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[How to] set up GRUB for XPP- SuSE10.0 - OSX10.4.4?


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Hola, You Esteemed GURUs,

 

Thanks for making MacOSX86 happening after 10 years waiting.

You know the feeling of using PPC603 with VPC to print .ps file in an PC dominated office.

 

 

I have the following settings of my Fujitsu-Lifebook S7020, on which WinXPP was installed first, then SUSE10.0. I have been able to switch between XP and SuSE by using GRUB.

 

Last night, I installed MacOSX (MacOSX_10.4.4DVDPATCHED_Myz) on the S7020.

1. Use SuSE partitioner to shrink an old partition and then create a new.

2. Back to XP, use DISKPART to delete this partition, then DISKPART> create partition primary id=af,

3. bypass the blue screen problem by plug in an earphone into my S-video port (jack port).

4. Use Disk Utility on the installer DVD to erase the partition with MacOS extended journaled format.

5. Install MacOSx86

6. Add MacOSx86 into the boot loader list on SuSE.

 

 

But,...... failed to boot into MacOS, nicht funktionieren!!

 

 

After choosing MacOSx86 from the GRUB selection list during bootup, I got the following message:

 

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Chainloader (hd0,2)+1

Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format

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Can somebody help out? How to make MacOS bootable?

 

(better using SuSE YaST2's Boot Loader or of similar kind, cos of my limited knowledge to Linux and Hacintosh and Windows)

 

Thanks a lot!!

 

 

 

Settings of my disk partition and boot loader are shown here:

 

Under MacOSX_10.4.4DVDPATCHED_Myz

Disk Utiltiy

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74.5 GB FUJITSU MHT20...

WinSYS <--XPP

disk0s3 <--MacOSX installed

Backup

Disk0s5

disk0s6 <--SuSE Linux

LIBRARY

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Disk Utility

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Name: disk0s3

Type: Volume

Disk Identifier: disk0s3

Mount Point: /Volumes/disk0s3

File System: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

Connection Bus: SATA

Partition Type: Apple_HFS

Device Tree: /PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/@0:3

Writable: Yes

Owners Enabled: Yes

Number of Folders: 65,309

Capacity: 6.9 GB

Available: 1.2 GB

Used: 5.8 GB

Number of Files: 274,970

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Verify Disk: passed

Verify Disk Permission: Permissions differ on ./mach_kernel, should be -rw-r--r--, they are -rwxr-xr-x

 

 

 

 

Under WinXPP:

 

DISKPART> list part

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Partition ###__Type_______Size____Offset

Partition 1___Primary______22 GB___32 KB <--XPP

Partition 2___Extended_____30 GB___22 GB

Partition 3___Logical 1____988 MB___22 GB

Partition 4___Logical 1_____10 GB___23 GB <--SuSE Linux

Partition 5___Logical 1_____19 GB___33 GB

Partition 6___Unknown___7115 MB___52 GB <--MacOSX86 was installed

Partition 7___Primary______16 GB___59 GB

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Under SuSE Linux:

 

YaST2 Partitioner:

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Device________Size___Type_________________Mount________Start_____End

/dev/sda____74.5GB___FUJITSU-MHT2080B_____________________0____9728

/dev/sda1___21.8GB___HPFS/NTFS____________/Windows/C______0____2854 <--XPP

/dev/sda2___30.1GB___Extended___________________________2855____6793

/dev/sda3____6.9GB___unknown___________________________6794_____7700 <--MacOSX86 was installed

/dev/sda4___15.5GB___HPFS/NTFS_________________________7701____9728

/dev/sda5__988.3MB___Linux swap____________swap_________2855____2981

/dev/sda6___10.0GB___Linuxnative____________/_____________2981____4286 <--SuSE Linux

/dev/sda7___19.2GB___Win95 FAT32 LBA_______/Windows/D____4287____6793

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YaST2 Boot Loader:

 

Section Management

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Label____________________Type_____Image/Device

Windows_________________Other_____/dev/sda1

SUSE LINUX10.0___________Image____/boot/vmlinuz (dev/sda6, root=/dev/sda6)

Failsafe --SUSE LINUX10.0___Image____/boot/vmlinuz (dev/sda6, root=/dev/sda6)

MacOSx86________________Other_____/dev/sda3

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Boot Loader Installation

Type

Boot Loader GRUB

 

Boot Loader Location

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x Master Boot Record of dev/sda

_ Boot Sector of Boot Partition /dev/sda6

_ Other (/dev/sda; /dev/sda2; /dev/sda6)

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Boot Loader Installation Details

Disk System Area Update

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_ replace MBR with Generic Code

_ Activate Boot Loader Partition

x Use Dedicated Boot Loader Area

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Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7020 Supreme

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Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)

Front side bus (FSB) 533 MHz

Intel 915GM

Intel GMA 900

14.1-inch TFT SXGA+ / 1400 x 1050 pixel

1024 MB DDR2-533 SDRAM, 533 MHz

80 GB S-ATA 150 (5400 rpm)

RealTek ALC260

Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps GBLAN Broadcom 5751-M

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Try to convert your Logical partition of Mac OS in to a Primary one.

 

I did several set ups of Grub booting schemes, the most of them failed when a extended partition was present. As far as I saw Mac OS does not like extended/logical partitions.

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Try to convert your Logical partition of Mac OS in to a Primary one.

 

I did several set ups of Grub booting schemes, the most of them failed when a extended partition was present. As far as I saw Mac OS does not like extended/logical partitions.

 

Hola Macgirl,

 

gracias!

in Linux, dev/sda"x", x=1, 2, 3, 4 are primary partition

i also check with Paragon Partition Manager, it also indicates it's a primary partition.

maybe it's OSX doesn't recognize it. (Diskpart in XPP doesn't recognize it too)

sad.

 

I use Acronis to set this partition "Active", but it doesn't work.

(in fact, i cannot find my Grub boot selector anymore..... after this operation. I can only set my WinSYS partition active, and boot into XPP. What a mess!)

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Hi Thanks you all!

 

I have tried MixUnix's method, but it doesn't work for me.

 

I also tried MacGirl's suggestion to put my mac before Linux's extended partition (repartition and reinstalll Linux)

 

At the end, I give up to use GRUB, but instead install Acronis OS selector on my XP.

The magic thing is that it works. Acronis OS selector can locate all three OS and make it bootable without hassel.

 

maybe snackole's method works, but for the moment I am contented to use my mac for my work. Thans you all again.

 

 

wifi and ethernet doesn't work.

bluetooth seems functioning.

can read usb dongle to run mac program and can play dvd.

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