MacOS/OSX Partitioning
The Apple Drive Setup application can be found in the
Utilities folder on the MacOS CD. It will not adjust existing
partitions; it is limited to partitioning the entire disk at once. The
disk driver partitions don't show up in Drive Setup.
Remember to create a placeholder partition for GNU/Linux, preferably
positioned first in the disk layout. it doesn't matter what type it
is, it will be deleted and replaced later inside the &debian-gnu; installer.
If you are planning to install both MacOS 9 and OS X, it is best to
create separate partitions for OS 9 and OS X. If they are installed on
the same partition, Startup Disk (and reboot) must be used to select
between the two; the choice between the two systems can't be made at
boot time. With separate partitions, separate options for OS 9 and OS
X will appear when holding the option key at boot time, and separate
options can be installed in the yaboot boot menu as well. Also,
Startup Disk will de-bless all other mountable partitions, which can
affect GNU/Linux booting. Both OS 9 and OS X partitions will be
accessible from either OS 9 or OS X.
GNU/Linux is unable to access information on UFS partitions, but does
support HFS+ (aka MacOS Extended) partitions. OS X requires one of these
two types for its boot partition. MacOS 9 can be installed on either HFS
(aka MacOS Standard) or HFS+. To share information between the MacOS and
GNU/Linux systems, an exchange partition is handy. HFS, HFS+ and MS-DOS FAT
partitions are supported by both MacOS and Linux.