ubuntu on ppc mac powerbook g4

altern enrike at altern.org
Tue Jan 25 22:50:56 UTC 2005


hi david

David Coldrick wrote:
> So does OSX not provide the ability to shrink a partition? Been doing
> that with partitionMagic for a long time . . .

no it doesnt, but there are some payware apps that seem to allow for 
that. I never tested them.



> Regards,
> David
> 
> 
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:29:18 -0500, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:28:14 +0800, Erik Klepsvik wrote:
>>
>>>before i complete an installation on my powerbook, i just want to make
>>>sure that this can be done without erasing my os x and my data on this.
>>
>>Back-up, back-up and back-up (you've got a PB G4 so chances are you'll
>>have a CD-RW ;).
>>
>>And, Viro is correct: If you do not already have a second partition (3
>>GB or more) on your computer, you will have to reformat your whole
>>harddrive so that you get two partitions.
>>
>>Eric.
>>
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> 
> 


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