I looked at the documation for pdisk. It apparently can't create HFS or HFS+ partitions.
I just downloaded it (the MacOS version)anyway and used it to look at my partition map. The version of pdisk that I managed to download, though, is rather old: "version 0.7a4 (18 February 1998)". Is there a later version available? Is there anything I need to do to avoid possible damage to those partitions that are already in use as HFS+ volumes? - Aaron >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs) >Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 11:11:37 -0700 >From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Silverlining Pro volume formatting problem. > >Aaron wrote: > > > Am I missing something, or is this a serious bug in Silverlining? > > > > I don't want to have to back up my data and reformat the entire > > drive, and I don't want to spend $50 or more on some better > > formatting software. Help!? > >You have to use some partitioning program like pdisk in Linux. That's >what the 'Free' option is for, setting aside disk space for other >formatters to use. > >Here's some information about pdisk: > >http://www.mklinux.org/getting_started/preparations/pdisk.html > >You can allocate that unused space as an HFS partition, perhaps even hfs >plus, but if not, create the hfs partiton in pdisk and erase the disk >and reformat it as hfs+ in finder. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
