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From: johna@runx.oz.au (John Arndt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix for Macintosh
Keywords: Minix/Macintosh/Installation
Message-ID: <1991May29.115902.17534@runx.oz.au>
Date: 29 May 91 11:59:02 GMT
Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.
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 am having a lot of trouble installing Minix1.5 on my Macintosh.
Configuration: SE/30 with 2 hard drives and System 6.04
I can boot from 00.BOOT and USR1, and with the commands
#maccreate 1000 "Hard Disc":file1
#hdopen "Hard Disc":file1 /dev/hd1
#mkfs /dev/hd1 1000
get a partition onto my hard disc.
However I cannot seem to be able to create /dev/hd0 on the hard disc.
The directions on P67 of the manual are confusing me.
What I want to do is to create a bootable system on the hard disc and
have a 5Mb partition that will take all of Minix. (binaries)
This as far as I understand will mean several zero partitions as well.
How do I edit the setup file without having Minix installed?
Can anyone provide me with walk-through instructions on how to do the above?
 
i.e. #maccreates
     #hdopen's
     #mkfs's
 
and /etc/setup_root ................
 
 
Help will be much appreciated.
 
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* Regards.         John Arndt.                                              *
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