Re: Installation on Macbook Pro

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Christopher Rawnsley wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>   I'm having a few problems when trying to install 1.12 on a Macbook 
> Pro. So it loads off the DVD (I didn't have any CDs spare but it seems 
> to work fine) and, after a bit, a prompt comes up so I can choose what 
> kernel I want. So here is the first problem. If I choose option 1 the 
> boot hangs at this message:
> uhci4: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0x6040-0x605f irq 9 a device 
> 29.2 on pci 0
>
> It doesn't look like anything went wrong on that line but I have listed 
> it hoping it might be a clue to something else...
>
> OK, so I try door number 2 instead (without ACPI) which boots fine and I 
> am invited to log in. I log in as installer and start the process. The 
> first step is to partition the drive. I choose my hard drive which is 
> detected as being 'ad4' (which struck me as odd. I thought they started 
> at 0?). I have a 120GB drive of which I want to install DragonFly to a 
> 15GB slice. The installer tells me that it format is successful and then 
> asks how I would like to set up my partitions (or sub-partitions). I 
> stuck with the default and continue. Then get:
>
> Execution of the command
> /sbin/disklabel-r ad4s3
>  >/tmp/install.disklabel.ad4s3
> FAILED with a return code of 4.
>
> If I skip I then get:
>
> Execution of the command
> /usr/bin/grep '^ c:'
> /tmp/install.disklabel.ad4s3
>  >>/tmp/install.disklabel.ad4s3
> FAILED with a return code of 1.
>
> If I keep skipping I get more and more error messages...
>
> I hope I have given enough information for someone to help :) If things 
> go well, I will write up my experiences in the wiki.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> --
> Chris

What else has had its fingers on that disk and its label prior to the 
attempt?

And/or - do you have a disk that nothing Apple-ish has yet touched?

Bill