From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 25 01:15:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57DD51065670 for ; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:15:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from samankaya@netscape.net) Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com (imo-d20.mx.aol.com [205.188.139.136]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2712D8FC14 for ; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:15:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from samankaya@netscape.net) Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN2-34a6a5a50113; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:20 -0400 Received: from samankaya@netscape.net by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id n.d5f.523feb8e (37168) for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-mb01.mx.aol.com (smtprly-mb01.mx.aol.com [64.12.207.148]) by cia-ma04.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMA047-5c5b4a6a5a491ec; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:15 -0400 Received: from webmail-dx04 (webmail-dx04.sim.aol.com [205.188.104.97]) by smtprly-mb01.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMB011-5c5b4a6a5a491ec; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:13 -0400 To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:13 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 205.188.169.202 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: samankaya@netscape.net X-Mailer: AIM WebMail 43792-STANDARD Received: from 81.178.2.118 by webmail-dx04.sysops.aol.com (205.188.104.97) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:13 -0400 Message-Id: <8CBDADB1950718E-16E8-7AF@webmail-dx04.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Partitioning disks on PPC for FreeBSD, installer crashes X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:15:32 -0000 Hi, this is a strange issue but I'm trying to install FreeBSD onto my PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 733MHz machine. I got as far as the partitioner in the standard install but couldn't figure out how to add slices as there is no option to create a disk label for it. Each time I try to use (C)reate a slice I get a message on the screen saying that I have to do this on a Master Partition.... How do I create this?? I tried dropping into a shell do use fdisk on it but it wouldn't allow me to do so using the holographic shell via the installer menu. Can anyone help give me an idea of what to do?? I used a Debian Linux boot cd which works fine and is able to detect the disk and partition it. I also created the needed 8MB yaboot partition in order to perhaps detect the disk but no such luck. The CD is iso1 of FreeBSD 7.1 I hope I don't have to go back to Debian as I really want to learn BSD!! Regards, Kaya