Disk utility can't erase my partition?

[understar]

Hello, everyone.

 

I got a problem when installing osx86 with test3 patched DVD(I can't use release because it can't recognize "platform=x86pc" option)

 

I want to install osx86 into a single partition on my single disk which already contains Windows XP installed on C: (I don’t have another HD, and want to make Dual boot)

 

So, I made a new PRIMARY 6G partition by Acronis Disk Director Suite, BUT, wherever I use NTFS/AF/FAT32/unformatted, wherever I make it active or not, when I boot to the osx86 install GUI, use the disk utility to erase the NEW partition, it just CANNOT erase it. It seemed the erase process was doing, but after it, nothing changed. BTW, sometimes it showed the message like “cannot modify the partition map …”(not clear what), so I can’t choose a destination to install…

 

Guys, any help?

[jason2k4]

oh man, i have the exact same problem, i hope somone figure it out@!, you should pm me and let me know if you find a fix, myself i too will be trying

[understar]

ok, but presently I havn't got the right way, I will try any way that may get it to work.

[coolio2004]

This is what I always do: create a new partition with cfdisk with any liveLinux distr.-Typ AF. This one can you erase without any problems.

good luck

[Amazondani]

I think It's better for you to erase all your HD and than install OS X in a partition.

And later install Xp, and add chain0 to boot to OS X.

There's a guide here how to do that.

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The Search!

 

Ok?? :-)

[domino]

For the installer to see the partition, you must pre-format it to FAT32 and make the Fat32 partition primary.