Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:38:40 -0800 (PST) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Muammer_Hamut=E7u?= <revivo73@yahoo.com> To: "freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to make APM disk which can be detected by Linux' GParted? Message-ID: <1361183920.93805.YahooMailNeo@web160706.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1360858013.53771.YahooMailNeo@web160704.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <511D2E19.6020809@yandex.ru>
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You can use "-b start_offset" parameter in the gpart(8):=0A=0A# gpart creat= e -s apm ad0=0A# gpart add -t apple-boot -b 64 -s 800k ad0=0A=0AWBR, Andrey= V. Elsukov=0A=0AHello, =0A=0A-b start-offset parameter indeed manages to a= dd free space, but having tried that it=0A didn't help Linux' GParted detec= t the partitioning :(=0A=0AI have a clue on how to achieve a partition stru= cture which GParted can detect: http://d1302.hizliresim.com/16/f/k2fd8.jpg= =0A=0AThis partitioning is correctly detected by Linux' GParted. It's a dua= l-boot of FreeBSD and Ubuntu; I've tried it myself.=0A=0AThe only problem i= s I cannot remember how I achieved this partitioning (sounds ironic, yes.)= =0A=0AWhat I can say from what I remember is:=0A=0AThe 25K free space befor= e the 1st partition (of type apple-boot) was automatically added by some pa= rtitioning tool. The second 1MB free space before the 8th partition was don= e by me using the Ubuntu Install's manual partition tool. =0A=0AIt should b= e the first free space that matters. That first 25K free space seems to hav= e something which makes Linux GParted (and Ubuntu Install for the same matt= er) detect the partitioning correctly. =0A=0AHow could I remake such a part= itioning, how is it done? Thanks. =0A=0A> =0A> The problem is, the apple-bo= ot partitions=0A must have some =0Afree space before them (25K~1M in size) = in order to be detected by Ubuntu Install (or Linux GParted for the same ma= tter)=0A> =0A> =0A>=0A If there's no such space before apple boot blocks, U= buntu Install =0Acannot see the partitions thereby making the installation = of Ubuntu =0Aimpossible.=0A> =0A> The question is how can I properly add su= ch free space using FreeBSD gpart? Or using any other partitioning tool? = =0A=0AI=0A haven't tried this, but does it work if you create a small FreeB= SD =0Apartition (with gpart), and then delete it after you have created the= =0Aothers?=0A=0AHTH From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 18 11:06:50 2013 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B694321C for <freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org>; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8A03E33 for <freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org>; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r1IB6otp061657 for <freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org>; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6/Submit) id r1IB6oQR061655 for freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 GMT Message-Id: <201302181106.r1IB6oQR061655@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster <bugmaster@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC <freebsd-ppc.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-ppc>, <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>, <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:50 -0000 Note: to view an individual PR, use: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=(number). The following is a listing of current problems submitted by FreeBSD users. These represent problem reports covering all versions including experimental development code and obsolete releases. S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o power/175151 ppc Loader fails to load modules on PPC64 o power/170340 ppc Enabling geom-mirror on 9.1-powerpc64 prevents the sys o power/164225 ppc Boot fails on IBM 7028-6E1 (heap memory claim failed) o power/161947 ppc multimedia/libdvdnav builds broken binaries on big end o power/161045 ppc X doesn't detect ADB mouse up event until another even o power/149009 ppc sysinstall(8) on powerpc fails to install manpages, so o power/140241 ppc [kernel] [patch] Linker set problems on PowerPC EABI o power/135576 ppc gdb cannot debug threaded programs on ppc o power/133503 ppc [sound] Sound stutter after switching ttys o power/133382 ppc [install] Installer gets signal 11 o power/131548 ppc ofw_syscons no longer supports 32-bit framebuffer 11 problems total.
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