system config file '/com.apple.boot.plist' not found

[macboots]

Hi,

 

After finishing a successful installation on my Gateway MX6448, I restart the system and I get the rror:

 

system config file '/com.apple.boot.plist' not found

 

This is after installing. Anyone knows why this is? Thanks in advance.

[squeeks]

i dont know, i got the for the first time last night, i havent figured out what causes it yet

[voxxdigital]

If you have access to this partition in the Windows side (ie using MacDrive), create a simple text file (ie using Windows's notepad) named "com.apple.boot.plist" with exactly the following content

 

<?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">'>http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1280x1024x32</string>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>-f</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

Note that "1280x1024x32" is the custom resolution of MY monitor, it may be different in yours.

 

If you want the default com.apple.boot.plist it would be like this

 

<?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>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

Save and copy this file to your OS X HD to /Library/Preferences/System Configuration/

 

Take a deep breath and reboot to OS X.

 

p.s.: to get a trial version of MacDrive:

http://www.mediafour.com/support/trials_updates.asp