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Partition failed with the error: MediaKit reports no such partition
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<blockquote data-quote="mikeferrusca" data-source="post: 1071347" data-attributes="member: 162703"><p>Please Help! Mac OS X 10.6.1 intel Core 2 duo. Here is what I did initially. I used boot camp to install ubuntu, the latest version they have for a mac. I followed all the instructions to install it. for some reason, after installing it. it will only start up with ubuntu. than it would freeze and didn;t want to restart and than i was getting only gruber error: ....only. black screen with gruber error. </p><p></p><p>i reinstalled it with my mac installation dvd. and everything came back to normal, except for few things.</p><p></p><p>when i go to the disk utility, i see at least 3 partitions. boot camp, disk04, disk05, and the mac HD. i try to delete and erase these partitions so i can just use the mac HD and nothing. all i get is this: Partition failed with the error: MediaKit reports no such partition</p><p></p><p>all i want is to reformat everything. start brand new but it doesn;t let me. i can install it into my mac HD brand new. but the other partitions still exsist and i get errors if i try to erase them or alter them. </p><p></p><p>i used bootcamp to delete them and all i get is this : The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.</p><p></p><p>can anyone help me please!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeferrusca, post: 1071347, member: 162703"] Please Help! Mac OS X 10.6.1 intel Core 2 duo. Here is what I did initially. I used boot camp to install ubuntu, the latest version they have for a mac. I followed all the instructions to install it. for some reason, after installing it. it will only start up with ubuntu. than it would freeze and didn;t want to restart and than i was getting only gruber error: ....only. black screen with gruber error. i reinstalled it with my mac installation dvd. and everything came back to normal, except for few things. when i go to the disk utility, i see at least 3 partitions. boot camp, disk04, disk05, and the mac HD. i try to delete and erase these partitions so i can just use the mac HD and nothing. all i get is this: Partition failed with the error: MediaKit reports no such partition all i want is to reformat everything. start brand new but it doesn;t let me. i can install it into my mac HD brand new. but the other partitions still exsist and i get errors if i try to erase them or alter them. i used bootcamp to delete them and all i get is this : The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows. can anyone help me please!!!! [/QUOTE]
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