On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 07:08:47PM -0700, Ron Golan wrote: > > My problems begin with the fact that I can't find any tools from Apple > to repartition the disk. Neither the included Mac OS X CD or the > Software Restore CD have HD Setup. What does Apple use these days to > partition drives? I want to Dual boot Mac OS and Linux and thought it > would be better to create the new Mac OS partitions with an Apple > tool. http://penguinppc.org/usr/ybin/doc/mac-fdisk-basics.shtml > I can't even see yet how to use pdisk on the Debian CD because it > doesn't boot. When booting holding down the c key, all I get is a pure > white screen. I've tried net booting too. While using bootp, I get an > "Unknown DHCP Request (8)" in the server's logs and when using dhcpd, > I get "DHCPInform from ..." in the logs. Either way the iBook just > sits there with the little earth flashing in the middle of the > screen. are you using potato r3 CDs? some macs use bootp and not dhcp for netboot. http://penguinppc.org/usr/ybin/doc/netboot.shtml > Anyone know of any "hacked for iBook" Debian CDs? Other leads? One > idea is to install Yellow Dog Linux and then start the Debian install > from the previous YDL installation. There must be an easier way. potato r3 CDs will work fine on the ibook. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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