Cannot convert disk to dynamic because security is enabled...

I am setting up a new computer with two Crucial m500 960GB SSD drives. I have Windows 8.1 Pro installed on the first drive. I am trying to mirror it to the second drive (using Windows Disk Management), but I get the error below. I can't find
anything online regarding this error. Bitlocker is not enabled on the drive. I tried turning off UEFI Secure Boot, but that didn't help either. There is the System Reserved drive created during the Windows install, but I wouldn't expect that
to cause this problem. Any ideas?
Virtual Disk Manager
The disk could not be converted to dynamic because security is enabled on one or more partitions.
OK

Hi,
According to your description, I suggest we try safe mode to check the result.
Meanwhile,I would to know if you installed other security software on your PC.
Regards,
Kelvin hsu
TechNet Community Support

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Hello all,
I am using Oracle Entreprise version 11gR1 and had made the followings configuration:
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- ANAISMD3 : physical standby datbase. Created via RMAN
Both are located on the same host running a RH 4.
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I had checked also the listener service for both ANAISMD2/ANAISMD3 before launching the conversion:
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I had attached some screen shots of dg/lsnrctl results;
What are the mistakes
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==> Before I made the conversion , DGMGRL shows correct primary/standby status:
DGMGRL for Linux: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
Copyright (c) 2000, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Welcome to DGMGRL, type "help" for information.
DGMGRL> connect sys/oracle@ANAISMD2
Connected.
DGMGRL> show configuration
Configuration
Name: ANAIS
Enabled: YES
Protection Mode: MaxPerformance
Databases:
ANAISMD2 - Primary database
ANAISMD3 - Snapshot standby database
Fast-Start Failover: DISABLED
Current status for "ANAIS":
SUCCESS
==> When I want to convert back ANAISMD3 to physical, I got the following errors from the listener:_
Welcome to DGMGRL, type "help" for information.
DGMGRL> connect sys/oracle@ANAISMD2
Connected.
DGMGRL> convert database 'ANAISMD3' to physical standby;
Converting database "ANAISMD3" to a Physical Standby database, please wait...
Operation requires shutdown of instance "ANAISMD3" on database "ANAISMD3"
Shutting down instance "ANAISMD3"...
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
Operation requires startup of instance "ANAISMD3" on database "ANAISMD3"
Starting instance "ANAISMD3"...
Unable to connect to database
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
Failed.
You are no longer connected to ORACLE
Please connect again.
Unable to start instance "ANAISMD3"
You must start instance "ANAISMD3" manually
Failed to convert database "ANAISMD3"
DGMGRL>
==> Here ist he listener.ora_ (I put the same for both ANAISMD2/ANAISMD3 with port 1541/1551). Note: DGB is the accepted extension for dgmgrl service (instead of DGMGRL as mentionned in documentation).
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL=TCP) (HOST=rh4-2a) (PORT=1541))
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = ADMIN
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/product/11.1.0)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = ANAISMD2)
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ANAISMD2.world)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/product/11.1.0)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = ANAISMD2)
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ANAISMD2_DGB.world)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/product/11.1.0)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = ANAISMD3)
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ANAISMD3_DGB.world)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/product/11.1.0)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = ANAISMD3)
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ANAISMD3.world)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/product/11.1.0)
==> Here is the tnsnames.ora (I put the same for both ANAISMD2/ANAISMD3 with port 1541/1551).
ANAISMD2.WORLD =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = rh4-2a)(PORT = 1541))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = ANAISMD2_DGB.world)
ANAISMD3.WORLD =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = rh4-2a)(PORT = 1551))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = ANAISMD3_DGB.world)
==> Here is the sqlnet.ora (same on both):
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF
DIAG_ADR_ENABLED=FALSE
DIAG_DDE_ENABLED=FALSE
DIAG_SIGHANDLER_ENABLED=FALSE
names.directory_path = (TNSNAMES)
names.default_domain = world
name.default_zone = world
==>
==> List of services provided by the listener of ANAISMD2:
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production on 10-AUG-2009 16:39:36
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rh4-2a)(PORT=1541)))
Services Summary...
Service "ANAISMD2.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD2", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
+"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0+
LOCAL SERVER
Service "ANAISMD2_DGB.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD2", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
+"DEDICATED" established:3 refused:0+
LOCAL SERVER
Service "ANAISMD3.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD3", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
+"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0+
LOCAL SERVER
Service "ANAISMD3_DGB.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD3", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
+"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0+
LOCAL SERVER
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
+"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0+
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
==> List of services provided by the listener of ANAISMD3:
Services Summary...
Service "ANAISMD2.world" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD2", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "ANAISMD2", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
REMOTE SERVER
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rh4-2)(PORT=1521))
Service "ANAISMD2_DGB.world" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD2", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "ANAISMD2", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
REMOTE SERVER
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rh4-2)(PORT=1521))
Service "ANAISMD2_XPT.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD2", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
REMOTE SERVER
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rh4-2)(PORT=1521))
Service "ANAISMD3.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD3", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "ANAISMD3_DGB.world" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ANAISMD3", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully

You need to have static service registered with listener in this way. This is must because as you know when it converts db that time it shutsdown dbs also so all dynamic services are lost and dgmgrl is not ale to connect to db hence conversion fails.
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
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(GLOBAL_DBNAME=db_unique_name_DGMGRL.db_domain)
(ORACLE_HOME = /apps/oracle/product/11.1.0)
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* Second virtual disk is fixed provisioning, parity across the remaining space on 6 of the same physical disks: 652GB capacity
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<Provider Name="disk" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49156">150</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-06-07T11:24:53.572101500Z" />
<EventRecordID>14476</EventRecordID>
<Channel>System</Channel>
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<Data>27</Data>
<Binary>000000000200300000000000960004C0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>
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My thoughts: the virtual disk should not spuriously go offline during a file copy, even if it was out of space. And in any case, there is plenty of free space remaining. Also, I don't understand the reason for why it is marked as offline ("This disk is offline
because it is out of capacity"). Why would a disk go offline because it was out of thin capacity, rather than just returning an "out of disk space" error while keeping it online.

Interesting Thread, I've been having the same issue. I had a failed hardware RAID that was impossible to recover in place, so after being forced to do a 1:1 backup, I find myself with 5 2TB hard drives to play with. Storage Spaces seemed like an interesting
way to go until I started facing the issues we share.
So my configuration is A VM Running Windows Server 2012 RC with 5 Virtualized Physical drives using a SCSI interface, 2TB in size that make up my storage pool. A Single Thinly provisioned Disk of 18 TB (using 1 disk for parity)
Interestly enough, write speed has not been an issue on this machine (30~70MB/s, up from 256k on the beta)
Of note to me is this error in my event log 13 minutes before the drive disappeared:
"The shadow copies of volume E: were deleted because the shadow copy storage could not grow in time.Consider reducing the IO load on the system or choose a shadow copy storage volume that is not being shadow copied."Source: volsnap, Event ID: 25, Level: Error
followed by:
"The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Corruption may occur in VolumeId: E:, DeviceName: \Device\HarddiskVolume17.(The physical resources of this disk have been exhausted.)"Source: Ntfs (Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs), Event ID: 140, Level: Warning
I figure the amount of space available to me before I start encountering physical limits is in the vicinity of about 7TB. It dropped out for the second time at 184 GB.
FYI, the number of columns created for me is 5
Regards,
Steven Blom

Can Lion disk utility dynamically partition a drive?

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Yes. I'll post a link to instructions. Be sure to create a full reliable backup before you begin (don't just do the backup, test the backup to be sure it's good), and the only application that should be running until the process is complete is Disk Utility.
http://osxdaily.com/2009/11/20/resize-partitions-in-mac-os-x-with-disk-utility/
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TS1545 I have downloaded 10.5.8 combo several times and cannot get it to install because the disc won't mount or the installation gets hung up after restart. My current os is 10.5.1, and I am trying to upgrade to snow leopard. This is on a dual core macbo

I have downloaded 10.5.8 combo several times and cannot get it to install because the disc won't mount or the installation gets hung up after restart. My current os is 10.5.1, and I am trying to upgrade to snow leopard. This is on a dual core macbook pro.

You don't need to update to Leopard 10.5.8 unless you want to keep Leopard. Upgrading to Snow Leopard requires that your purchase the retail install disk.
The following covers Leopard:
Some general advice on updating:
It is worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site.
The Combo updater of Leopard 10.5.8 can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.5.8 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
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8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
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Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
[b]If you are updating Safari (or just have):[/b]
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very [i]first[/i] thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party add-on.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
/Library/InputManagers
~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).
Solutions for troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues in Mac OS X v10.5
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1541?viewlocale=en_US

Cannot convert value "......." to type

I'm running the following script on Exchange 2010. The script reads 3 text files and then removes everyone from the Distribution Group / Universal Distribution Group "Messages Delivery Restrictions - Accept Messages Only From" before adding
a new list of users
$People = gc C:\ps_scripts\Staff_Aliases.txt
$UDGroups = gc C:\ps_scripts\Universal_Distribution_Groups.txt
$DDGroups = gc C:\ps_scripts\Dynamic_Distribution_Groups.txt
ForEach ($UDGroup in $UDGroups) {
   Set-DistributionGroup $UDGroup -AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom $null
   Set-DistributionGroup $UDGroup -AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom((Get-DistributionGroup $UDGroup).AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom + $People)
ForEach ($DDGroup in $DDGroups) {
   Set-DynamicDistributionGroup $DDGroup -AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom $null
   Set-DynamicDistributionGroup $DDGroup -AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom((Get-DistributionGroup $DDGroup).AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom + $People)
and I'm getting the following error:
Cannot convert value "a.abcd h.qwerty staff-abc staff.bcd" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DeliveryRecipientIdParameter
]". Error: "Cannot convert value "" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DeliveryRecipientIdParameter". Error: "Parameter values of type Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DeliveryRecipientIdParameter can't
be empty. Specify a value, and try again.
Parameter name: identity""
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Set-DynamicDistributionGroup], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Set-DynamicDistributionGroup
I'm getting the content from three text files, the first contains the User Alias and the 2nd/3rd contain the Universal and Dynamic Distribution Groups.
This is an exact copy and paste from the EMC screen and I know that the script should work but I can't see what I'm doing wrong
Help or ideas please
Darryn

Set-DynamicDistributionGroup $DDGroup -AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom((Get-DistributionGroup $DDGroup).AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom + $People)
Look closely at this line. Read the documentation to see how it is used.
What you h ave typed makes no sense and I cannot understand what you want to do with this.
Start here for a tutorial on how to use these CmdLets:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukeducloud/archive/2011/10/05/dynamic-distribution-groups-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/educloud/archive/2011/10/06/dynamic-distribution-groups-part-2.aspx
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Cannot reinstall Tiger : installer stuck (cannot make disk bootable)

Good afternoon experts,
I am writing to you here as I have a problem with the Tiger installer which suddendly stops when trying to install on a prepartioned disk.
First, some background information : I have a 20' iMac Intel machine which I bought on February 06 (well designed machine, happy with it so far). The thing is, I have had serious crashes and lockups using the UB version of VLC (media player) which led me to hard reboot the machine several times. Despite the journaling on the disk, some of my filesystem was corrupted, seemingly beyond repair (some apps did not even boot, nothing happened when I plugged in an external disk, etc). Scanning for disk errors and permissions problems revealed that a lot of files had been damaged ("extended allocation" error) in both the system and in my applications.
As I did not know what to do (I should have asked first here whether it was possible to reinstall only parts of the OS using, maybe, a package manager), I synced my backups and went for a reinstall.
The thing is, the disk is already partitioned, as I also run Linux on the machine (updated firmware and repartitioned the disk w/ BootCamp; worked well). It contains, in that order : the hidden EFI partition (fat32), the macOSX HFS+ volume (where I want to install), Linux swap partition, HFS+ partition (for use w/ rEFIt, the EFI bootloader), and two Linux ext3 partitions.
The install starts fine (booting from the DVD which came with my machine), the macOSX volume is formatted but the installer just then stops. Looking at the logs, I can see that it is because it cannot make the volume bootable (this is what the error message says). Note that it correctly read the partition table/EFI partition scheme as it gives me the correct partition types I have presented above. Also note that I cannot do an "archive and install" procedure, seemingly because I have insufficient space (6GB free on the volume); the installer does not give me any choice. Finally, I can still boot into Linux holding the 'Alt' key and using the builtin volume chooser to start on the second HFS+ volume.
I am asking for help to you gurus, to know what to do here. I was think maybe something like using the shell to do a manual 'bless' would solve the issue; I would like however to be sure before proceeding. Otherwise, is there a manual installation procedure (as there is for instance on the Debian installer, allowing to skip/redo some install steps)?
Thanks for your help experts,
Vincent
PS: I am going to see whether I can collect the logs and post them here.

Hello back,
As I did not find a way to attach my logs, I am posting the most relevant parts of it here.
This is where the installer erases the volume and fails at make the disk bootable :
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : Preparing volume "Macintosh HD" for installation
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : Erasing volume for OS Install
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : Original Disk Layout
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : partition map from /dev/disk0:
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : #: type name size identifier mountpoint
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 0: GUIDpartitionscheme *232GB disk0
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 1: EFI 200MB disk0s1
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 70.0GB disk0s2 /Volumes/Macintosh HD
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 3: Linux Swap 503MB disk0s3
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 4: Microsoft Basic Data 18.6GB disk0s4
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 5: Apple_HFS rEFIt 190MB disk0s5 /Volumes/rEFIt
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : 6: Microsoft Basic Data 143GB disk0s6
Jun 27 12:04:56 localhost : Preparing disk for erase
Jun 27 12:04:57 localhost : Erasing volume.
Jun 27 12:04:57 localhost : Erasing
Jun 27 12:04:58 localhost : Initialized /dev/rdisk0s2 as a 70 GB HFS Plus volume with a 8192k journal\n
Jun 27 12:04:59 localhost : Mounting Disk
Jun 27 12:04:59 localhost : Done erasing volume.
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Final Disk Layout
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : partition map from /dev/disk0:
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : #: type name size identifier mountpoint
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 0: GUIDpartitionscheme *232GB disk0
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 1: EFI 200MB disk0s1
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 70.0GB disk0s2 /Volumes/Macintosh HD
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 3: Linux Swap 503MB disk0s3
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 4: Microsoft Basic Data 18.6GB disk0s4
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 5: Apple_HFS rEFIt 190MB disk0s5 /Volumes/rEFIt
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 6: Microsoft Basic Data 143GB disk0s6
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Waiting for volume...
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Configuring volume "Macintosh HD"
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Preparing Disk for OS Install
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Cannot make disk bootable at this stage.
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : partition map from /dev/disk0:
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : #: type name size identifier mountpoint
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 0: GUIDpartitionscheme *232GB disk0
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 1: EFI 200MB disk0s1
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 70.0GB disk0s2 /Volumes/Macintosh HD
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 3: Linux Swap 503MB disk0s3
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 4: Microsoft Basic Data 18.6GB disk0s4
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 5: Apple_HFS rEFIt 190MB disk0s5 /Volumes/rEFIt
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : 6: Microsoft Basic Data 143GB disk0s6
Jun 27 12:05:01 localhost : Install failed: Couldn't prepare volume for installation.
Now, this is what Disk Utility reports of the volume. You can see that the partition scheme on the disk is the correct one :
Jun 27 12:09:05 localhost : Disk Utility started.\n
Jun 27 12:09:05 localhost : \n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Name : WDC WD2500JS-40NGB2 Media\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Type : Disk\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : \n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Disk Identifier : disk0\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Media Name : WDC WD2500JS-40NGB2 Media\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Media Type : Generic\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Connection Bus : SATA\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Connection Type : Internal\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Partition Type : GUIDpartitionscheme\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Device Tree : /PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/@0:0\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Writable : Yes\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Ejectable : No\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Mac OS 9 Drivers Installed : No\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Location : Internal\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Total Capacity : 232.9 GB (250,059,350,016 Bytes)\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Disk Number : 0\n
Jun 27 12:09:18 localhost : Partition Number : 0\n

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