Re: Newbie trying to install Debian PPC into an old 15" PowerBook G4...
Hi,
On Thu, 2 Mar 2017, PhiLLip Pi wrote:
> > I suspect the safe and simple option is to use mac os to shrink the
> > current HFS partition first.
>
> In the installed v10.2.8's Disk Utility app, it wouldn't let me. In its
> bootable DVD's v10.2.1's Disk Utility, it said it would have to erase my
> volumes (delete everything)? Is that how it is supposed to happen?
No. But if I'm correct, only the Disk Utility in OSX 10.5 and newer
supports true volume resize, without erasing the contents. (Fix me?)
10.5.8 was the last version for PowerPC. But sadly it might not work on
really old PowerBooks. :/ So if you can do this or not might depend on
your machine's type, sadly.
Charlie
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