What software should I use to create MacBSD partitions?
If you are using Mkfs 1.2 or later (Mkfs 1.45 is the latest version at this time) then just about any formatting/partitioning software should work. Even if it doesn’t support making A/UX (or NetBSD) partitions. The newest Mkfs gives you an option for converting a partition into a NetBSD compatible type. See the Q&A below on creating additional partitions with Mkfs 1.2 or later for more information. If you are using and older version of Mkfs then any hard drive utility software that is capable of creating A/UX 2.0 partitions should suffice. Please note that A/UX 3.0 type partitions are not compatible with NetBSD/mac68k. Two commercial packages that have been recommended in the past are FWB’s Hard Disk Toolkit and LaCie’s Silverlining. According to information posted to the mailing list, Alliance Power Tools’ APS 2.x.x formatter is in fact a re-packaged version of the commercial product SCSI Director. As such, ftp sites for this product will no longer be listed. There is also a patch to
