kittierocks Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 im so frustrated because i just downgraded to windows xp for a couple of old games i really liked but wernt compatible with 7 so now i dnt know how to add my os x partition to my XP bootloader i installed ubuntu on another hard drive but idk how to add OS X? can someone help me because i have all my files on my hackintosh and i tried easybcd but its only for vista and 7 and when i run it it gives me an error so yea can someone plllez help thnxz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/238372-xp-adding-os-x-to-bootloader-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulcyber Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 im so frustrated because i just downgraded to windows xp for a couple of old games i really liked but wernt compatible with 7 so now i dnt know how to add my os x partition to my XP bootloader i installed ubuntu on another hard drive but idk how to add OS X? can someone help me because i have all my files on my hackintosh and i tried easybcd but its only for vista and 7 and when i run it it gives me an error so yea can someone plllez help thnxz Adding OSx86 to the boot loader is an easy task. The instuctions below may seem long but the process is basically adding chain0 to boot.ini and that's it. Whilst grub is more powerful, the extra features are not needed so XP's boot loader will do just fine. 1) Boot Windows XP 2) After Login, Insert the Mac OS X86 DVD and Copy chain0 to the root of the C: drive. You should then have the file C:\chain0. (Chain0 is found on the Mac CD in /user/standalone/i386 but Windows can't read Mac formatted Discs. It seems that this folder is formatted differently so you might find chain0 in the root of the DVD. Copy /user/standalone/i386/chain0 from this. 3) In the explorer window, go to the "tools" menu and select folder options. Under the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folders" and deselect "Hide protected operating system files". 4) In the root of the C:\ drive, you should now be able to see boot.ini. Right click this file and click "Properties". In the window that appears, uncheck "Read Only". 5) Double click boot.ini so it opens in notepad (or some other text editor) 6)On the last line of boot.ini, add C:\chain0="OSx86" You can use the same idea to create a linux.bin with the dd command and add it to boot.ini Boot.ini is the file that comes with Windows XP for a bootloader, Easybcd is a 3rd party bootloader. im so frustrated because i just downgraded to windows xp for a couple of old games i really liked but wernt compatible with 7 so now i dnt know how to add my os x partition to my XP bootloader i installed ubuntu on another hard drive but idk how to add OS X? can someone help me because i have all my files on my hackintosh and i tried easybcd but its only for vista and 7 and when i run it it gives me an error so yea can someone plllez help thnxz Adding OSx86 to the boot loader is an easy task. The instuctions below may seem long but the process is basically adding chain0 to boot.ini and that's it. Whilst grub is more powerful, the extra features are not needed so XP's boot loader will do just fine. 1) Boot Windows XP 2) After Login, Insert the Mac OS X86 DVD and Copy chain0 to the root of the C: drive. You should then have the file C:\chain0. (Chain0 is found on the Mac CD in /user/standalone/i386 but Windows can't read Mac formatted Discs. It seems that this folder is formatted differently so you might find chain0 in the root of the DVD. Copy /user/standalone/i386/chain0 from this. 3) In the explorer window, go to the "tools" menu and select folder options. Under the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folders" and deselect "Hide protected operating system files". 4) In the root of the C:\ drive, you should now be able to see boot.ini. Right click this file and click "Properties". In the window that appears, uncheck "Read Only". 5) Double click boot.ini so it opens in notepad (or some other text editor) 6)On the last line of boot.ini, add C:\chain0="OSx86" You can use the same idea to create a linux.bin with the dd command and add it to boot.ini Boot.ini is the file that comes with Windows XP for a bootloader, Easybcd is a 3rd party bootloader. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/238372-xp-adding-os-x-to-bootloader-help/#findComment-1602614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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