BusError Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I have a Kaliway 10.5.3 working great, and I want to copy it over a new, bigger, faster disk. I partitioned the new disk (GUID, like the old one) and used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the whole Leopard system disk on it... However, that won't boot... I then tried to copy over the whole partition 1 (copying it with dd from the working disk to the new one) but that won't work either... So how do I install the "f8" bootloader onto a new disk ; or copy it over the old one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 You only have to use pc_efi_v8 to make it bootable! It's really as easy as that! You can do it from your existing installation! SticMAN I have a Kaliway 10.5.3 working great, and I want to copy it over a new, bigger, faster disk. I partitioned the new disk (GUID, like the old one) and used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the whole Leopard system disk on it... However, that won't boot...I then tried to copy over the whole partition 1 (copying it with dd from the working disk to the new one) but that won't work either... So how do I install the "f8" bootloader onto a new disk ; or copy it over the old one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schweppes Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 You can use OSx86 Tools from PCwiz, the easiest way to make booteable a cloned partition! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusError Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Well actualy I tried OSX86 Tools first, and neither EFIs seems to work. I get: boot0: GPT boot0: HFS+ boot0: booting boot0: done HFS+ partition error When I set that disk to boot in the BIOS... I tried to do it manualy with pc_efi too and no luck either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiu777 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I tried this with an external HD and OSX86 Tools installing Chameleon and it works instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusError Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Well I had another go at using Chameleon, and it worked ! I don't know what failed before ... All sorted now, booting from that snazy Samsung 1TB :-) Made 2 system partitions and one for the /Users ; so I can reboot between two install and share the same home directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn_in Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I tried this with an external HD and OSX86 Tools installing Chameleon and it works instantly. Well I had another go at using Chameleon, and it worked ! I don't know what failed before ... All sorted now, booting from that snazy Samsung 1TB :-) Made 2 system partitions and one for the /Users ; so I can reboot between two install and share the same home directory. I'd like to use a Partition on my External USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for OSX86 Installation. I am guessing this will work for installing and booting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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