Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:45:30 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: jordan force <j19force93@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't partition disk using sys-install Message-ID: <4D1AAEDA.6060404@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikWCiXh-TU_obqwRNDP8ys2wB3BhHi4YcvQXgn8@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikWCiXh-TU_obqwRNDP8ys2wB3BhHi4YcvQXgn8@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12/28/10 20:29, jordan force wrote: > Hi all, > > So I'm trying to install FreeBSD on an old iBook G4, that was running Debian > (uggghhh!). I tried to put FreeBSD on it, but I kept getting an error while > partitioning, and looking at the release notes, it appears that it can't > partition the discs using sys-install, and it says that I have to use > gparted. My only question is: can I access parted from the FreeBSD? or would > I have to burn an ubuntu live cd from here: > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/lucid/release/, boot into that, and > open up Gparted to partition. Also, does gparted on the Ubuntu CD support > ufs (Unix File System)? gpart is a FreeBSD utility unrelated to gparted -- the names are confusingly similar -- and is included on the install CD. Hopefully the installer situation will be fixed in time for FreeBSD 9.0. In the meantime, there's a guide here that should help: http://people.freebsd.org/~nwhitehorn/ppcinstall.txt If you run into any difficulties, feel free to mail to the list. -Nathan
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