Tripple Boot problem...

[WaldMeister]

First some info...

On the first partition i have Mac OS X on HFS+ (journaling enabled) filesystem, with the following com.apple.boot.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string></string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>fsb=133 rd=disk0s1</string>
<key>Boot Graphics</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

 

On the second partition i have Windows XP on FAT32 filesystem with the following boot.ini:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

 

On the third partition i have Suse 10 on ReiserFS filesystem, with the following Grub config:

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on vr mrt 16 20:55:52 CET 2007
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,2)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title Mac OS X
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

title SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda5  splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
chainloader (hd0,1)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Veilige modus -- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd

 

Now for the problem.

I turn on my laptop and Grub loads. I see all options, and they all point out to the right partition.

I select Windows, and Windows boots.

I select Suse, and Suse boots.

 

But, when i select Mac OS X, i get the option to select wich operating system i want to boot.

What changes do i need to make to get OS X to boot after I selected it in Grub?

 

As you can see, i tried the thing mentiond at the wiki, but it doesn't work :s

[cbmkgd]

Try:

 

title Mac OS X
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

 

You can also add this to com.apple.boot.plist:

 

<key>Quiet Boot</key>
<string>No</string>

 

You'll then have to press F8 if you want the darwin prompt again.

Edited March 17, 2007 by cbmkgd

[WaldMeister]

Thank you .

Did just try that, now when i select OS X, i get the Mac OS X partition selected as default instead of the Linux partition.

But still it keeps hanging there untill I press enter :S

But it's a step towards the right direction

 

Edit: I'll try to see if editing the apple.boot.plist solves it all

 

Edit:

After this post, i rebooted to get to OS X.

First thing that poped up, was

HFS+ partition error

instead of Grub.

Trying to fix that first, then i can try editing the com.apple.boot.plist.

Edited March 17, 2007 by Lejenk

[WaldMeister]

Well the report,

The makeactive gave me a HFS+ partition error.

And the quiet boot option didn't make a difference:(

But thanks for the help

[WaldMeister]

Problem solved.

I forgot to mention, the Grub boot loader was installed at the beginning of the linux partition.

I installed Grub in the MBR, and OS X boots like it's supposed to