Subject: Disk Partitioning
To: None <port-macppc@NetBSD.org>
From: Ward Coessens <ward@pandora.be>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/19/2005 11:06:20
Greetings readers,
I'm trying to install NetBSD on a 8600( OF version 1.0.5), powermac. I 
netbooted the kernel, 
and started the installation( so far, so good). But when I tried to 
partition the hard-disk(a 4000mb scsi disk) the installer gave an error:

Disklabel: Invalid signature in mbr record 0.

The installer continiued though. But, after a "succesfull" installation, 
i'm unable to boot the system using the OF boot command (the one with the 
0 partiton)

i did a few googles, and it seemed to be necesarry to patition in 
cylinders, but i have no idea what that means, or how to do it.


i tried to partion under macos 9( yes, i used the 1.8.1 version ) 
and 
also using pdisk.

i have no more clues....
thanks in advance!

Ward Coessens