GregPxC Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Alright so here's the thing, I have a mini 10v running OSX Snow Leopard beautifully, with iLife '09 and CS4 Design Premium, which both took approximately 3-4 hours to install both (using remote disk) I REALLY don't want to do that again, SO, two things: 1. How do I make the downloaded netbook remix .iso file bootable on a USB? (I have been trying different methods all day and I have been searching guides with no real luck) AND 2. How do I make the OSX side bootable again after netbook remix is installed. Any help would be great (I would prefer to have the 1st question answered for now) Thanks in advance! - Greg Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
outragedtony Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 1) Hard to guess what methods you tried already, but the easiest way probably is Unetbootin - select the downloaded iso 2) By default, Ubuntu installs grub to mbr and messes things up. You want grub installed onto your linux root partition (or alternatively on seperate /boot). At the installtion summary, there is a "advanced" menu, letting you chose where to install grub (it will whine about not being in the mbr, just ignore). If you get this right, next start Ubuntu and OSx will be bootable. Just a reminder: linux grub install has to be on a primary partition to be bootable by Chameleon. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/#findComment-1404703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregPxC Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 ok I'll give that a try. I'm a little confused but I'm sure I'll get it. Thanks problem: unetbootin is for windows or linux, therefore bringing me back to square one Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/#findComment-1405282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregPxC Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 new noob question, is the iso that you download that is labeled "ubuntu-9-4.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso" the one that you "burn" to the USB?? or do I have to extract something first? I've never had this problem before... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/#findComment-1406119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregPxC Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 scratch that last question. I got NR to a flash drive and it's bootable but because I have OSX on the computer already, when I try to boot from USB (in the Dell BIOS menu) it just takes me straight to OSX still.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/#findComment-1406240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
outragedtony Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 That doesnt make a lot of sense. Booting from USB has nothing to do with whatever is installed on your HD. Chances are, the flash drive is not really bootable, so the Bios just skips on and loads OSX. How did you create the flash drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/210085-dual-boot-unr-and-osx-post-osx-install/#findComment-1406271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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