Re: Problem installing
If you use fdisk (that is what yast uses) you can not access that disk anymore from MacOS. So you do not need another MacOS partition on it. Start with BootX and place the kernel vmlinux in a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your Systemfolder.
So I did. And what happened? The YaST had frozed when it was formating the disk and when I (force) restarted the Macintosh was imposible to boot (the computer freezes before showing the 'happy Mac', even if I try to boot from a CD...) The only way that I found to boot was unplugging the HD in question... But can it be possible that fdisk really damage a HD for ever? I even try to plugg it on another SCSI id without any good result... On top of that, the other HD, that holds the MacOS 9 is pretty damaged as well... it doesn't boot properly, only without extensions and if you try to open a folder on it the computer freezes... It was working perfectly before this fdisk crash!!! I am pretty angry with this product (SuSE 6.4 for PPC) because was not only imposible for me to make it work but it seems to be breaking all my hardware as well!!! Any advice before I through all out of the window? Tomas Garcia Ferrari Bigital http://bigital.com
Am Fre, 11 Aug 2000 schrieb Tomas Garcia Ferrari:
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So I did. And what happened? The YaST had frozed when it was formating the disk and when I (force) restarted the Macintosh was imposible to boot (the computer freezes before showing the 'happy Mac', even if I try to boot from a CD...)
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Any advice before I through all out of the window?
Tomas Garcia Ferrari
I've read sth. about "Crash After Installing Unformatted ATA Hard Drive" in Apple Tech Info Library: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n60321 I'm not sure that it matches your case but maybe it's a hint to get your System to run again. (Crashed fdisk might leave your HD unformatted.) Ciao, Micha
Hi there, I had a similar issue but I assume that you have backed up everything on the MacOS side - huh!! My advice is start again because if at that level formatting fails, you can't trust anything!! Boot up under MacOS and use Drive setup 1.9.2 or later and format the partitions there and then for Unix and MacOS (A/UX swap and A/UX) Then install a basic MacOS and the yaboot in the linux boot partition. Use video=ofonly option. Then install from CD1 and using yast1, select expert mode so configure and FORMAT each partition Function F4 or F6 (- can't remember...) and proceed with a minimal installation. It should work but SuSE6.4 PPC Installation does appear to be much more fickle than the Intel version Regards, Bruce.
Am Fre, 11 Aug 2000 schrieb Tomas Garcia Ferrari:
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So I did. And what happened? The YaST had frozed when it was formating the disk and when I (force) restarted the Macintosh was imposible to boot (the computer freezes before showing the 'happy Mac', even if I try to boot from a CD...)
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Any advice before I through all out of the window?
Tomas Garcia Ferrari
I've read sth. about "Crash After Installing Unformatted ATA Hard Drive" in Apple Tech Info Library:
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n60321
I'm not sure that it matches your case but maybe it's a hint to get your System to run again. (Crashed fdisk might leave your HD unformatted.)
Ciao, Micha
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