Re: Fwd: Re: Newbie trying to install Debian PPC into an old 15" PowerBook G4...
On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 07:38:47PM -0800, PhiLLip Pi wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 11:07:23AM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>
> > > I downloaded, burned, and booted
> > > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-powerpc.iso
> > > since I didn't have a blank DVD to use for the bigger and newer
> > > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/trusty/release/lubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-powerpc.iso
> > > file. Maybe that's a good thing because v12.04 was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> > > slow as to be expected. :(
> > >
> > > Anyways, it took me a while to navigate since I don't use Ubuntu. I
> > > managed to find Terminal with its Unity's hotkeys (ctrl+alt+T). I ran
> > > "sudo gparted" command. I resized the free drive space in half. Now, we
> > > wait...
> >
> > I hope it works.
>
> Nope, it failed pretty fast but I didn't have free time to research,
> screen capture, upload, etc. for you guys due to a family emergency
> (nothing serious). Now, I have time for now! GParted's details showed:
>
> GParted 0.11.0 --enable-libparted-dmraid
>
> Libparted 2.3
>
> Shrink /dev/sda5 from 55.89 GiB to 36.11 GiB 00:15:57 ( ERROR )
>
> calibrate /dev/sda5 00:00:04 ( SUCCESS )
>
> path: /dev/sda5
> start: 704
> end: 117,209,529
> size: 117,208,826 (55.89 GiB)
>
> check file system on /dev/sda5 for errors and (if possible) fix
> them ( N/A )
>
> checking is not available for this file system
>
> shrink file system 00:15:44 ( ERROR )
>
> using libparted
>
> libparted messages ( INFO )
>
> Input/output error during read on /dev/sda
>
> An error occurred during extent relocation.
>
> Data relocation has failed.
>
> Resizing the HFS+ volume has failed.
>
> ========================================
>
> Create Primary Partition #1 (unformatted, 19.78 GiB) on /dev/sda
>
>
> I also managed to get a screen capture to share of the whole desktop
> screen: https://i.imgur.com/vD5a7L7.png ... I hope those help? As you
> can see, it failed in step 0! :( Maybe I am doing it wrong?
>
> Maybe I should try installing Ubuntu instead of Debian from this
> bootable CD to see if it lets me resize and install if it comes with a
> fancy GUI installer?
>
> Uh oh. I wonder if my HDD got hosed during this attempt. Scary! :/
That input/output error message makes me wonder if your disk has bad
sectors.
That could be a problem.
--
Len Sorensen
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