problem. -- Len Sorensen
