JSn1™ Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi. Now that everything works alright on my computer, I have been taking care of other issues. One thing that I don't like is the bootloader (the visuals, cause it is very useful). It has a blue background and it is similar to a blue Command Prompt. I have used other boot loader, such as grub, lilo, windows boot manager, darwin, and acronis (nice, but not working) Is there a bootloader that is as nice as the one from BootCamp? Please list your experiences with BootLoaders. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I use EasyBCD. Works great for dual box OSX/Vista, and its free. Sorry don't have a link handy but should be pretty easy to find info about both here and on Google. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-404500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Google easybcd 1.6. It's free, i use it to boot 4 systems. about 2 weeks now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-404628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apmos Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can I use easybcd to boot OSX (which I have in my first drive) and XP (which I have in my second drive). I'm asking cause I made a little weird installation.. when I installed XP there was no drive except drive B and the same when I installed OSX. Now when I want to boot to XP I change the boot sequence in bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-404715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Yes. It should work like a charm. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-404843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Downloaded and Installed, I added the Mac entry, but, whe I try to enter, it goes into a Loop. I select Mac, the screen goes black, and then, it returns to the Windows Boot Manager. The same happens if I add Chain0. What can be happening. Windows Boot Manager is not Eye Candy, but it has a cool design. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-405453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 JSN, This loop is because by default the Darwin boot loader which loads when you select OS X defaults to the active partition (your Windows XP). Once you select os x, very quickly begin hitting the F8 key, and that will allow you to select your OS X partition. A more permanent solution is to edit your boot.plist file on OS X and give yourself about a 5 second timeout. You then will have about 5 second to select the OS X partition. I know, it sounds like a lot of work to boot each time, but it really isn't. It adds all of about two seconds to my boot time. As soon as I select OS X, I get the 5 second count down where you can press any key to specify your boot options. I simply hit the down arrow twice (once as the "any key" then once to scroll down and select my OS X partition). Hit enter and boom you are booting OS X. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-405458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Really? I cannot try roght now, I left my computer in my frined's home, however, If I use the other bootloader, and select Mac, it directly goes into Mac. This is a weird issue, however I will go for my Laptop to try this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-406032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 You are right errandwolfe, if I press F8, it works, I can select Mac OS X. Thanks!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-406260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dong Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Downloaded and Installed, I added the Mac entry, but, whe I try to enter, it goes into a Loop.I select Mac, the screen goes black, and then, it returns to the Windows Boot Manager. The same happens if I add Chain0. What can be happening. Windows Boot Manager is not Eye Candy, but it has a cool design. Hi guys, use this tboot in the same way as Chain0 will avoid the loop problem. tboot.rar Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-406263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windows RG Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 JSN u said u tried acronis huh.... well i use acronis and it eorks for me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-406265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks again! Works right! Edit: Yes, I used acronis. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56592-cool-and-useful-bootloaders/#findComment-406267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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