fparedesg Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have a computer that came with Windows XP (SP3) pre-installed. I later installed Linux (Ubuntu Hardy Heron). I now want to install OSX using Kallyway's version. I've read a lot of tutorials for triple-booting using the same hard drive, but they all tell me to format the hard drive, so I'm wondering, is there a way to triple boot my computer without having to format the hard drive? It would be a real pain to have to install everything again, so if you can provide me with a link that could help me, or if you could explain what to do, I would be extremely greatful. Thanks to anyone that helps me!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/125242-insalling-osx-on-computer-with-windows-and-ubuntu-without-formatting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicizmar Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Simple enough. Get another hard drive (in your computer, an external's ok but will be slower). You can find some pretty cheap ones with a bit of Googling. Once you fetch that spare hard drive, format and install OS X onto that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/125242-insalling-osx-on-computer-with-windows-and-ubuntu-without-formatting/#findComment-885295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fparedesg Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Simple enough. Get another hard drive (in your computer, an external's ok but will be slower). You can find some pretty cheap ones with a bit of Googling.Once you fetch that spare hard drive, format and install OS X onto that. So it's not possible to install it into my current hard drive? If I install it into a new hard drive, how would I configure it so that it shows all three operating systems on the Grub Bootloader? Thanks for your quick answer! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/125242-insalling-osx-on-computer-with-windows-and-ubuntu-without-formatting/#findComment-885304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dman Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hey, you just need to add this to your menu.lst in grub title OSX86 root (hdX,Y) chainloader +1 you can change root (hdX,Y) with your OS X partition X= hard disk number Y= Partition number Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/125242-insalling-osx-on-computer-with-windows-and-ubuntu-without-formatting/#findComment-885325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fparedesg Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hey,you just need to add this to your menu.lst in grub title OSX86 root (hdX,Y) chainloader +1 you can change root (hdX,Y) with your OS X partition X= hard disk number Y= Partition number Thank you both!!! I'm gonna grab another hard drive and install it there. Once installed, I'll modify the menu.lst to what I imagine would be: title OSeX86 root (hd1,0) [This is because it's the second hard drive (1) and the first partition (0)] chainloader +1 Correct me if I'm wrong though. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/125242-insalling-osx-on-computer-with-windows-and-ubuntu-without-formatting/#findComment-885334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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