Big trouble: Tried to do 2 partitions now I can't install OSX.

I had this happen once before on my G5 and it was fixed by rebooting and trying again. Not this time.
I wanted 2 partitions on my new MacBook so I decided to reinstall before I got a whole lot of software on it.
After making both partitions Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and clicking partition I tried to finish setup but both partitions say they can't have OSX installed on them!
I restarted, booted to the CD again, repartitioned back to a single Partition, same problem.
Next I repartitioned again and tried to Zero out the disk, (getting desparate at this point) 45min later. No luck!
HELP!

The problem is the type of partition that you have created.
You are going to need to repartition the disk again. To do this boot from your OS X disk and use disk utility (it is under the "Utilities" menu (i think there is a menu with disk utility for sure.)
Once you have Disk Utility Running go into the partition menu and select options. You need to use the GUID Parition Table to allow you to install OS X on an Intel map. After that then repartition and you should be able to install.

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