Re: EMILE package testers sought

[Eugen Paiuc <eug_paiuc@bluewin.ch>]

Finn Thain wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Eugen Paiuc wrote:
>
>   
> > > What is /debian/boot?
> > >       
> > I boot in macos on /dev/hda8 , debian is in /dev/hda5 (/dev/hda6 = data 
> > /dev/hda7 = swap )
> >
> > Originaly mac dont't show any linux partition, so for the user, linux is 
> > invisible.
> >
> > After useing emile macos himself put a compete new directory in the 
> > harddisk icon of the desktop, who is named debian , and has all 
> > structure of the debian root partition; which is on /dev/hda5; 
> > /debian/boot /debian/etc /debian/home a.s.o before I pic'ed the kernel 
> > needed for penguin boot from a directory maked by me on mac partition. 
> > now I choose the kernel needed for penguin boot directly from 
> > /debian/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-mac
> >     
Ah , I completly forget that I copyed my self that directory from debian 
partition to mac partition
, realy sorry for that - to tyred last night -

> Oh, you mean "/debian" on the MacOS side, e.g.
> harddisk:Desktop Folder:debian
>
> I don't know where that folder came from.
>
>   
that was me :( ,
> > which is showing on /dev/hda8,  but which is on /dev/hda5. 
> > This is  the original disk (made by mac installer)
> >
> > emile  --scanbus
> >
> > /dev/hda:
> >  Drivers
> >     0: base: 128 size: 26 type: 1793 <3: Macintosh [Apple_Driver_ATA]>
> >  Partitions
> >     /dev/hda1 :            Apple [Apple_partition_map]
> >     /dev/hda2 :        Macintosh [Apple_Driver43  ]  *
> >     /dev/hda3 :        Macintosh [Apple_Driver_ATA]  *
> >     /dev/hda4 :  Patch Partition [Apple_Patches   ]
> >     /dev/hda5 :           A/UNIX [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     /dev/hda6 :           A/UNIX [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     /dev/hda7 :           A/SWAP [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     /dev/hda8 :       untitled 4 [Apple_HFS       ]  <Apple bootblock> *
> >     /dev/hda9 :            Extra [Apple_Free      ]
> >
> >
> > This is  the disk after useing emile /dev/hda:
> >  Drivers
> >     0: base: 128 size: 26 type: ATA <3: Macintosh [Apple_Driver_ATA], SCSI HD driver>
> >     
>
> "[Apple_Driver_ATA], SCSI HD driver" doesn't make much sense.
>
>   
sure, viewing that, I though that ATA disk is mapped like a SCSI disk , 
so it may be mannaged by emile .
> >  Partitions
> >     1:            Apple [Apple_partition_map]
> >     2:        Macintosh [Apple_Driver43  ]  *
> >     3:        Macintosh [Apple_Driver_ATA]  *
> >     4:  Patch Partition [Apple_Patches   ]
> >     5:           A/UNIX [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     6:           A/UNIX [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     7:           A/SWAP [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     8:       untitled 4 [Apple_HFS       ]  *
> >     9:            Extra [Apple_Free      ] 
> >
> > ...
> >     
> > > Does emile normally list boot blocks?
> > >       
> > yes,  look at direct bootable _by emile_ disk :
> >
> > # emile --scanbus
> > /dev/sda:
> >  Drivers
> >     0: base: 128 size: 32 type: SCSI <3: Macintosh [Apple_Driver43], SCSI HD driver>
> >  Partitions
> >     1:            Apple [Apple_partition_map]
> >     2:        Macintosh [Apple_Driver43  ]  *
> >     3:        Macintosh [Apple_Driver43  ]  *
> >     4:  Patch Partition [Apple_Patches   ]
> >     5:             root [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ]
> >     6:             swap [Apple_UNIX_SVR2 ] 
> > --> 7:       untitled 3 [Apple_HFS       ]  <EMILE bootblock> *
> >     8:            Extra [Apple_Free      ] 
> >
> >
> >     
>
> So, it appears from emile --scanbus that the bootblock on hda was 
> clobbered. Does it still boot?
>
> -f
>
>   

No, that disk need to be reinstalled.


regards
--ee