Partition Problems

Rob71092 · Rob71092 #1 (**permalink**)

02-28-2010, 09:50 AM

Hi,

Last night i attempted to dual boot OS X and Mandriva Linux for the first time since getting my Mac Mini. I partitioned the hard drive into 120Gb (OS X) and 30Gb (Linux) using boot camp assistant. Following some instructions online i downloaded rEFIt and installed. I then went through and installed Mandriva alongside OS X in the 30Gb free space that was left on the drive.

However, when i boot the machine, i am given 2 options. Boot into OS X (works perfectly) and boot into Linux from HD which leaves me with the message 'no bootable disk - insert boot disk' or something similar.

I now can't get back into boot camp because it gives me some message about it having to be one single mac journaled partition. Disk utility is worse than useless as all i can do is erase the linux partition.

Anyway, what i want is to be able to erase the 30gb partition so it is simply free space. Then i want to be able to extend the mac partition back to the full capacity. I really really really don't want to re-install OS X.

I've been scouring the web for hours and nothing has helped. So anything would be great.
Thanks,
Rob

chas_m · chas_m #2 (**permalink**)

02-28-2010, 11:11 AM

The Boot Camp program itself can reclaim the lost partition.

Rob71092 · Rob71092 #3 (**permalink**)

02-28-2010, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas_m

The Boot Camp program itself can reclaim the lost partition.

Unfortunately i can't get into boot camp though. So i'm really stuck as to what to do

McBie · McBie #4 (**permalink**)

02-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Do you have the original OS X disks that came with the machine ?

Cheers ... McBie

Rob71092 · Rob71092 #5 (**permalink**)

02-28-2010, 05:21 PM

Fixed the problem, underestimated disk utility

Thanks

chas_m #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,696 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	02-28-2010, 11:11 AM The Boot Camp program itself can reclaim the lost partition. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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McBie #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 26, 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,836 Mac Specs: 2008 MBP 17" - 10.8.2 & iPad - iOS 5.1	02-28-2010, 12:13 PM Do you have the original OS X disks that came with the machine ? Cheers ... McBie " Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler. " A. Einstein The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude towards the problem. You understand ?
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Member Since: Feb 28, 2010 Location: Preston, UK Posts: 4 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2010 15" High-res Display, 2.4GHz Core i5, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 96GB Kingston SSD	02-28-2010, 09:50 AM Hi, Last night i attempted to dual boot OS X and Mandriva Linux for the first time since getting my Mac Mini. I partitioned the hard drive into 120Gb (OS X) and 30Gb (Linux) using boot camp assistant. Following some instructions online i downloaded rEFIt and installed. I then went through and installed Mandriva alongside OS X in the 30Gb free space that was left on the drive. However, when i boot the machine, i am given 2 options. Boot into OS X (works perfectly) and boot into Linux from HD which leaves me with the message 'no bootable disk - insert boot disk' or something similar. I now can't get back into boot camp because it gives me some message about it having to be one single mac journaled partition. Disk utility is worse than useless as all i can do is erase the linux partition. Anyway, what i want is to be able to erase the 30gb partition so it is simply free space. Then i want to be able to extend the mac partition back to the full capacity. I really really really don't want to re-install OS X. I've been scouring the web for hours and nothing has helped. So anything would be great. Thanks, Rob
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Rob71092 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2010 Location: Preston, UK Posts: 4 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2010 15" High-res Display, 2.4GHz Core i5, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 96GB Kingston SSD	02-28-2010, 05:21 PM Fixed the problem, underestimated disk utility Thanks
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