Re: sarge pre-rc2 debian-installer error on iMac G3

From: Andrea Vettorello (andrea.vettorello_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/18/04

  • Next message: Adriano Rafael Gomes: "Re: Pacotes do Debian"
    Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:42:46 +0200
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    
    

    On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:42:00 +0100, Andrew M. Lindley
    <andrew.lindley@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I have an old iMac G3 Rev. B (Strawberry, Tray Loading) I've
    > successfully installed sarge pre-rc2 on it with the netinst boot CD.
    > However, during install after the partitioner had had a go at
    > partitioning the entire disk debian-installer reported that it needed a
    > figure (some where between 800000 and 900000 bytes) of partition for the
    > boot program. A 1MB partition had been allocated but this was
    > apparently not large enough for the installer. I corrected the problem
    > by allocating partitions manually and giving the boot partition plenty
    > of space.
    >
    > Obviously I don't need support on this, its just that I can't find
    > anything either in debian-user or the bug tracking system on this, if
    > its new it should go for low priority fixing.
    >

    IIRC bug reports about the DI should be notified to the
    "installation-reports" pseudo package...

    Andrea

    -- 
    To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org 
    with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
    

  • Next message: Adriano Rafael Gomes: "Re: Pacotes do Debian"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: No boot and no administrator password!
      ... You'll need a new partition, ... file ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. ... > I cannot do a clean install and lose all my data knowing> that there is an 'unconventional' way past this problem. ... Boot the system, start> tapping F8, when>>the menu appears, select "Last Known Good Configuration,"> press enter and>>see if that resolves it. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.accessibility)
    • Re: How to change Dual Boot to Single Boot?
      ... Be aware that Microsoft use the term boot partition for the partition where ... primary active partition (where the boot sector and files required to start ... If you want the partition gone and Windows ... To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup ...
      (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
    • Re: Will Windows XP Upgrade Help Me?
      ... As for the cleaning you mention, that sounds like mechanical cleaning, such ... Using either a boot floppy or a bootable CD, ... if all you want is one big C:\ partition. ... Install your favorite operating system. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: HOWTO: Multiple Boot?
      ... But I suspect that all you really need is for each OS to boot ... up with its own partition named "C:". ... and then physically removing drive 1 and replacing it with a "virgin install" ... I'm tired of swapping hard drives... ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
    • Windows on Mac - how to.
      ... No-nonsense instructions for those "in the know". ... A custom slipstreamed CD is required to install XP on a Mac. ... This procedure WILL WIPE YOUR iMAC DISK CLEAN. ... Partition the disk in two using the OSX CD: ...
      (uk.comp.sys.mac)