Fyreball Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hi everyone, I'm new here, so I'm sorry if I'm incorrectly phrasing this, or this is in the wrong forum. I'm interested in dual booting OS X (I'd primary be doing it for the iPhone SDK, so any version that supports the 3.0 SDK is fine by me) and Vista (which was pre-installed on my laptop) I have a HP Pavilion DV6-1245DX Entertainment Notebook PC, the specs are as follows 12 Cell Lithium Battery Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500, 2 processing cores, 800 MHz System bus, 2mb l2 cache, and 2.1GHz Processor Speed Core 4GB DDR2 Memory Multiformat DVD +/- / CD-RW drive with dual layer support 16 inch high defintion wide screen display 320 GB SATA Hard drive Intel Graphics Media Acceloator 4500MHD Built in web camera with microphone 5 in 1 digital media card reader 3 USB 2.0 ports built in high speed wireless lan Built in 10/100 Base T-Ethernet Lan Is it possible to dual boot? Is dual booting the same as hackintoshing? If I dual boot/hackintosh, will I lose all my data on my current Vista partition? Is there a specific guide I can use, or will a general one do? I don't have an OSX dvd, can I burn the iso to a CD, or is there another option? Also, if I do dual boot, how do I switch between operating systems? Thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/182647-interested-in-dual-booting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
razvizion Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Because You are a newbie better download and install iAtkos or iDeneb on a empty untouched (unformated) partition and use chameleon 2 as a bootloader and nothing else to do Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/182647-interested-in-dual-booting/#findComment-1241197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm interested in dual booting OS X (I'd primary be doing it for the iPhone SDK, so any version that supports the 3.0 SDK is fine by me) and Vista (which was pre-installed on my laptop) I have a HP Pavilion DV6-1245DX Entertainment Notebook PC, the specs are as follows I don't know enough about your specific hardware to comment on it in particular. Hardware support can definitely be an issue, particularly for laptops, but chances are you'll be able to get something working at least minimally. The rest of my comments are generic; they aren't meant to say what you will be able to do specifically with your hardware. Is it possible to dual boot? Yes. Lots of people do it. Is dual booting the same as hackintoshing? No. The term "dual booting" means installing two OSes on one computer so that you can switch between them by shutting one down and starting the other. The term "Hackintosh" refers to Mac OS software running on non-Apple hardware. A Hackintosh could be a single-boot computer, and a dual-boot computer could be running two non-Apple OSes (say, Windows and Linux, or BeOS and FreeBSD). If I dual boot/hackintosh, will I lose all my data on my current Vista partition? That depends on how you do it. It's always wise to back up your data before installing a new OS on a computer, but it's possible to do it by resizing your current installation (to gain the free space for a new partition) and then installing your new OS in a manner that's not destructive to your existing installation. Be aware, however, that Windows is very fussy about its boot partition. Resizing the partition may render it unbootable. The Windows install DVD might or might not be able to recover this. Is there a specific guide I can use, or will a general one do? It's best to find a guide for whatever distribution or method you intend to use. The very best would be to find some pointers on installing to your specific model of laptop. Try Googling on its name and "OSx86" or "Hackintosh" and see what turns up. I don't have an OSX dvd, can I burn the iso to a CD, or is there another option? This is treading close to legally questionable issues. From a legal perspective, you're best off buying a real Mac, or at least buying a real Mac install DVD. Some methods require installing from modified discs, though. These can be downloaded, but I believe forum rules forbid being too explicit about where to go for them. Also, if I do dual boot, how do I switch between operating systems? You'll need to install a boot loader. Programs such as Chameleon and PC-EFI are popular in the Hackintosh world. These programs display a menu when you turn on the computer; this menu lets you select Windows or Mac OS as your boot option. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/182647-interested-in-dual-booting/#findComment-1241485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyreball Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 I don't know enough about your specific hardware to comment on it in particular. Hardware support can definitely be an issue, particularly for laptops, but chances are you'll be able to get something working at least minimally. The rest of my comments are generic; they aren't meant to say what you will be able to do specifically with your hardware. Yes. Lots of people do it. No. The term "dual booting" means installing two OSes on one computer so that you can switch between them by shutting one down and starting the other. The term "Hackintosh" refers to Mac OS software running on non-Apple hardware. A Hackintosh could be a single-boot computer, and a dual-boot computer could be running two non-Apple OSes (say, Windows and Linux, or BeOS and FreeBSD). That depends on how you do it. It's always wise to back up your data before installing a new OS on a computer, but it's possible to do it by resizing your current installation (to gain the free space for a new partition) and then installing your new OS in a manner that's not destructive to your existing installation. Be aware, however, that Windows is very fussy about its boot partition. Resizing the partition may render it unbootable. The Windows install DVD might or might not be able to recover this. It's best to find a guide for whatever distribution or method you intend to use. The very best would be to find some pointers on installing to your specific model of laptop. Try Googling on its name and "OSx86" or "Hackintosh" and see what turns up. This is treading close to legally questionable issues. From a legal perspective, you're best off buying a real Mac, or at least buying a real Mac install DVD. Some methods require installing from modified discs, though. These can be downloaded, but I believe forum rules forbid being too explicit about where to go for them. You'll need to install a boot loader. Programs such as Chameleon and PC-EFI are popular in the Hackintosh world. These programs display a menu when you turn on the computer; this menu lets you select Windows or Mac OS as your boot option. 1) ok 2) ok 3) ok 4) got it 5) I searched around for a specific guide for my laptop. I couldn't find one. 6) got it. I got the gist of that from the rules 7) I kind of understand that. Thank you for the information. I'm still slightly confused. How would I do it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/182647-interested-in-dual-booting/#findComment-1244385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyreball Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ok, I've read up a bit more, and better understand what I'm trying to accomplish. Right now what I'm lacking is a guide for my specific computer. I've googled around, and searched, but I can't find one. Does anyone know where I could find a guide for my specific computer? I would be dual booting OS X and (snow, if possible) leopard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/182647-interested-in-dual-booting/#findComment-1255743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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