Hello everyone!

I want to install morphOS with already exist mac OS X on a mini mac G4.
First I try to resize the partition hfs+ of the Mac OS X with the explanation in obligement site with Ubuntu live cd 9.04 for ppc.
This simple first step doesn't work when I try to apply resizing hfs+ with ubuntu's partition.
The error message "pb reallocation hfs+"
Do you think that CD install tiger 10.4 would work better?
I need some help please.
Thanks

On Linux only shrinking of HFS/HFS+ partitions work, enlarging is not possible.

Hi ernsteiswuerfel,

shrinking HFS+ that's what I want in order to give some place to morphOs.
But I try it with live cd ubuntu 9.04 with partition's tool. I have a message that problem realocation HFS+ !

Is there any way to check and fix HFS + partition on mac os X ?
Someone can tell me which is better to resize HFS+ tiger 10.4 or leopard 10.5 ?
I want to try one of them instead of ubuntu to resize whithout data lost.

Thanks

You can check/fix the partition with the Disk Utility on OSX.

+1.
Try to boot from an OSX 10.5 install media, then choose Disk Utility from the menu. You can't change the partition you have booted the system with. Thats why you need to boot from a CD or an external FireWire device.

Hi ! jacadcaps and amifrog,
next step find osx 10.5 for check/fix and I hope resize HFS+ without trouble.

Thank you.

Search in Archive.org.😉

Hi everyone,

Some people advice me to use tiger 10.4 in spite of Leopard 10.5 because better for powerpc HFS.
I find and use 10.4 mac osx but when I boot with and select disk utility and hope find rezise partition,
I only find create 1,2,3 etc volume or divise the partition. I'm scared to lose everything.
I don't want to lose my exist's partition 10.5.8.
I just want to resize HFS+ partition because ubuntu 9.04 doesn't work to resize it.
I use the repair utility disk, it don't find any problem.
In obligement forum the explain a way to start at zero point to install mac osx and then morpho.
Is it exist a way to use install mac osx just to resize partition mac hfs+ without lose data ?

Thanks at all,

Hello Tektek_pieuvre,

Why do you absolutely want to keep an installation with macos x 10.5 leopard ? From what I've read this version certainly often causes severe slowdowns. Have you met these or not ? If your answer is yes then forget macos x 10.5 leopard and install macos x 10.4 tiger instead. Unless you want to keep the current version for some applications that work with this one but not with the previous one. However, when you have managed to install morphos and then the chrysalis software pack then you will forget, you will drop, you will abandon macos x, whether 10.5 leopard or 10.4 tiger. The reason for this is simple, these versions are old and no more maintained, they are frozen as well as the programs that run on them. Nothing evolves more. Full stop, finished.

Brumiga

> they are frozen as well as the programs that run on them.

TenFourFox is still being developed :-)

What Brumiga said.

When I originally started playing with MorphOS, I only used the live cd. I then went full blown and did dual install with 10.5 and MorphOS on my iMac G5 iSight.

The speed and responsiveness of MorphOS is just in another league.

I eventually opened the iMac and swapped the HDD for a SSD for my special OS.
Now it's the only OS on my iMac and I'm really in love.

I would however not agree with the Crysalis pack. Yes, it sets everything up for you ( and changes the look ( one thing I didn't like )), but ...

Taking the time to learn the OS and all its nice hidden features has been really great. Also everything and I mean EVERYTHING can be tweaked to your liking.

Slowly but surely I've build up my OS to look / work and feel the way I like it. The guys on IRC has been absolutely fantastic and they are really helpful for a non-Amiga user. You can even chat directly with the developers

Good luck!

[ Edited by MoerBoer 30.10.2020 - 16:22 ]

p.s. When I did my dual boot, I followed this PDF ( it's old so you will need to adjust whatever is needed, but can be done ) : Dual boot

Hello everybody,
I'll try this week to install tiger and morphos. I hope that all steps succeed without any problem. Have a good week. Stay safe

The PDF online