Re: create HFS partition
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 12:49:50PM +0100, martin krung wrote:
> hi debian on powerpc user
>
> i installed debian on my beige G3, no problem till now:
>
> i have 2 disk, one untouched, with an Mac0S 9, and the other with debian
> and an HFS partiton on it. i boot with bootX over the MacOS
>
>
> now my problem: i want to have a 6 GB hfs partition on the second disk.
> the partiton exist allready, the type is Apple_HFS, i created it with
> fdisk, although its not recommeded in the installation manual.
>
>
> if i boot from the macOS, i cannot see the HFS partition from the second
> disk. i tried to reformat it under macOS, "hard disk tool kit" knows the
> partiton but didnt allow to reformat it. i there any other software to
> use under macOS 9 for repartitioning ?
It also needs to install driver partitions, Derrik mentioned that Drive
Setup will accomplish that, HDT will also if you initialize the disk
(it will ask you to install its drivers).
But, another consideration: HFS partitions may not be more than 2GB.
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"The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what
we should do with software engineers. They put the designer
under the bridge, and then they marched over it."
-- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
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