JaS/HoTiSO Dual Boot Issue (chain0 not working)

[envision]

Previsouly I had 10.4.1 installed working using chain0 to dual boot with Windows XP on a Thinkpad X40. I just installed JaS/HoTiSO 10.4.6 on the same notebook using the same methods I used to install 10.4.1 and the install went just fine. However, when I select Mac OS X from the boot.ini startup it doesn't do anything, just pops back up the standard boot.ini boot menu.

 

Anything I can do to boot to OS X? The install seemed to go just fine, finished the install and all. What are my options to boot to what I just installed?

[osxp]

just copy the file named "mach_kernel" on the DVD into your OSX partition.

[envision]

Alright. So I guess that I would boot with the install DVD and enter the command console? Then cp mach_kernel?? I where exactly am I coping it?

 

Thanks

[envision]

Okay, I found another thread to make sure I had the sytax right.

 

I booted with the DVD, entered the term and typed cp /mach_kernel /Volumes/disk0s2. I made sure /Volumes/disk0s2 contains mach_kernel, but it still doesn't boot.

 

Anything else I can try? or did I not enter the command right?

[ratterpat]

Hi there. Had the same problem. Look if you find the lines

 

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>10</string>

 

in your com.apple.Boot.plist.

 

These lines were missing in mine so the darwin bootloader immediately took the first bootable partition (which in my case was the XP one and in your case probably also is) an of course brought me back to the XP boot menu.

 

I added the two lines and bam! there was the darwin boot loader with 10 seconds timeout allowing me to select the OSX partition.

 

Hope this helps.

[free30]

Ok I managed to solve that and am now on my second problem!!!(Well sixth or seventh or more).

http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...64&&do=findComment&comment=111764

 

1. You will have to set your OS x86 drive to actve. 'Run', 'diskpart', 'select disk ?', 'select partition ?', 'active'

2.Now configure Darwin Boot Loader to allow you to choise which partition to boot from . By Copying,

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

to desktop. Editing to:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string></string>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key></dict>

<string>1280x1024x32@70</string></dict>

</dict>

</plist>

Copying back to location and authenticating with password.

 

Again all thanks to the support of the experts.

This also sets my graphics mode, so make your own choice

 

3. With the 'Quiet Boot' and 'Timeout' keys in place I can now use Chain0, edit my boot.ini and set my Windows XP drive to actve. Allowing me to boot into Windows or choise OS x86.

Without these keys in place using chain0 and selecting OS x86 at boot just makes the boot.ini file run the OS x86 partition and Darwin automatically selects the active partition, Windows XP and I end up quickly back with the boot.ini options, leaving OS x86 unreachable without setting it active again.

 

So this allows me to boot straght into Windows as defult. Good! Thats the way around I like it. But now I have to select the OS x86

from the Darwin boot loader.

 

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Hi Grade

-Pentium 4 3.2 (sse3 patch)

-Foxconn 865A01 motherboard (No patch, won't restart.)

-512MB ddr pc3200

-Nvidia 5200, 128mb(No patch, exceleration??? not know)

-AC97 sound (No patch, works but not reconised)

-Sata Primary Drive 120mb

-ATA secondary drive 200mb (Was one old partition but OS did not

reconise it, repartitioned it under Windows XP to smaller partition, now reconised)

-ATA Jumbo CDR (burns just fine)

-OS x86 10.4.6, upgrade and sse3 patchs only.

 

Standing on the shoulders of giants!

 

Thanks for all those experts I got this far.

[envision]

Thanks for the help. However, I'm not sure howto edit the file from the Terminal. I don't have pico, nano, vi, etc. All say command not found. ed is the only thing I can find, but I can get in as root. su doesn't work. sudo doesn't work. How do I log in as root so I can make the changes?

[free30]

OK I lifted this from somewhere, try, if not, reinstall trying a different method. Whats your hardware? Try VMware. Check you have a good copy of OSx DVD.

 

 

1. open teminal and type:

sudo -s

nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

2.add

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>15</string>

 

Now you should be able to triple boot with the darwin bootloader.

[envision]

Well, My ISO has the right MD5 (verified in other threads). So, I assume my DVD is fine. I might try and burning a new copy just to make sure it was not a bad burn somehow.

 

Interesting that when I do a tab-tab and list all the commands in the term, sudo/su isn't there. I'm trying to remember howto use the find command so I can attempt to find it on the DVD itself.

 

Hardware should be fine. It's a Thinkpad X40. Intel 1.2 M (SSE2), 256 MB RAM. Runs 10.4.1 fine, 10.4.6 seems to install fine, just can't boot to it (and sudo doesn't seem it be installed)

[free30]

Is your OS x partition active? Or are you booting though Boot.ini and chain0?

If's not active, set active, make changes above and then set XP active to use Chain0.

 

Free30

[envision]

Okay, I got it working. First of all, thanks for the pointers free30! com.apple.Boot.plist was the issue. I'm still not sure why sudo doesn't work, but to fix it you can also copy com.apple.Boot.plist from the Maxxus folder in the root of the install DVD to /Volumes/<your volume>/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/.

 

After I did that, it booted without issue!

 

Thanks!