From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 5 16:29:36 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 033A716A419 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:29:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from voltechs@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C36313C448 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:29:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from voltechs@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id l15so3835333rvb for ; Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:29:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=UfN27UbA305b7xOMIyIjIDyHJLikLPhLO9W6bSiqHHU=; b=B4ciuLXd/La+Een02m1LaOMwbOoJlqq5DOXbOhp2ybVstyRExoVZRFF2IKWvejZua+/qiFg2uJoGCHecv9qoD8dwei5uSfvOdzIrlK3P0AJHuhY/ftGOargX3idZYXGIo1CeVQO74Ax+AkhRholbyH7VzbF+WBFob9l8lNvsdZg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=VfHFVXBAaLIIxwHgKpuLeoHgH/Iww7K5SV8KOKaOPkGaWawFlRjOdhU8kYAWKj4z1+vSMB8Rta4bF85G975c7QxPlhMfm+Sjr9QipSiyajiq+cDOdzvcNdJj14zVVA2h7HFYE2h+vQV6Ep3EiJj660kyAeRNWaCPdF1Z1qlGnjg= Received: by 10.140.147.18 with SMTP id u18mr1284755rvd.1196872173771; Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:29:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.222? ( [71.204.174.64]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k14sm159150rvb.2007.12.05.08.29.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:29:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <475600C5.4080805@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <60A1BFA9-1A1E-4BF2-81B8-A19EA7B10A84@gmail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Robin Stevens Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:29:18 -0800 To: "Brandon McWhirter" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: grehan@freebsd.org, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Error Loading Installer Disc X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:29:36 -0000 From my experience, you can't fdisk with freebsd, you're gonna need to install a copy of OS X on a partition or separate HD. Not only to partition, but also to get the boot loader onto the /boot partition. Don't forget about this: http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/ iso_install.txt On Dec 5, 2007, at 6:57 AM, Brandon McWhirter wrote: > 6.2 and i even tried 7. I figured out that the drive was dirty. It was > dirty. Now the only issue I have is that i can't get fdisk to show > up to > partition the drive. My friend pointed out that it's a known issue. I > aparently have three partitions already on the drive and I need to > get rid > of them so I can partition it correctly. I might not even be using > the right > terms. See this picture: > http://www.macmaniacs.com/1204071648.jpg > > I want to get rid of the 'ad0's at the top Can anyone point me in > the right > direction as to how I can accomplish this? > > On Dec 4, 2007 8:37 PM, Peter Grehan wrote: > >> Hi Brandon, >> >> What version of FreeBSD ? >> >> Did you do a 'C' boot, or manually boot from the loader prompt ? >> >> Are you using a video or serial console ? >> >> later, >> >> Peter. >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"