Modifying the Darwin Boot Loader?

[Koshinn]

Is it possible to rename the partitions to a more user-friendly name?

Right now it's like hd(0,0) Unknown Windows NTFS and hd(0,1) Mac OS X

 

Also, is it possible (and if it is, how?) to change the primary boot partition from Mac OS X to another OS in the Darwin Boot Loader?

[tuxuser33]

1.

You may rename your labels within Windows$$$ using right klick on a drive property sheet.

Or using the mmc drivemanager, leads to the same dialog.

edit: forgot: type the new name in

 

2.

Look here!

 

May help you.

 

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...he_boot_options

Edited February 18, 2007 by tuxuser33

[Koshinn]

To set Darwin to boot from a particular partition:

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>rd=diskXsY</string>

Where X is your hard drive number and Y is the partition number (BSD naming scheme)

if you are unsure about the rd value open Aplications>Utilities>Disk Utiliy, click on the partition with OSX installed and click on info, the right "rd" value is the value from "Disk Identifier"

 

EDIT: I've tested this a few times, doesn't seem to want to work for me. Anyone got any ideas? T

 

This page has some info: http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/hacker...ust/004540.html

work fine for me, I use <string>rd=disk1s3</string> to boot from the 3rd primary partition of my second disk.

 

NOTE: The kernel flags option has made some computers unbootable. </br> Type "-F mach_kernel -v" at the boot prompt if your computer fails to boot after messing around with this.

 

It doesn't work for me, and like, my computer does become unbootable.