playfullyrastadoul Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 hello world! i have a problem. my computer crashed since monday, with a dual boot with osx and xp. i had to format my hdd to re-install the oses (xp and osx). but my install cd of xp does'nt work, and i finally install ideneb. now it's full functionnal (but without wifi yet) and i want to keep chameleon boot loader. the scheme of my hdd : MBR Untitled 1 (FAT32) 37.9GB Macintosh HD (HFS+) 38GB has someone found a clue? thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180874-dual-boot-xp-osx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 hello world! i have a problem. my computer crashed since monday, with a dual boot with osx and xp. i had to format my hdd to re-install the oses (xp and osx). but my install cd of xp does'nt work, and i finally install ideneb. now it's full functionnal (but without wifi yet) and i want to keep chameleon boot loader. the scheme of my hdd : MBR Untitled 1 (FAT32) 37.9GB Macintosh HD (HFS+) 38GB has someone found a clue? thanks set the fat32 active? i usualy create image with driveimagexml to a 3rd partition fat32 at end of drive. boot ubcd4win cd and restore image to the fat32 in beginning.. set active the right partition. then boot with cd or add the chain0 to boot.ini. but i dont use that scheme anymore. i use 2 separate hard disks to prevent this issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180874-dual-boot-xp-osx/#findComment-1231114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
playfullyrastadoul Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 set the fat32 active?i usualy create image with driveimagexml to a 3rd partition fat32 at end of drive. boot ubcd4win cd and restore image to the fat32 in beginning.. set active the right partition. then boot with cd or add the chain0 to boot.ini. but i dont use that scheme anymore. i use 2 separate hard disks to prevent this issue. hfs partition is active. my mobo only boot on osx because the only os is osx. before formating i tried to install iatkos (work) and after windows. but the install didn't work, and i couldn't boot into osx (bios said that he can't find the os, even if hfs partition is activated). but i don't understand your method... i just want to keep chameleon as the main bootloader, after installing windows... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180874-dual-boot-xp-osx/#findComment-1231149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 keep chameleon? easy set fat32 active.. install xp. when done switch active to hfs+. boot with grub-dfe or boot-132 cd to device 80 aka disk0 in osx .. rerun the setup for chameleon standard. done. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180874-dual-boot-xp-osx/#findComment-1231786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
playfullyrastadoul Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 thanks guy!!!! so you think i have to reinstall chameleon? if i have to, can i update my osx with iaktos v7 dvd which includes chameleon v2? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180874-dual-boot-xp-osx/#findComment-1232011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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