Re: EMILE package testers sought
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
Oh, you mean "/debian" on the MacOS side, e.g.
harddisk:Desktop Folder:debian
I don't know where that folder came from.
> 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.
> 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
>
> If we need more experiments , I'm glade to help .
> regards
> --ee
>
>
>
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