Re: Repartitioning my Harddisk with mac-fdisk for Jaguar (MacOS 10.2)
--- Roland Wegmann <rowe_gnu@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I will ask you, if somebody have some experience about the compatibility of
> mac-fdisk and the tool you use in MacOS X to set partitions (I don't know the
>
> tools name).
>
> I have upgraded my OS X to Jaguar and now I have not enough space for
> additional software in the application folder. But there is a old MacOS 9
> partition I doesn't use anymore. And now I ask myself, if I can use
> mac-fdisk to rearrange my current MacOS X partition and my old MacOS 9 to a
> single Mac OS X partition, in a way that my current Woody partition isn't
> affected.
>
> Another question is: Does Jaguar work on a partition made by mac-fdisk?
>
> All your hints and thoughts would be appreciated!!
>
> Kind regards
>
> Roland
> rowe_gnu@gmx.net
>
The short answer is yes: Jaguar will work on an HFS+ or UFS partition. (AFAIK,
OS 10.x will work on either HFS+ or UFS partitions, and OS 9 will work on
either HFS or HFS+ partitions.) Either mac-fdisk or Disk Utility (the OS X disk
partitioning tool) can be used to make these (it's not the tool you use that
matters as much as the type, size, and order of partitions.)
However, have caution: it's not that simple. The mac-fdisk tutorial at
http://penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot/doc/mac-fdisk-basics.shtml outlines some
of the considerations. Also, backup the entire drive.
John Lubotsky
http://www.johnlubotsky.com
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