MacNewbiee Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I got an Ibook G3 (Dual USB) from a friend.It has Mac OS X 10.1.5 installed. But also Xubuntu Linux.(Dual Boot) I want to install Mac OS 10.3 and remove Xubuntu. How can I do that? I see that the Hard Drive has 3-4 partitions. I inserted Panther CD but don't understand how can I remove all partitions. You see I have never used Mac before. Can somebody explain to me with simple words what should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 What you should do: Insert the Panther disc and boot from it Go into Disk Utility and format all partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Choose one partition to install OS X on Go into the Panther installer, and continue, continue until you reach the "Select Destination" screen Choose the partition that you want to install OS X on and install If you get Panther working, then use some partition program to merge all the partitions together into a single partition OR just leave the partitions alone and use them for data, etc. I haven't tested this before, just comes of knowledge so no guarantees it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNewbiee Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 "Go into Disk Utility and format all partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" How do I do that?Simply click Erase on every partition? Isn't there any simple way I can format all hard drive and partitions and have ONE hard drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Hmm...maybe Maybe go into Disk Utility and choose your physical hard drive on the left, go to the Partition tab, set the Volume Scheme to 1 partition and partition. Then just erase that single volume and format it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). That could work but I'm not sure, you'll just have to try and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNewbiee Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 One problem is that when I open Disk Utility although it shows 4 partitions,they are grey.I mean when click on them there is no information and the Erase button isn't clickable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Just click the name of the hard drive, not each individual partition. Then click erase. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNewbiee Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Oh, I didn't knew I can do that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm amazed Apple didnt update Disk Utility with Leopard. Its great software, but the interface is very hard to understand for a newbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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