Dale Cooper Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I'm a newbie in all this, so please be mercifull Also forgive me for my mistakes if you'll find some, I'm trying to speak with all my best english capabilities I have installed 10.4.6 Jas DVD. After installation I have to boot from windows boot CD, run fdisk and make my XP partition Active. After that (I already have "chain0" file with edited config.sys on my XP partition for Mac os boot) I reboot and select "Mac Os X86". After that I have a selection of boots, but now its from Darwin, not from Windows. I have all my partitions there, even if no Os installed there. And that's what I want BACK!! Haa, cause after I've installed 10.4.7 Jas intell sse3 update, I don't have it anymore!!! Os X starts automaticly with no chanse to select smth, and the second funny thing is that when I do my XP partition active with fdisk, and select Mac Os from there, it stupidly brings back that selection screen again, and again. I'm NOT able to boot Mac Os anymore! The only way is to fdisk it's partition back to active, and boot one way only! Another sad story is that I am not able to boot in -s mode and all that. Please explain my how to repair this, and Mac Os X boot basics also! Would be very appreciate! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Cooper Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Hey! plp! HELP ME don't be shy, plz! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-243115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Make the OSX partition active and boot into OSX. Setting the timeout parameter will force the Darwin (OSX) bootloader to appear so that you can choose OSX or Windows to boot. Edit the boot.plist file at "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" and add the following: <key>Timeout</key> <string>10</string> You can edit the file by dragging it to the Desktop and editing it with TextEdit, then dragging it back, answering the 2 resulting dialogs - Authenticate and yes to replace, then followed by using Disk Utility to repair permissions on the OSX partition. Or you can do it via Terminal with this command: sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist With Timeout enabled, you should see the OS selection menu when you boot. At the bottom of the menu window will be a prompt labelled "boot:". To enter single-user mode (-s), type: -s at the prompt. (Or -v for verbose mode gives error messages on boot, or -x is for safe-mode for troubleshooting). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-243116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMäcen Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Is there any way to get USB keyboard to work in Darwin? I have to use the PS/2 keyboard to make the choices. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-250790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan.�™ Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I think this is a BIOS issue. Can you access your BIOS using your USB keyboard? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-250952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMäcen Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Yes, that's the weird problem, I CAN access the BIOS with the USB keyboard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-251011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan.�™ Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Mmmm that's weird. There me thinking I had a quick & sneaky solution. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-251070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdshft Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Same thing with my USB mouse though, I can use it when booting through VMware, but when it's native, I have to resort to my PS/2 mouse. Also, how do I install some of the driver's listed in the Wiki? I don't know where to put the .kext files for my audio and GFX card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-257280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminaire Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I have the EXACT same problem here. Set it active, blessed it manually. I have to insert the dvd and set the mac os x drive as my boot (primary) hdd before I can do antyhing. I suggest we merge my thread and this, please. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-259561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 you can also go to get info on the folder that the boot.plist is in, and unlock it. i am pretty shure that if you set a root passwd, you have access Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-261816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrain Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I've noticed some weird USB activity. When I'm in OSX (10.4.6) and I restart my system, my USB ports will work fine but if I shutdown and then power on again, I have no power to the USB ports until OSX starts booting up. If I shutdown from OSX, I pull out the AC plug, press power a couple of times to discharge any power in the system and reconnect the AC plug and the USB will work. On another note, most motherboards will let you access the BIOS with a USB keyboard even if USB is disabled within the BIOS. You just can't continue to use your USB keyboard from there on. Just enable your USB support in the BIOS and you shouldn't have any problems. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-261854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubeanie21 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Is it possible to set my Vista partition as the default? This method works well, but I want Vista to boot on default. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-264986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMäcen Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I switched legacy USB support in BIOS from disabled to enabled, and that solved my problem with hitting F8 in Darwin. The USB ports still work with legacy support enabled. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-268389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathofkarma Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 You said: Edit the boot.plist file at "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" and add the following: <key>Timeout</key> <string>10</string> my question is though, does this go at the very end of the text document (using text edit) or does it go before teh </plist> marker?? cause I added what you said to teh very end, and i get no option to press F8 or any of that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-321811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wang Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Refer to below to see where to add: <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> <key>Boot Graphics</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>10</string> </dict> </plist> Bruce Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34309-how-to-get-back-my-fine-mac-os-boot/#findComment-321847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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