On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 09:18 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote: > I've tried downloading the PPC version of Core 4 several times to CD-R. > Mediacheck shows all but the first .iso pass. Regardless of which mirror I > use, the first .iso file always seems to faily the Mediacheck. > > I'm wishing to dual-partition my PowerBook G4 with OS X and Core 4. For the > life of me I cannot understand why one file would fail the Media check from > all mirrors. There's a bug in mediacheck. With some CD drives, it is not reliable. > > Then, following the instructions, I attempted to run 'sha1sum' to compare > the Disc 1 .iso file with the reg from the site; however my terminal in OS X > will not find the command 'sha1sum' to compare the two files. I think it is fink. > > Any ideas on what to try next would be appreciated. > > Also - Is Fedora one of the kernels that will allow for repartitioning > during the install process, or should I be reinstalling and repartitioning > OS X prior to attempting a dual-partition install? Reinstall OS X leaving free (unpartitioned) space for Fedora. > > If not, it is my understanding that for a machine running 1 GHz of RAM I > should create a swap partition of about 2GB in size The rule of thumb use to be twice as much swap as real memory. You don't need 2 GB of swap though. The installer will set good defaults if you let it partition the free space how it wants it. > and a second partition > for Core 4 that is around 10GB 10GB is fine. My laptop only has a 12GB hard drive and is only about half full.
