reinstalling os x within mol

[David Bélanger]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 11:18:01AM +0100, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> David Bélanger writes:
> 
> > I tried via mol.  Boots the installer CD fine.  [...]  However, when
> > I tried to install OS X at section where the volume is selected.  I
> > got a message like: "OS X cannot be installed on that volume.  OS X
> > cannot boot from that volume because it does not have a valid
> > openfirmware path."
> 
> > If I boot OS X natively (i.e. not within mol), it sees the entire
> > disk as free...
> 
> > Any suggestion?
> 
> When you partition your disk in Linux, do not leave the space for Mac
> OS X free, but create an empty partition of type Apple_HFS.  Then boot
> the Mac OS X installer natively and install into this partition.
> 
> And if you change the partition table, always make sure that the
> kernel re-reads it before you use your new partitions.  This usually
> requires a reboot.
> 

Hi,

I was able to successfully install OS X following these instructions.

The only small inconvenience encountered (and I was expecting this) is
having to boot a live CD and rerun ybin.

I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions and info.  Very
interesting.

David

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