did you try to use the pdisk utility(open a terminal and type 'pdisk') you 
could do a bunch of stuff there like editing partions..
mike


>From: Stefan Strandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Partitions
>Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:32:55 +0200
>
>Non of the unix partitions show up in the disk utility, and I want'em 
>back..
>=) I want to reformat them in HFS+ so that I can copy OSX to them with
>Carbon Copy. And the use the OS X partition for Mandrake.
>
>/Stefan
>
>On 02-04-16 15.58, "Sharon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > As far as I know, you can't format that partition in OSX.  What you do 
>is use
> > the OSX Disk Utility to create the partition as "Free Space"
> > (remember to uncheck the 'install OS9 disk drivers' box), then let 
>Mandrake do
> > the format.
> >
> > OSX will not see the data on the linux partition, no matter where the 
>format
> > is done from. The linux partition will show up as a volume in
> > Disk Utility, but the type will be 'unknown' and you will not be able to 
>mount
> > it on the desktop.  The same is basically true for the other
> > way around:  there are ways to see OSX partitions in linux, but you need 
>some
> > supplied utilities and the operation is read-only.
> >
> > If you want to erase the linux partitions from OSX, just use Disk 
>Utility.
> >
> > sharon
> >
> >
> >> I know this is a stupid question but if I would like to format the unix
> >> partitions in OS X, how do I do that? Now they are formatted by 
>Mandrake and
> >> OS X cant see them. But if in want to erase them in OS X? (and find 
>them in
> >> OS X)
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> /stefan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>




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