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Hello,

I'm trying to do this manipulation on another vostro but I don't succeed in it.

I don't succeed to edit sector in disk editor. I've only 00000000 everywhere. What's the problem?

When I boot with DELL MD button, I've got a DELL MD table partition error. What's wrong?

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can you describe the configuration of that vostro?

 

<br />Hello,<br />I'm trying to do this manipulation on another vostro but I don't succeed in it.<br />I don't succeed to edit sector in disk editor. I've only 00000000 everywhere. What's the problem?<br />When I boot with DELL MD button, I've got a DELL MD table partition error. What's wrong?<br />
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Sure:

Vostro 1700, T7250, 2go RAM, 8600M GT, bluetooth 355, intel 3945, 120gb @ 7200rpm, 1400x900 true life, sigmatel 9205, Broadcom 440x ethernet, webcam

 

By the way, the installation has been made from time machine and from a copy of my vostro's mac partition.

Furthermore, I've also tried on my vostro to check the partition with acronis disk director and I've also noticed that I had 00000 everywhere except in some lines.

 

edit: without modification, the error which occurs when I boot with DELL MD button is: "MD extended partition table erro" (the r is not shown on screen)

 

edit2: I've done a backup of my boot record of my leopard partition under linux following your instructions and what I've got is this:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

 

edit3: I've succeeded to find the good boot record of my leopard partition. I had to reinstall darwin bootloader (but I've already done it before restoring from time machine). Maybe it has removed the darwin bootloader.

Unfortunately, I keep seeing the MD entended partition table erro when I boot from dell md button

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Vostro 1700, T7250, 2go RAM, 8600M GT, bluetooth 355, intel 3945, 120gb @ 7200rpm, 1400x900 true life, sigmatel 9205, Broadcom 440x ethernet, webcam

I meant what is your configuration like: do you use iAtkos or Kalaway? MBR or GUID? How many partitions? etc

By the way, the installation has been made from time machine and from a copy of my vostro's mac partition.

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand how you tried to copy it. Did you try to transfer the disk image of your vostro to another vostro?

Furthermore, I've also tried on my vostro to check the partition with acronis disk director and I've also noticed that I had 00000 everywhere except in some lines.

You must be doing something wrong, since in this case you wouldn't be able to boot Leo at all (imo). Are you sure that you are looking on the right sector?

edit: without modification, the error which occurs when I boot with DELL MD button is: "MD extended partition table erro" (the r is not shown on screen)

Never saw this. I suggest to reinstall it the way you did with original laptop, and after successfully dual-booting it, try to apply modifications.

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I'm using iaktos.

What I've done is backup my first vostro on an external HDD then install mac os on my 2nd vostro using time machine from first vostro.

 

Now, I haven't change the 75 into 74 but i keep seeing md extended partition error.

I've tried to boot using the vista boot loader but as soon as I choose mac os x, I've a hfs+ partition error (I can boot on vista without problem). What's the problem? Is it the 74 instead of 75 which cause this problem?

 

 

edit: Yes, that was the problem. I've changed 74 into 75 and now I can boot on os x using vista boot loader.

The DELL MD button error is still here

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It seems that you tried to transfer the whole HD image of your first vostro on the second, otherwise there wouldn't be any problems.

In this case I also don't understand why would you need Time Machine, if you use the original image of your HD.

Now, your problem is that you transferred only disk image but didn't change any bios settings - hence MD button error. Did you try to run RMBR program?

I suspect that you didn't.

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I used time machine to restore my data on the other laptop. I didn't make a copy of whole mac partition.

I've run rmbr program following your instructions (E:\dellkit\rmbr.exe DELL 2 3) and it hasn't worked. I've also tried to launch it directly from the CD but nothing happen.

I'm gonna try tomorrow to reinstall OS X on the lappy and before this, reinstall DELL MD too.

Have a good night, here it's 6am and friday night fever was so good... without thinking to lappy, mac or anything else :glare:

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I've made a big mistake today! I've erased all data on the second vostro!! Fortunately, I've done a backup before doing any manipulation but it sucks

Now that I've a proper laptop, I don't succed in reinstalling vista, installation stoped after first reboot

I don't know what to do, I'm gonna try again and I hope it will work!

I'll inform you

 

edit: good, I've succeeded in installing vista: the problem was sata mod had to be set in ata in the bios instead of ahci

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Now I don't know how should I do to install DELL MD? As soon as I boot with DELL MD button I had a ntldr is missing and I think it write my mbr too because afer that, I can't boot in vista from normal button!

 

 

Furthermore, do you know why I've some bug on vista's reinstallation! I have big problem to reinstall it and after the install, the laptop freezes itself for second (all freeze except mouse) then start again. It's very annoying! Any idea of the problem?

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I have a problem here, I succeed to make the MD button and Power button to point at the right place,

 

 

but with Acronis Disk editor on Leo partition my Hex doesn't match with your hex. It match on the first column but it get nasty on the second row. I have a 75 in the third row, I lowered it to 74 but the MD button will give me an error when trying to boot Leo.

 

 

maybe because of my GPT+EFI partition...

 

 

But for now I am using the Power Button for Windows and the Media Button For GRUB now, thanks to you :(

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I think the problem is with the GPT partitioning - it should have different loader from MBR.

As I specified in the first post, this mod applies to the MBR partitioning type.

Anyway I'm glad that you managed to make it working :)

 

I have a problem here, I succeed to make the MD button and Power button to point at the right place,

but with Acronis Disk editor on Leo partition my Hex doesn't match with your hex. It match on the first column but it get nasty on the second row. I have a 75 in the third row, I lowered it to 74 but the MD button will give me an error when trying to boot Leo.

maybe because of my GPT+EFI partition...

But for now I am using the Power Button for Windows and the Media Button For GRUB now, thanks to you :)

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Well, I reverted it back to normal.

 

I don't know why but when I summon GRUB with the power button, all the OSes would work but GRUB wouldn't recognize Vista anymore (Error 17). To start Windows I had to completely shut down and use the MD button, weird.

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Hi,

Just to inform you that I've lost all my data: my external hdd fall down on the floor and I can't read it anymore!!!!! I'm so angry about that!

Anyway, it's my fault, I had just not to type yes when dell media direct ask me for repartitonning.

Nevertheless, I finally manage to reinstall vista on the second vostro (with a {censored} sata problem) and now everything work on it. I'll try to reinstall mac later because it was a bad remember. But do you know how can I do to reinstall dell Media Direct on the "hidden" partition? I don't know how and dell MD cd tells me that I've to prepare my HDD (when I "prepare" it, it erased all partions and all data....)

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Finally got around setting this up. Works pretty nice. :(

 

I used Hiren's Boot CD to edit the partition, it comes with Acronis Disk Director. This eliminates installing Macdrive and Acronis Disk Editor in Windows.

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Hi,

Just to inform you that I've lost all my data: my external hdd fall down on the floor and I can't read it anymore!!!!! I'm so angry about that!

Anyway, it's my fault, I had just not to type yes when dell media direct ask me for repartitonning.

Nevertheless, I finally manage to reinstall vista on the second vostro (with a {censored} sata problem) and now everything work on it. I'll try to reinstall mac later because it was a bad remember. But do you know how can I do to reinstall dell Media Direct on the "hidden" partition? I don't know how and dell MD cd tells me that I've to prepare my HDD (when I "prepare" it, it erased all partions and all data....)

 

you've done it wrong. You must prepare MediaDirect with the DVD first (boot from DVD) then install Vista, then install MD DVD from Windows.

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I am having some problems with MD setup and Parallels Boot Camp.

I used to run XP BootCamp Parallells with "Disk 0:0 image = Boot Camp;disk0s1", now I am getting "Windows did not start successfully" screen (bootloader) and when I say start it, it doesn't go any forward.

I checked Parallels logs and it gives "get_da_disk_info() no file system present" error.

 

Anyone had this problem?

 

Edit: Tried VMware Fusion, that works fine, but I really need Parallels. :D

Edit2: Apparently, Parallels needs the bootcamp partition to be active in order to function. :D

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Does anyone know if there is a way to change the image displayed when booting via the MediaDirect button?

 

I'm using MediaDirect 3.5, have tried finding something via Google but had no luck so far.

 

Cheers

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I just got my M1530, so I decided to make a clean installation, first of all, I used the MD disk to prepare the partition, then install Vista and MD, After that I used Disk management to shrink a new partition for Mac osx (leo4allv3). Mac osx installation went fine, but when it restarted, it couldn't boot and show HFS+ partition error :(. So I wasn't able to do the MD button hack :(

Could anyone please help me out! this Mac os stuff is kinda new to me :(

TIA

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Hi kotori,

 

don't use MD disk for partitioning, do as previous posters did - use GParted CD for this.

Sorry, I can't help much since I don't have Vista but one thing is sure - you should have a working dual-boot

installation before you try MD button hack

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Hi kotori,

 

don't use MD disk for partitioning, do as previous posters did - use GParted CD for this.

Sorry, I can't help much since I don't have Vista but one thing is sure - you should have a working dual-boot

installation before you try MD button hack

Thanks for your reply

I'm done with the MD button hack! YAY

 

While I'm trying to modify com.apple.Boot.plist file (located in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration):

this is what I get

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>-v</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>10</string>

 

I change the 10 to 1 but I don't know what to do with the -v, because it's totally different than what OP has

 

 

Replace

CODE

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

 

with

 

CODE

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>0</string>

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Thanks for your reply

I'm done with the MD button hack! YAY

 

While I'm trying to modify com.apple.Boot.plist file (located in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration):

this is what I get

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>-v</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>10</string>

 

I change the 10 to 1 but I don't know what to do with the -v, because it's totally different than what OP has

Replace

CODE

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

 

with

 

CODE

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>0</string>

no 1 could help me out!!!

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Try to replace

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>-v</string>

 

with

 

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>Yes</string>

it works, thanks bro

 

I'm now pretty happy with the MD button hack, thanks for your great tutorial :)

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  • 3 weeks later...

not sure if anyone is still following this thread but i have been following the guide in the thread and im running into some issues :|

 

I have successfully installed a dual boot system on my m1330 (vista + leo), but i have vista on my first partiton and leo on my second (ntfs and hfs+) but when i try to boot using the media direct button it partially loads up media direct, then i see a BSOD! :D

 

one thing of note is that i did not completely format my hdd. I kept the original vista install (minus the dellware) but deleted the dell EISA partition as well as the recovery and media direct partitions. and according to gparted i only have two partitions, the ntfs vista and hfs+ osx!

 

any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

-Ifor

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