Help - destroyed partition map - on my real (OSX) drive ...

[Paul Handly]

K - first of all - DON'T PANIC

I had the exact same problem on my system - but it turned out fine.  As  
it happens, the YDL installer (Anaconda) has a bug which renames the  
Apple partition map type to Apple_bootstrap - the data on it is fine,  
but OSX can't see it because it's looking for a different name.  Here's  
a link that will get you all straightened out, and if you have any  
further questions - email me and/or the list.
http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003- 
April/007186.html

ANd in completely unrelated news - will YDL run on a G5?

On Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 05:12 PM, Grant Lenahan wrote:

> Well folks, I need advice - asap.
> I tried installing YDL 3.0 today.  I have two drives, each with two  
> partitions.  Drive #1 contains OS9 and OSX - each on its own  
> partition.  Drive #2 has a backup partition, and one waiting for YDL  
> (actually, it already had 2.3 running).
>
> Somewhere along the line there was an installation error,and when I  
> went back i to erase partitions and create new ones, somehow Drive #1  
> was damaged.  but wait, there's more.
>
> If I boot into OS9, all the partitions show up fine.  The OS9  
> partition boots.  The OSX partition shows all the files - intact.
>
> BUT!, if I boot into Linux or OSX, Drive 1 vanishes.  If I run the YDL  
> installer, it tells me that Drive #1's partition map has been  
> damaged/lost and the drive must be fully formatted.  No. I have not  
> done that yet.
>
> Worse comes to worse, I have a drive image of my OSX partition and can  
> erase it, but it will be a tedious process.  I'm also gun-shy about  
> what might have happened.  For the record, I've successfully installed  
> and deleted YDL partitions many times on other machines, where it  
> didn't really matter anyway.
>
> Any Genius' who know what went wrong,and how to fix it (short of  
> wiping the drive and praying that carbon copy cloner will come to my  
> rescue)?
>
> Grant
>
>
>
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