elbryan_los Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Hi! First of all i wish to explain that I made a search in goggle trying to find a solution for this. Someone tells that is due to an odd number in the start sector .. I think that I don't have this issue becouse I start from 0.. My configuration is the following: HDD0 Windows xp (100 gb) (active primary) | Logical Partition (60 gb) HDD1 OSX (20gb) (active primary type af) | Logical Partition (xx gb) *3 What should I do now? This is the first time that I try to install osx onto my pc. I've a P4 2,80ghz (Prescott) Please someone help me. I wanna try it! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
esc2 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 HDD1OSX (20gb) (active primary type af) | Logical Partition (xx gb) *3 What should I do now? As I understand it what OSX86 wants is an FDISK/GUID (PC/X86) partition but formatted in Apple's File System. If the partition type is Apple there is said to be a problem on an x86 PC (As I can attest). Read and Heed: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303220 The telltale warning "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume..." alert in Installer seems to have been stripped out of the recent OSX86 installers. The conversion of the partition from Apple to GUID is done by a simple erasing of the Apple partition in the OSX86 installer. Avoid pain by installing from 10.4.3 as that installer will tell you if you goofed by displaying "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume...". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbryan_los Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 No no .. I've created the partition with these command in diskpart: - select disk 1 - create partition primary id=af After that I've disabled my Boot Loader (System Commander) and setted that partition active on this hard disk. I've started with the DVD and formatted it into the installation program. Then I select the 2° harddisk (HD1) into the bios setup (in order to start searching active partition on it) and i've getted that error .. This is the first time that I try to install OSX on my computer .. maybe I have done something wrong .. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
free30 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've started with the DVD and formatted it into the installation program. Then I select the 2° harddisk (HD1) into the bios setup (in order to start searching active partition on it) and i've getted that error .. This is the first time that I try to install OSX on my computer .. maybe I have done something wrong .. Ok what I think you should do is make the Windows partition active and try the boot.ini and chain0 method. If you still have problems install Macdrive and see if that sees your new HFS+ partition free30 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
belgrano Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I don't know if it's related to your problem, but one question: why do you keep those logical partitions on the HDDs? As I see, you can use only primary partitions. I know OS X doesn't like if there are logical partitions placed on the same HDD, in front of an intended hfs+ partition. Maybe it's a similar issue here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbryan_los Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 For free30: Could do explain that better? How can I try the boot.ini and chain0? for belgrano: I have the following: From 0 to xxxx the OS X partition and after 2 logical partition .. The first partition primary active is the OS X one .. Maybe I should try another way? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
free30 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Add the line below to the end of your boot.ini file in your windows root directory. (it's hidden and system) Then copy the chain0 file, usally one of the files you can see on your install DVDfrom within windows to your windows root directory. Leave OS x86 active and set your bois to boot from windows. C:\Chain0="Mac OS X86" Free30 EDIT, or thinking about it, it's prob just a conflict between your two active partitions, Darwinloader is running the wrong active parttition. So don't set two partitions active. IDE or SATA? IDE swop your drive phisical over from 0 to 1 and 1 to 0. Sata the same though I think it's harder to set two drives active, not sure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbryan_los Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 I had no problem with SATA in linux .. maybe I could try to deactive all partition keeping active only os x's one .. I'll try this and let you know in a few .. EDIT: I can't find chain0 file on my DVD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbryan_los Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Negative .. I get "Chain booting error" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
free30 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Have you switch your OS drive to 0 and windows to 1? Did you find chain0? Did you try Macdrive? And this might help with your sata http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...ATA_hard_drives free30 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbryan_los Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Ok I've redo the installation and now I can start OS X but only starting with boot.ini With bootloader it won't start. But I've a problem with the integrated ethernet card .. maybe I'll open another topic for it. Some suggestion for fixing with the BL? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-135774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmkgd Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I must say I was using System Commander before, and I couldn't make it accept OSX: always that "hfs+" error when trying to boot from the menu, even though osx was working well with the chain0 method. But the bootloader Acronis OS Selector (from Acronis Disk Director) does manage to support OSX. Installing directly in a primary 0xaf partition, acronis oss will take care of it. Don't know yet why SysCommander doesn't want to cooperate when acronis does. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-136041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob019 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 If you're not trying to dual boot and you're getting the HFS+ partition error message, than I have an easy fix. Get to a terminal and type "sudo fdisk -u /dev/rdisk0" To get the the terminal you can either boot with an OSX86 install disc (like Jas or goatsecx) and wait for it to timeout (boot your install) or enter single user mode. Once you've executed the command it will ask you to confirm the operation. Answer yes and you should have no trouble next time you boot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20518-hfs-partition-error/#findComment-150685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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