OlivierSeres Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Hi, I've followed Complete OSX 10.4.7 Dual Boot guide instructions. Install procedure of "Mac Install Disk OS x86 10.4.6" image stops when the wizard asks for a partition : boxes are blank. ie Question : "select a destination volume to install MacOsX software": there is no choice I've previously : 1°) Left free space 2°) Created a 2nd partition (format AF) with "create partition primary id=af" command (verified with Partition Magic ) Partition AF doesn't get a letter (only :*.) Can you help me ? http://oseres.com (Install on Thinkpad T41 laptop) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 At that point in the installation, you have to go to the Utilities menu and choose Disk Utility to format the partition. Select your OSX partition on the left and on the right select Erase. Be sure it is set to MacOS Extended Journaled and click the Erase button. Close Disk Utility and your partition should appear in the installer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/#findComment-188867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierSeres Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks Rammjet, I finaly succeeded in creating the mac partition ! The installation process could continue but when i came back 20mn later, there was an apple with a "one way" sign and a the little wheel underneath. After rebooting on HD, same screen . Any explanation ? I wonder if my version is valid : it is an image called "Mac Install Disk OS x86 10.4.6" Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/#findComment-189271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 The installation process could continue but when i came back 20mn later, there was an apple with a "one way" sign and a the little wheel underneath. If you used one of the many installation guides, you wouldn't be falling into these common newbie traps. During the installation, right before clicking the Install button, you had to click the Customize button and select packages for your computer. Beside the patches category is a little arrow that you click to reveal the individual pavkages. Choose Intel packages, not AMD. Choose SSE2 or SSE3, not both, depending upon the capability of your processor. Choose the 10.4.6 Combo update if you want to end up with 10.4.6, http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...ost&id=4249 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/#findComment-189283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierSeres Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 Thanks Rammjet, I've installed 10.4.6 sucessfully thanks with your post. I haven't found any guide that speaks abour choosing intel packages before installing MacOSX. I'd be happy if you can give me the link of the guide you're recommanding. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/#findComment-189762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 The key is to choose "Customize" and choose packages for your computer. Since you had an Intel computer, you should choose Intel. AMD users should choose AMD packages. http://www.profit42.com/index.php/2006/05/...ndows-computer/ http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=11339 http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=24490 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27672-wizard-cannot-find-install-partition/#findComment-189884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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