v-joelba Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi, here is a run down of the configuration ... disk0/partition1=vista (NTFS) disk0/partition2=sharedvolume (NTFS) disk0/partition3=osx (MAC Journaled) Vista installed first OSx installed second When booting, osx boots first and gets the HFI+ error. So i booted my WINPE cd and used diskpart to set the vista parition to active. Vista boots, then i used EasyBCD to edit the bootloader and added an entry for the OSx parition, saved and closed. rebooted ... Vista works, but when you choose the OSx option, it fails with the error : "cant open \nst\nst_mac.mbr" I then went back into vista and used EasyBCD's recovery tools - Diagnostic Centre - Miscellaneous Recovery - Repair OSX HFI+ Partition Error. that changed the path in the BCD config to disk0\parition3\ blah blah blah but it still doesnt boot. Everyone rekons the EasyBCD thing works etc ... but I dont know what is it doing to solve this problem. Can anyone throw some light on this for me ? thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-joelba Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 I've since done some reading of others guides on this site around duel booting etc. [Guide] The Fool-Proof Vista & XP / Mac OS X Dual-Boot Guide, Covers most associated problems including the HFS+ Partition Error this guide suggests that the reoccuring HFS+ error is because of something vista is doing to the mbr, and it suggests that if you print the fdisk configuration you will see some value on the mac parition that isnt AF. On my parition it is 100% set to AF, and I didnt need to update this, and I still get this problem. If I use the dvd to boot the MAC partition OSx loads no problems. SO i did the steps in the guide ... fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 flag3 (my osx partition) update write quite reboot OSX booted! and of course I got the Windows Vista boot error saying \Windows\System32\winload" corrupted. So i repaired the vista installation. Once i had booted into vista again 3 times later ... I ran EasyBCD It couldnt find the old configuration and I had to do some things to reset it. Rebooted. Created the bootloader entry with easyBCD again ... but couldnt see the OSX partition. SO i gave up, booted into OSX dvd, used fdisk to set the osx partition to active. now everything is back the the original problem of HFS+ partition error. sigh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-732876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 it seems tht you have installed osx and vista on the same hdd. for this config to boot the osx partition should be the second partition and also it should be primary, i mean u need a second primary partition to install osx. if you use this scheme and then use easy bcd , it works flawlesly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-732971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-joelba Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 it seems tht you have installed osx and vista on the same hdd. for this config to boot the osx partition should be the second partition and also it should be primary, i mean u need a second primary partition to install osx. if you use this scheme and then use easy bcd , it works flawlesly.Um yeh there are 3 partitions ... and they are all primary. But why cant you have three .... why do they need to be side by side ...I've since done some reading of others guides on this site around duel booting etc.[Guide] The Fool-Proof Vista & XP / Mac OS X Dual-Boot Guide, Covers most associated problems including the HFS+ Partition Errorthis guide suggests that the reoccuring HFS+ error is because of something vista is doing to the mbr, and it suggests that if you print the fdisk configuration you will see some value on the mac parition that isnt AF.On my parition it is 100% set to AF, and I didnt need to update this, and I still get this problem.If I use the dvd to boot the MAC partition OSx loads no problems.SO i did the steps in the guide ... fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0flag3 (my osx partition)updatewritequiterebootOSX booted!and of course I got the Windows Vista boot error saying \Windows\System32\winload" corrupted.So i repaired the vista installation.Once i had booted into vista again3 times later ... I ran EasyBCDIt couldnt find the old configuration and I had to do some things to reset it.Rebooted.Created the bootloader entry with easyBCD again ... but couldnt see the OSX partition.SO i gave up, booted into OSX dvd, used fdisk to set the osx partition to active.now everything is back the the original problem of HFS+ partition error.sigh.OK, so i did the stuff againboot darwin f8 -sfidk -e /dev/rdisk0flag 3updatewritequitrebootlaptop then boots OSX.Boot into WINPE (the vista install CD)use diskpart and set the first partition to activethen run a repair (this time the repair was quicker and displayed different boxes to last time)rebooted into windows okUsed EasyBCD to add an entry for mac os to the c: because the macos partition doesnt have a drive letter in windows.rebooted and it worked.wtf?anyway happy now, just need drivers to make half of the awsome hardware in my laptop work properly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-733738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 just glad to help. by the way which laptop do u have? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-733860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcuserforever Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i amhavingthe same issue, this is my first post. osx boots fine. but for some reason i cannot get windows to boot. i have three partitions. 7.4 gb is a sony utility partition, not mounted. "disk0s1". "disk0s2" is Vista, it is not active. "disk0s3" is the osx partition, active and boots when i have the leo4all cd in, using the darwin bootloader. i think i screwed up by setting the osx partition active in windows before the install. i have tried to use fdisk in a terminal window to flag disk0s2 as active by following the instructions in this post, but it says permission denied. i am verynew to osx but if i can get my dual boot working i would be very grateful. thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 you need to boot using the vista dvd , and select repair installation. after it repairs installation u will be able to boot into vista . now u have to download a utility called easybcd google it. install easy bcd and edit the bootloader using easybcd to add the osx option now u can select either of the os while the computer starts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcuserforever Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i dont have the vista cd. but thats ok i'm going to wipe the osx disk, boot into vista, install easybcd and hope for the best. the laptop will boot into vista as long as osx isn't there. think it will work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i think u should run the recovery, restore ur pc to factory state, then install easy bcd. create a new primary partition and it should be after your vista partition . install osx on it. reboot add osx option using easybcd . reboot and u should see option to boot into either osx or vista. no need to make any other partition active . just let it be as it is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcuserforever Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i need something like bcd for osx. does it exist? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 u need to use easybcd search for it on google and download it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSCXP2005 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 does anybody know if this can be done using VMWare? I am trying to dual boot XP or Vista & Leopard in VMWare. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativeP_asd Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 as far as i know , people did not have success installing leopard in vmware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-734964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcuserforever Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 i got it, with no vista install disk. erase osx partition. install easy bcd in vista. boot leo4allv3. install leopard. on reboot, go into single user mode "-s" flag vista partition as active. reboot to vista, adjust settings in easy bcd. done! i'm starting to like this osx thing.......... thanks for the help guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/102822-multiboot-vista-and-osx-leo4allv3/#findComment-735240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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