Ipsofacto Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hello to the board. I am trying to install Mac OSX on my desktop pc. I am currently running linux and have a spare 10G primary partition which is at the end of my HD. However, the installer doesnt *see* it. I detects my swap, root and /home partition but not hda4 which is the partition I want to install on (sorry for the linux naming conventions, not too familiar with Unix). Here is my HD as it now stands: Disk /dev/hda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 131 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda2 * 132 1437 10490445 83 Linux /dev/hda3 1438 18147 134223075 83 Linux /dev/hda4 18148 19457 10522575 83 Linux The entry above in bold is where I would like to install. Comments and suggestions gratefully received. Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13634-installer-doesnt-see-my-target-primary-partition/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Installing to a partition is difficult. Easiest is use a spare HD (even an old slow one) to install to, then use linux to dd that image to your intended partition. Make the installation the same size as your intended partition. OS X likes to be in 1st partition. You could try putting swap into hda4, delete your original swap, and try installing there. Good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13634-installer-doesnt-see-my-target-primary-partition/#findComment-86962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 You need to create a primary partition, id=af, and it needs to be active, os x doesn't mind were the partition is, as long as its a primary partition. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13634-installer-doesnt-see-my-target-primary-partition/#findComment-86994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsofacto Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks for the replies. I changed the partition ID using fdisk: Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 131 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda2 * 132 1437 10490445 83 Linux /dev/hda3 1438 18147 134223075 83 Linux /dev/hda4 18148 19457 10522575 af Unknown However, the installer still fails to see partition. I have the feeling that it needs to be installed on the first primary partition which would entailing changing my /etc/fstab which I would rather not. Declan - you say the partition needs to be active, what exactly do you mean by that ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13634-installer-doesnt-see-my-target-primary-partition/#findComment-87915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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