I was in exactly the same situation- the way I got around was to manually set up the partitions (from within the installer). You just have to make a 1MB partition for the bootstrap, as well as what ever else you want.
Ben >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Barry Hertzberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:37 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: error - need bootstrap partition to boot system >> >> >> Help me please. >> >> I have a Rev A iMac (the first model). I don't want the MAC OS on >> this one and I started by booting off my OS 9 CD and formatting the >> drive. Then I booted the Mandrake 8.2 CD and I more or less kept >> hitting return until I saw the set up routine for yaboot. I think >> that it auto detected my video. (I hope so anyway.) >> >> What is becoming a problem is when I get to the Setup File System >> part of the install. I get a message that states, "An error occurred. >> Need bootstrap partition to boot system." I okay that and I tried to >> fix it by reallocating space. This was futile. So was the wizard. >> Eventually I got a message that: >> No free space for 1MB bootstrap! Install will continue, but to boot >> your system you'll need to create a bootstrap partition in DiskDrake. >> (I okayed this but it did not go on.) >> >> I tried to clear the partition and reallocate again and I want /usr >> directory too. It keeps defaulting me back to the bootstrap error >> message. >> >> I did try the web site and I read the docs. I'm more confused then i >> was a few days ago. I can't figure out how to add the bootstrap >> partition and I'm not sure if I must have OS9 installed to make all >> this work. I wanted a pure linux machine because I only have 4 gigs >> to play with. Do I need OS9? I thought that a New world box did not >> need it. Why is it asking for the boot strap? Do i need the frmware >> update? I'm really confused! I also have no way to tell what video >> card is in this machine now that i removed OS9. Will that be a >> problem? >> >> Any help would be much appreciated. I'm not great on Linux. All I >> have done so far is to put Mandrake on a PC and i run that off a GUI. >> I'm not a genius setup and navigating the CLI yet. Go easy on me >> please. >> >> Thanks. >> -- >> Barry M. Hertzberg, TTL >> >> Wm. Loesche School >> Information Technology Lab >> 595 Tomlinson Road >> Philadelphia, PA 19116 >> >> (215) 961-2519 (voice) >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> "Experience counts only if you learn from it." >> "Expert advice works only if you listen to it." >> >> > >
