On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 12:23:26PM +0200, fis wrote: > Sorry, I´ve just buy an IBook and I´m install Debian, and them problems > appears with the boot.I just start with the Cd-rom and then push the > Tab and then write > linux noinitrd root=/dev/hda7( Is my root partition) > and push Enter > Then Debian start and I´m working now in it,but the mouse is not > configure and then X do not start. > Is necesary one particion HFS to run ybin-yaboot? no, you must have one 800K type Apple_Bootstrap partition for ybin/yaboot. you never mount it or manipulate it yourself, only mkofboot and ybin should have anything to do with it. > Can I delete all partitions of MAC? yes > mac-fdisk say that I can´t delete driver partitions. its wrong, use the `i' command to delete all partitions. potato mac-fdisk is buggy however use woody boot-floppies found at penguinppc.org/~eb/debian/powerpc/bf-cvs-* or follow the pototo workaround documented in mac-fdisk-basics (which you should read anyway) this document is at: http://penguinppc.org/usr/ybin/doc/mac-fdisk-basics.shtml > This is the information of my machine: > # type name length base ( size ) system > /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map this is just the wierd way apple partition tables work. > /dev/hda2Apple_Driver43 Macintosh 54 @ 64 ( 27.0k) Driver 4.3 > /dev/hda3 Apple_Driver43 Macintosh 74 @ 118 ( 37.0k) Driver 4.3 > /dev/hda4 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh 54 @ 192 ( 27.0k) Unknown > /dev/hda5 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh 74 @ 246 (37.0k) Unknown crap. > /dev/hda6 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 250000 @ 320 (122.1M) Linux swap > /dev/hda7 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /7000000 @ 250320 ( 3.3G) Linux native > /dev/hda8 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /usr 7000000 @ 7250320 ( 3.3G) Linux native > /dev/hda9 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /var 3000000 @ 14250320 ( 1.4G) Linux native > /dev/hda10 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 1000000@ 17250320 (488.3M) Linux native > /dev/hda11 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /home 1390560 @ 18250320 (679.0M) Linux > native you will not be able to create a bootable system due to lack of an 800K type Apple_Bootstrap partition. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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