Prash Vader Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi everyone. This is the first time I'm going to be attempting an OSx86 install so I had some questions. I am going to be using one SATA HDD with 3 partitions, one each for OSX(which I will mainly use on this hard disk), Windows 7(beta version so I might remove or replace it later) and Linux (64 Studio or Ubuntu Studio). This will however not be my main boot up drive. I am using Windows XP on a seperate disk (IDE not SATA). My configuration is : AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Has got SSE 1,2 & 3) MSI RS482M2 Motherboard (MS-7093 according to CPU-Z) 2GB DDR400 RAM 1x 120 GB IDE HDD (Which is my primary Windows boot and I do not want to make any changes to it) 2x 120GB SATA HDDs (One of them will host the aforementioned triple boot) Creative Audigy Sound Card (Although I can fall back on the onboard Realtek one if drivers are an issue) ATI Express 200 (Onboard Graphics) So basically what I need to know is 1. Which Osx86 install to use? I am leaning towards Leo4all. My only requirement so far is to run Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio on it. 2. What order to install the operating systems on the drive? 3. Any driver issues I might have. 4. Is there a way I can get a boot loader (I prefer the windows one) to give me the option to either boot into the HDD with just windows or the HDD with Triple boot at which point a second bootloader would give me the 3 options? I am fairly confident with installing other OSes and have done so with loads of linux and windows versions but most of my problems have been the bootloaders. That's kinda why I prefer windows one because I can muck around with it a fair bit. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/144383-osx-windows-7-linux-triple-boot-query/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzanova Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 final cut pro needs a video card that supports quartz extreme and you may have problems getting your ati express 200 to run quartz extreme the order i usually install operating systems for triple boot is windows, osx and linux, using grub as the bootloader looking at your hardware, maybe try ideneb Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/144383-osx-windows-7-linux-triple-boot-query/#findComment-1024848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prash Vader Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks for the reply. This might be a stupid question but, Is there any work around to the Graphics situation? I only ask this because I have previously been able to patch Nvidia drivers to fool Avid into thinking my graphics card was better than it actually was. Or would I be able to get Final Cut Express to work? Or what is the absolute cheapest graphics card I need to buy to use Final Cut on my system? Again, thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/144383-osx-windows-7-linux-triple-boot-query/#findComment-1024965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzanova Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks for the reply. This might be a stupid question but, Is there any work around to the Graphics situation? I only ask this because I have previously been able to patch Nvidia drivers to fool Avid into thinking my graphics card was better than it actually was. try omni's site for the drivers but it could be a mission to get QE going Or would I be able to get Final Cut Express to work? i think you still need QE Or what is the absolute cheapest graphics card I need to buy to use Final Cut on my system? Again, thanks in advance. i'd get a nVidia 7600GT as its easy to get working, thats if you have a pci-e slot on your mobo, or the ATI X600 if you have AGP but it does take alot of patching Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/144383-osx-windows-7-linux-triple-boot-query/#findComment-1025731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prash Vader Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I've been checking out a few graphics cards and it's basically down to GeForce 7200 or 7600. Both on PCI-e. Between these two which one would be easier to get working? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/144383-osx-windows-7-linux-triple-boot-query/#findComment-1027510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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