YDL 3.01 Install Error

Scott Kellogg yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu Feb 19 09:28:01 2004


Ah, that explains it.  I can use Apple's Disk Utility to de-allocate
(initialize) the OS X space, and install YDL in to it.  It won't be
tragic if I have to recreate the OS 9 partition, but I don't think that
I will have to.  

/Scott


> Unfortunately, I do not think you can do what you want
> to do. The Yellow Dog Linux installer cannot *replace*
> an existing partition. It can only install YDL onto
> *unallocated* space on your hard drive. To compound
> this problem, there is no Mac OS utility that can move
> or repartition your iBook's hard drive. The only thing
> you can do is to backup your data and files, then
> repartition the whole hard drive using Apple's disk
> utility. Sorry!
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Clint
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