New Install - need to break up UserSpace partition for /, /boot

[Ray Lacgalvs]

Have heard of a utility that can be bought, which will do a partition
without destroying the data.
Unfortunately don't remember the name - "partition magic" or something.
-- 
regards, ray.


> From: John van Vlaaderen <john-at-thinman@nyc.rr.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:45:33 -0500
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: New Install - need to break up UserSpace partition for /, /boot
> 
> 
> Thanks Ray.. but the DESTROYS ALL DATA is what I am hoping to avoid.
> 
> It sucks that you cant just fix things, as in PC Linux.
> 
> On Linux I would use partition editor gnu parted to resize etc.
> 
> too bad :(
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 08:27 PM, Ray Lacgalvs wrote:
> 
>> These notes come from http://www.linux.org/ online classes.
>> Hope they help, but be aware that without backing up your data it will
>> be
>> lost.
>> 
>> Single Drive: Multi-Boot System with either BootX or yaboot
>> 
>> You are now going to use Apple's Drive Setup application to format and
>> partition your drive. Please note that this procedure completely
>> reformats
>> and DESTROYS ALL DATA on your drive.
>> 
>> 1.    Insert the Mac OS Software Install CD.
>> 2.    Restart your computer.
>> 3.    Hold the "C" key until you have booted from the Mac OS Software
>> Install CD (you will see a repetition of CDs as the background image).
>> 4.    Double-click on the Install CD. Double-click on the Utilities
>> folder.
>> Double-click the utility Drive Setup.*
>> 5.    Select the drive you wish to partition.
>> 6.    Select Initialize.
>> 7.    Select Custom Setup.
>> 8.    Where the pull-down menu displays "Partitioning Scheme" select 2
>> or 3
>> partitions. If you are to install YDL + Mac OS 9, select 2. And if you
>> are
>> to install YDL + Mac OS 9 + Mac OS X, select 3 partitions.
>> 9.    Select the first (top) partition and where the pull-down menu
>> displays
>> "Mac OS Extended", select "unallocated". Select the second (bottom)
>> partition and then "Mac OS Standard".** If you are to install Mac OS X,
>> the
>> 3rd and last partition should be formatted as "Mac OS Extended".
>> 10.    Select Ok.
>> 11.    Select Initialize.
>> 12.    Quit the Drive Setup utility.
>> 13.    Double click on Mac OS Installer.
>> 14.    Rename the 2nd partition to "Mac OS 9". If you are to install
>> Mac OS
>> X, the 3rd partition may be renamed "Mac OS X".
>> 15.    Install Mac OS 9 and/or Mac OS X according to the on-screen
>> instructions.
>> 
>> --
>> regards, ray.
>> 
>> 
>>> From: John van Vlaaderen <john-at-thinman@nyc.rr.com>
>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:25:31 -0500
>>> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>> Subject: New Install - need to break up UserSpace partition for /,
>>> /boot
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello, I have an iMac that I want to multi-boot w/ Yellowdawg.
>>> 
>>> I was getting ready to install are realized that linux doesnt work with
>>> Mac OSs.
>>> 
>>> I have a huge HFS -- UserSpace -- drive that I want to split to add the
>>> boot and / directories.
>>> 
>>> How do I break up this partition to create /, /boot and UserSpace so
>>> that OSX will come up ok ??
>>> 
>>> Looks complicated -- confused here how the OSX mounting works.
>>> 
>>> TIA, John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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