Disk Util cannot partition after installing Linux

Hey everybody, I installed Linux as a dual boot with my Snow Leopard, afterwards I decided to resize the partitions from Mac OS but I couldn't. The Linux installation must've changed the disk to MBR from the original GUID. There must be a way to put the changes back (I don't mean to backup and reformat though), if I've changed it to mbr, can I change it back? can the program iPartition do it live? I don't feel like reinstalling the whole machine again. thanx everyone.

Once you install Linux you cannot resize the Linux partition from OS X. However, you can use GParted in Linux to resize the Linux partition.
Installing Linux does not change the partition scheme, but OS X does not understand the Linux disk formats so it cannot manage a Linux partition.
If you are using a very current Linux such as Ubuntu 10.0.4 then GParted does handle GUID partitioned drives and can manage both OS X and Linux partitions.

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Disk Utility cannot partition drive

I'm trying to parition a new 1.5 TB USB drive so that I can backup prior to upgrading to Snow Leopard
The Drive is a Maxtor Basics
I am trying to partition it into 3 HFS+ (journaled) partitions. It allows me to creare a single MSDOS (FAT32) partition, but fails on HFS+ or any combination of HFS
Any help?

Do the following:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Upon completion click on the Partition tab in DU's main window. Now select 3 partitions from the drop down menu. Size them as you prefer. Leave the format set for Mac OS Extended, Journaled. Click on the Partition button.

I tried partitioning my HD to install linux, the installion was not successful and now I can't boot my mac, I tried internet recovery, it was not helpfull as the disk utility cannot delete the partition I created.

I tried partitioning my HD to install linux, the installion was not successful and now I can't boot my mac, I tried internet recovery, it was not helpfull as the disk utility cannot delete the partition I created. It was only showing me an error message "EFI files are missing", I realized that it is trying to boot from the new partition I created for the installation of the linux I intended to do.

It sounds like you may have multiple problems, but none of them are likely to be caused by malware.
First, the internet-related issues may be related to adware or a network compromise. I tend to lean more towards the latter, based on your description of the problem. See:
http://www.adwaremedic.com/kb/baddns.php
http://www.adwaremedic.com/kb/hackedrouter.php
If investigation shows that this is not a network-specific issue, then it's probably adware. See my Adware Removal Guide for help finding and removing it. Note that you mention AdBlock as if it should have prevented this, but it's important to understand that ad blockers do not protect you against adware in any way. Neither would any kind of anti-virus software, which often doesn't detect adware.
As for the other issues, it sounds like you've got some serious corruption. I would be inclined to say it sounds like a failing drive, except it sounds like you just got it replaced. How did you get all your files back after the new drive was installed?
(Fair disclosure: I may receive compensation from links to my sites, TheSafeMac.com and AdwareMedic.com, in the form of buttons allowing for donations. Donations are not required to use my site or software.)

Disk utility wont partition

hi, i have an external firewire drive that i need to be mac os standerd to boot os 8.6 on a pre g3.
disk utility in mac os 10.4 and 10.3 it looks like it partitions it fine (no error messages) i named the drive 6500 and partition it as mac os standerd. what it does is partition it as mac os extended journaled, names it disk1s3 and it wont mount, i did this with an ibook g3 with 10.4 and an ibook g4 with 10.3, and with 2 differnet harddrives. and it does the same thing.
what it does when i press partition
what i tell it to do

How do you plan to install OS 8 without the CD? You'll need to boot that computer from a CD in order to install OS 8.
In any event if you try to use Disk Utility then you need to:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to APM then click on the OK button. Check the box to Install OS 9 Drivers. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Standard. Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Disk Utility cannot prep a drive for OS 8.x, so I'm not sure if installing the OS 9 Drivers will actually mean anything for a drive with OS 8 installed. Furthermore, your OS 8 system must have the Firewire extensions installed otherwise it won't be able to boot or recognize a Firewire device.
This is why you really should be doing everything from an OS 8 installer disc.

Disk Utility Fails / no archive & install / how can I save my stuff?

Hey all,
I've had my mac since January and have tried to take good care of it.
Recently I downloaded the updates for iLife '09. I left my computer open and plugged in to a power source, but it went to sleep at some point through the updating process. I woke it back up when I came back into my room to check on it, and the installation continued. It appeared to work fine after, and I closed the mac to sleep while I went to work. While I was gone, my boyfriend noticed that the apple logo was blinking rapidly, so he opened it and restarted. It starts up but doesn't get past the white screen with the apple and the circle loading icon.
I'm an r tard and haven't backed up my files recently, so I'm very keen to not erase my hard drive.
I used the osx installation disk and tried running disk utility, but it only gets so far and then has an error message:
Verifying volume "Macintosh HD"
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid node structure.
Volume check failed.
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.
I read about archive and installing, but when I go through the installation menu on my startup disk, I don't have an option to archive and install.
My mac is under warranty for hard drive issues, but not software issues. I'm a student and I would like to avoid sending it away to get fixed if it turns out to be a software issue.
Is there any way to tell if it's a hard drive issue or a software issue? Any way to back up my files? I tried to start up in safe mode, but it still didn't get past that white screen.
I suck at computers and am pretty hopeless, so if there's any advice y'all could give me... it would be fabulous.
Oh, and... uh... I'm actually not sure which version of os x I have. I know it's leopard, and I believe at least one set of updates has been installed since I purchased my mac 6 or so months ago.
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Disk Utility cannot repair the error. You would need to purchase Disk Warrior to fix the error or reformat the hard drive. Do not attempt to do an Archive and Install until you have repaired the drive's directory structure.
If you have a backup drive you can use and access to another Mac with which you can share files over your local network, then you may be able to access your data and back it up. If your MacBook has a FireWire port than you can connect to another Mac with a FireWire port, then put your computer into Target Disk Mode to try accessing the hard drive from the other computer. However, Target Disk Mode only works over FireWire.
If you have an external notebook drive you could remove the drive from the MacBook, put it in the external enclosure (after removing the drive installed in the enclosure) then connect the drive to another Mac to see if you can access your files.

My HD needs to be reformatted according to Disk Utility, but even when I use an external device for startup, Disk Utility cannot reformat the HD

I have a Macbook with a 500 GB Hard Drive. A routine check on Disk Utility told me the disk needed to be reformatted. I restarted from an external USB drive, but when I try to use Disk Utility to repair the HD or to reformat it, Disk Utility is unable to do anything with the HD (cannot repair, cannot erase,cannot reformat the HD). Is there a utility App that can help me with this, or is the HD unrecoverable?

Hi
Thanks very much for your reply. We have been starting up from a backup (USB) drive and use the disk utility that is on the backup drive so the internal (problem) HD is not being used for anything (except for wanting to repair it). Still Disk Utility cannot reformat or repair the drive. I have also run Onyx but it tells me everything is OK on the drive.
But I have made a little progress. Using my old install disk for Snow Leopard (10.6.3) I have managed to do a fresh install of the system on the internal HD. Unfortunately, I also asked the install disk to transfer/migrate the settings and documents from the backup drive back onto my internal HD. The install appeared to work, but then it got hung up on copying the documents from my backup drive to the HD. After letting it sit for 2 days without going anywhere, I stopped the install process. I am going to try again, just using my Snow Leopard CD to install Snow Leopard, and nothing else. If that works, I will then get on to the problem of copying the rest of the settings and documents from my backup.
But since the Mac works OK off the USB backup, and will also run off the install CD, I am guessing the problem is with the HD and the only solution might be to replace it if I can't repair it. But the macbook is several years old, and I am not sure it is worth buying a new HD for it.

Disk Utility cannot repair startup volume, and where's my AppleCare cover?

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I have AppleCare Protection for it until November, but when I log into Apple's site, it says I have no current agreements. I'm at work at the moment and don't have my serial number, so I can't really call them up (and I don't have their phone number to hand...).
Is the hard drive covered under AppleCare?
I don't want to purchase any more software to fix the disk, i.e. Alsoft's DiskWarrior, unless it can be delivered instantly and will work on these problems?
Any help is much appreciated :o)

Thanks for that.
I was willing last night to re-install the OS to see if it was a software problem, but booting into the Tiger install DVD reported the same problems, however it was a little more informative than fsck. It says there are issues on the first two partitions on the boot drive. (I have OS X, Apps and Games partitions on that drive.)
I tried repairing the partitions in different orders, just in case it would help, but it still failed.
If I were to call AppleCare while at work, without the serial number, would they be able to locate my agreement and sort out a repair? APP was bought with the machine and I assumed it would've been registered at that time, but the website says I have no agreements...? Anyone got their phone number?

Disk Utility Cannot Be Opened Because Of A Problem

When trying to launch Disk Utility I get the following error message. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this? I'm running 10.6.4. Thanks in advance for any help.
Disk Utility cannot be opened because of a problem.
Check with the developer to make sure Disk Utility works with this version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and Mac OS X.
Process: Disk Utility [342]
Path: /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app/Contents/MacOS/Disk Utility
Identifier: com.apple.DiskUtility
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: DiskUtility-2980100~37
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [131]
Date/Time: 2010-08-21 18:44:20.863 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 2359004 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 75
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 5
Anonymous UUID: 93489452-CA67-4296-AA9A-2228E825BA2F
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PlatformHardwareManagement.framework/Versions /A/PlatformHardwareManagement
Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ServerFoundation.framework/Versions/A/ServerF oundation
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PlatformHardwareManagement.framework/Versions /A/PlatformHardwareManagement: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
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Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
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USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1006, 0xfa200000
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0304, 0xfa230000
USB Device: Apple Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0220, 0xfa220000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000
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Reinstall Disk Utility from your Snow Leopard DVD. If your DVD does not install 10.6.4 then use the Combo Updater to update back to 10.6.4.
How to Use Pacifist to Replace Deleted or Missing OS X Components
Insert the OS X Installer DVD into the optical drive. Use a simple utility like TinkerTool to toggle invisibility so you can see invisible items. Alternatively, open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and at the prompt enter the following:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes
Press RETURN.
To turn off the display of invisible files repeat the above command substituting No for Yes.
The install packages are located in the /System/Installation/ folder on the DVD.
Download the shareware utility Pacifist from VersionTracker or MacUpdate. Use it to extract a fresh copy of the missing item(s) from the file archives on your OS X installation DVD. The file archives are in the /System/Installations/ folder (use Go to Folder option in the Go menu of the Finder.)
Here are Four Basic ways to use Pacifist (courtesy of George Orville.)
A. Drag a .pkg icon onto the Pacifist window .....proceed to step 7.
B. Click on “Open Package ....” and navigate to package desired and click “Open” in the open/save window.....proceed to step 7.
C. Insert Mac OS X installer CD and when it mounts, navigate to .... Menu->Go->Go to Folder.
In the path field enter or paste ....
/Volumes/disc name/System/Installation/Packages (where disc name is the name of the CD/DVD that you inserted.
• Click on the "Go" button .....
• Drag a .pkg to Pacifist..... proceed to step 7.
The package you'll need will have to be discovered by trial and error, but for most applications you should start with the Essentials.pkg and/or Additional Essentials.pkg.
D. Insert your Mac OS X install disk 1 .... and open Pacifist.
1. In Pacifist, select "Open Mac OS X Install Packages" ... dialog may appear asking for disk 2, then disk 3 and finally disk 1 again.... {if DVD is not used)...If “Stop Loading” is selected...the procedure will stop!!!
2a. When loading is complete, a new window appears, click the triangle to display contents of each package...Select item and proceed to step 7.
2b. or click the “Find” icon in the Pacifist window and type the name of the software you need.
3. In the list that comes back, click the top most entry for the item that you want. ..... that is the one for the English language.
4. On the top of the Pacifist window, click “verify” .... you will probably be prompted for your password.
5. Enter checks for.... “verify permissions” and “verify file contents.” and click “verify” ....enter password when prompted.... you will get back output which may look like this:
20 files were scanned.
20 of 20 files were present on the hard disk.
0 of 20 files had file permissions that did not match those specified in the package.
0 of 20 files had checksums that did not match those specified in the package.
6. Click “close”. Go to step 7.
Extract or Install........
7. In the Toolbar (upper left), you now have the option to extract or install. Click a file in the lower list and those two icons will be enabled.
8. If “Extract to...” is selected.... navigate to the location where the file will be placed, select “choose”, select “extract” in new dialog that appears,authenicate , if prompted, click “OK”.
9. In the next dialog, click “Extract”.
10. If “Install” is selected... dialog will appear with the location/path of the installed software. Click “Install”
11. Type in your password, click “OK”
• Pacifist will begin to extract files.
12. In steps 8/10ß.... you also have the choice to “cancel”
Notes.....
• Pacifist may find that a file it is installing already exists on the hard disk. Pacifist will present you with an alert panel....
Stop
Leave original alone
Update ..... Default selection
Replace .... Replace option should only be used on full install packages

Can Lion disk utility dynamically partition a drive?

Can Lion disk utility dynamically partition a drive? I see many posts that Leopard Disk utility can but nothing about Lion.

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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Difference between running Disk Utility and "Archive and Install"

Hi all,
I'm one of the poor souls who is having trouble with the software update 10.4.6. My iMac stopped halfway while doing the update, and when it attempted to do a restart, the iMac froze. I did the mistake of forcing it to shutdown, instead of just letting it take its time.
Last night, I attempted the Safe Boot but it did not work. The progress indicator kept on spinning for hours! SHOULD I TRY IT AGAIN?
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Please help.

i just had a simialr issue with my powerbook. I stress similar, but in the end i had the same issue with the start up screen (light blue, apple icon and the spinning indicator below it. I could not get past it.
I ran disk utility from the boot disk, and got a kernel panic on verifying and and repairing permissions.
So (and this is what Im suggesting you try) in disk utility I made a disk image of my internal hard drive and saved it to an external hard drive. Takes a while but a worthy precaustion.
Second I went ahead and installed the OS on the external drive. Once that was done I boted from the external to oprn the disk image back up of my powerbooks internal drive. After that checked out i wnet back to the boot disk and did a clean install of the OS (wiping the internal) and things were fine after that.
maybe wait and see how other people respond to this before jumping into it, but its smart to back everything up on an external any day.
much luck to you
-justin!

Disk Utility: "Modifying Partition Map"

Good Afternoon all. Im not sure whether this is a problem or not but i have run disk utility to partition my hard drive, and as of now it has been running for over 24 hours.
700 Gb Hdd Partitioned at 487 ( Mac OSx ) and 210 ( Windows NTFS )
The 210 was partitioned by Bootcamp and xp is installed and runs fine
I am attempting to partition the 210 by 55 to allow for the inclusion of Vista
I ran Disk utility yesterday around 9 or 10 and since then it has been saying modifying partition map.
i dont believe it's frozen or has stalled because it responds and i have burned a disk using disk utility. however if i attempt to close it it warns me of damage.
so my issue is whether or not i should just wait it out or if there is something safe i can do. Additionally if installing vista there is a bad idea i would like to be advised.
Thanks In Advance

It's most likely stuck and not going to finish. I experienced this once while creating a new partition for testing purposes. Force quiting will loose any unsaved changes including a partition that's being modified but it looks like your only option at this point. It should not affect your current Mac partition however I'm unsure if it will affect your XP partition. Boot camp works well but in general I would say it's not a good idea to try and re-size or split existing partitions that have data. To do what you want to do you could use Boot camp to create another partition but it would only take the space from your Mac volume. You would probably have to backup or make an image of your XP system then start over using Boot Camp to create the 2 partitions of the size you want.
FYI: You would probably have a better chance getting an answer for this question over in the Boot Camp forum.
George

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I want to partition an external drive for OSX and PC. Went to Disk Utility but Partition is not an available option.

Why not? does the partition tab not exist?

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My Disk Utility Is Gone After a Restore On My Mac.
How can i get it back?

First make sure it's really gone by looking in the Utilities folder. That folder opens when you press the key combination shift-command-U in the Finder. If it is gone, reinstall the OS.

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After installing Linux (Fedora 19) I get the error 1962 when trying to boot.
- Secure Boot is off
- CSM (Compatibility Support Module) is enabled (boot mode auto, EUFI first)
- OS Optimized Defaults (disable)
I googled a lot, found lots of solutions ( none of them work 100%)
I got grub working once, dunno anymore what I did, but then I could only boot Linux, when trying to boot Windows
I got the error:
boot\bcd 0xc0000225
I googled for a solution to that problem. but none of the found solutions work...

I fixed it.
The solution is to install Fedora(linux) from DVD in EUFI modus, you do this by creating an EUFI boot usb stick and boot from that, and then continue installing from the install DVD.
This way Fedora will install grub-efi correctly and not install a regular grub which will not work in EUFI mode or some misformed grub-efi.

Disk Util cannot unmount ext HD to format or partition

Computer: MacBook Pro Retina 13" latest model. All updates have been applied.
I have a 1TB WD external harddrive. It has 2 partitions (1 FAT32, 1 Mac OS Extended). This drive was working properly until one day it stopped mounting.
Problem:
- Mac OS Extended partition: Will not mount. I can see it greyed out in Disk Utility. The entire drive will not unmount.
- FAT32: Mounts in OSX but will not unmount. I can access FAT32 partition via Parallels (Win7).
Bigger Problem: I'm cannot re-format or re-partition the drive. Disk Utility provides an error that the drive cannot unmount.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I made a mistake in the original post. I CANNOT access the FAT32 via Parallels because it will not unmount from OSX.
This is how I fixed it....
Booted up my Windows laptop and used Computer Management to delete both volumes (partitions).
Re-partitioned as 1 partition (ex-fat) and formatted.
Booted up MacBook and used Disk Utility to re-format as Mac OS Extended.
This appears to work fine, and I am able to use it for Time Machine now.
My question now is: How could I have accomplished this in OSX? I know some people will say maybe the drive is going bad. For this question, let's assume it's ok.

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