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Hi, i have windows xp installed on one partition right now and ubuntu feisty on another with grub bootloader. I want to install mac os x on the partition where I right now have linux. How shall I do to now screw windows up and have a boot menu? I dont wanna reinstall windows, and i want a boot menu so that windows boot auto if i dont choose mac os.

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Boot from the Mac OS DVD. Format your linux partition to hfs+ and install the Mac OS (make sure it's Active + Primary)

 

Then once it is installed, from Mac OS X, edit boot.plist by typing the following in terminal:

sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

Insert something like this

 

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>8</string>

 

Then push ctrl-x to quit, and save.

 

Or use this guide to dual boot with grub

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