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On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 07:06:14PM +0200, dixie wrote:
> Ward Coessens wrote:
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> >Hello,
> >
> >I'm trying to install netbsd 2.0.2 on a powerpc 8600(250, of 1.0.5). I=
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> >have no experience with this release, or with other BSD- variants, so=20
> >maybe this is an stupid question. When the installer runs "disklabel"=20
> >it reports a warning( disklabel: invalid signature in mbr 0). at the=20
> >end of the installation, pdisk reports only 1 partition, size 1024m=20
> >(and a apple partition map)=20
>=20
> Of course it does :), you cannot create partitions with disklabel(5) on=
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> a macppc machine, due to some disklabel's limitations I guess.

You actually can. However it's better if you don't.

pdisk is the better way to go. The problem with disklabel(5) is that the=20
label we use overwrites part of the device driver section in an Apple=20
partition map, so you can mess up your ability to boot a disk on an old=20
system.

Take care,

Bill

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