Bug#443272: installation-reports: Partition not detected on a ST3500630AS Seagate 500 Go drive ; fan speed at maximum
Package: installation-reports
Severity: normal
Boot method: CD-ROM
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso (b6671cb1e2652dd49de8168789fc83fa, 2007-0918-09:54)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:56:25 +0900
Machine: Power Mac G5 (PowerMac7,3)
Processor: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Memory: 1 Go
Partitions: <pdisk l /dev/disk0 (under OS X 10.2.10 8R218)
Partition map (with 512 byte blocks) on '/dev/disk0'
#: type name length base ( size )
1: Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1
2: Apple_Free 893149168 @ 64 (425.9G)
3: Apple_Boot eXternal booter 262144 @ 893149232 (128.0M)
4: Apple_HFSX Apple_HFSX_Untitled_1 83361776 @ 893411376 ( 39.7G)
5: Apple_Free 16 @ 976773152
Device block size=512, Number of Blocks=976773168 (465.8G)
DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E] did not detect my Mac partitions
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Dear Installer team,
In order to install a dual boot on a machine with a new drive, I first
re-installed and upgraded OS X, leaving free space before the system
partition in order to install Linux. However, the installer did not
detect the OS X (journalled, case-sensitive) partition. Etch's installer
did not manage either. Is the disk too big? (500 Go)
As a side problems, I had the fans running at full speed with the daily
build (not with Etch).
Apart from this, I have the two following comments :
- The installer assumes that the keyboard will be a mac one, and does
not give opportunity to declare another one. However, I am using a
Lenovo keyboard with american layout.
- Very often I was asked by the installer if I want to load the PCMCIA
modules, and after saying no I was always asked or which options to
passe to the modules.
Many thanks for your work. I hope you or somebody from the
debian-powerpc list (CCed) can help me to install the dual boot (even at
full fan speed), as I need it at work.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles Plessy,
Wako, Saitama, Japan
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