TheSamster Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I hope these don't sound too dumb: I have installed iAtkos v2.0i over an existing Vista installation in a separate primary partition. To resurrect Vista I put the DVD and repaired permissions. I can now boot into Vista and I have a working installation of OS X that I cannot get to anymore! 1. How can I get back to booting from Darwin boot loader without re-corrupting my Vista booting (cannot find winloader.exe)? 2. Can I find a list of extra files that are included with iAtkos v2.0i distribution? I would like to be able to restore the system to it's "virgin" state as much as possible. 3. If I install the 10.5.3 update, will this replace all my kexts completely resulting in a complete vanilla system again? What will cease to work completely in this case? In other words, what is the minimum that I have to replace (other than dsmos.kext) to make the system functional again (assuming that I use EFI strings for everything)? Regards, Sammy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107922-some-newbie-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joby Kent Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Try booting with your iATKOS disk and applying the Darwin bootloader again, just the bootloader. Then you should be able to select Vista from the list. If you are doing the 10.5.3 update, and you have a vanilla kernal. It shouldn't replace your kexts I dont think. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107922-some-newbie-questions/#findComment-765601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeRed Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I hope these don't sound too dumb:I have installed iAtkos v2.0i over an existing Vista installation in a separate primary partition. To resurrect Vista I put the DVD and repaired permissions. I can now boot into Vista and I have a working installation of OS X that I cannot get to anymore! 1. How can I get back to booting from Darwin boot loader without re-corrupting my Vista booting (cannot find winloader.exe)? 2. Can I find a list of extra files that are included with iAtkos v2.0i distribution? I would like to be able to restore the system to it's "virgin" state as much as possible. 3. If I install the 10.5.3 update, will this replace all my kexts completely resulting in a complete vanilla system again? What will cease to work completely in this case? In other words, what is the minimum that I have to replace (other than dsmos.kext) to make the system functional again (assuming that I use EFI strings for everything)? Regards, Sammy You just need to boot to a g-parted live cd and set you OSX partition to boot. (manage flags, flag to boot.) you will then be able to select Vista from darwin. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107922-some-newbie-questions/#findComment-766154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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