apolloae Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Well, I have searched the FAQ and I couldn't find anything on this, so I hope I am correct in guessing that if it's not there, and not already here, then this is where I come. If I am mistaken, please move/delete this thread. Alright, when I start up, I get to the installation guide and when it asks me what destination volume to install it to, there are no options. I am rather confused, since I have no idea how to progress from here; I created the separate partition and all, but it doesn't seem to be noticing any place I can install. Any help would be greatly appreciated, so far you guys have been very, very helpful with your guides and FAQ. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 You ran "Disk Utility" from the toolbar at the top of the installation screen, right? - I'm moving this to the Installation sub-forum where it belongs and should attract more replies. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 You ran "Disk Utility" from the toolbar at the top of the installation screen, right? Right, and if not you should. Otherwise, does Disk Utility see your partition? What kind of partition are you trying to use? What verion of OS X are you working with? Is your hard drive SATA? BTW, Sarah, a "toolbar" in OS X is something at the top of window which has buttons, fields and such. The bar at the top of the screen is referred to as the "main menu" or "menu bar". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloae Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 I guess I have some questions to answer! Thanks for the replies. Right, and if not you should. Otherwise, does Disk Utility see your partition? What kind of partition are you trying to use? What verion of OS X are you working with? Is your hard drive SATA? I should start off by saying this is the first time I've used Mac software, so you'll really have to start from the beginnings. I went to Disk Utility and I see three of what I believe to be partitions. I glanced at other tutorials on how to install OS X and they said to make sure the partition was Journaled, and I could not figure out how to enable that. Disk Utility awknowledges my HDD, so I don't quite understand why it does not recognize any of the partitions. I followed this tutorial for OSX setup, and I have installed the version of OSX that that tutorial suggested I use. So, that would be 10.4.3 with the JaS patch. As for my harddrive, I'm not sure if it is SATA, if there is a way to check, then I can do so. Thanks again for your help guys. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 make sure the partition was Journaled Journaling is optional, I do not use it because it hinders performance and OS X really does need it (Windows is another story). Disk Utility GUI in the 10.4.3 Installer is screwed up, but you can work around the problems. Basically, you have to right click the hard drives and use the contextual menu that pops-up to partition it. Then you have to move the window to see update the GUI. Once you get into partitioning panel, you can select the partition's "Format" to be "Mac OS Extended". Now, do you have a clean hard drive to work with? Or do you have other operating systems (like Windows or Linux) installed? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloae Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Now, do you have a clean hard drive to work with? Or do you have other operating systems (like Windows or Linux) installed? I have Windows installed, and I would like to keep it installed (I started the tutorial because it sounded like I didn't have to worry about my old OSs being deleted, which is why I am hesitant to format a partition, because it says it will format all three when I click on "Format". Will this format the entire HDD? Also, is there an IRC channel I could talk to you in? This is rather slow Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I have Windows installed, and I would like to keep it installed (I started the tutorial because it sounded like I didn't have to worry about my old OSs being deleted, which is why I am hesitant to format a partition, because it says it will format all three when I click on "Format". Will this format the entire HDD? I think this the problem and I have no experience dealling with this case. I think you may want to talk to somebody who has installed OS X on a disk with a pre-existing Windows partition. I mean, I am not even sure if this is feasible or not. I would try asking people in the "Official Dual Booting" thread: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=4749 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 BTW, Sarah, a "toolbar" in OS X is something at the top of window which has buttons, fields and such. The bar at the top of the screen is referred to as the "main menu" or "menu bar". Thanks, Bofors! I stand corrected. Never did work out the proper names for all those things Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloae Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 I think this the problem and I have no experience dealling with this case. I think you may want to talk to somebody who has installed OS X on a disk with a pre-existing Windows partition. I mean, I am not even sure if this is feasible or not. I would try asking people in the "Official Dual Booting" thread: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=4749 So is this to say that most all of the people who have tried this in the past use blank HDDs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloae Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 So all you know, have the person select the partition (listed under the HDD) that they want OSX on, click on it, (make sure it's the right one!) and click "Erase", then you will be able to use the partition to install OSX on. Thanks so much for all your input and your quick replies!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-84855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saywhat Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I'm replying to this thread as it seems to be the closest to the problem that I'm having. I have created a 30GB partition using Acronis Disk Director 10.0 and left it unformatted. When I boot OSX and use the Disk Utility from the main menu the partitions show up but I am unable to do anything to them. When ever I select disk0s4, right click and select Erase I get this error message: Unable to write partition map. Did I do something wrong in the creation of this partition?? Should it be unformatted or should I format it to a certain one...................... The guide I'm using is HERE. I have followed every step and gotten this far. I don't to fail now. Hope to hear from someone soon. Thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-97154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saywhat Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hello again all, Just wanted to post and say that I've fixed my problem. With Acronis, you can change the type of the partiton you created to Apple(something). That's not exact but look for it under the advanced -> change type options. With that format created, and making sure you have a working bootloader installed, throw in your installation dvd in the drive and it should have no problems. At least it did for me. I'm now dual booting Win XP and 10.4.1.......... The reason I say to make sure you have a bootloader installed is when the OSX installation completes, that partition is made active. That in turn deactivates your Windows partition. I had a problem with the HFS+ error and couldnt get back into Windows. Having the bootloader in place will eliminate this threat. I did manage to regain my Windows partition so nothing was lost, but it really had me worried. Also having the bootloader in place seems to have fixed my HFS+ error as well. I wouldn't guarantee that was the solution, but before the bootloader I had it, with the bootloader I don't. Perhaps this information will help others along the way. Keep at it and good luck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13330-question-regarding-the-destination-volume/#findComment-98075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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