HackerName Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hey there. As most of you, I installed Leopard by using the Restore method and not burning an expensive DL-DVD. But Boot Camp now won't let me burn a driver disk, instead saying I should use the Leopard installer disk to install the drivers. Any way I can get around this without burning the disk? :/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty078 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I got around it by doing this: 1) Install windows XP to boot camp partition, don't worry about drivers for now. 2) After windows is installed, restart back to mac 3) Create a Parallels setup using you boot camp partition 4) Boot from your boot camp partition using parallels, allowing parallels to install its tools 5) Attach leopard.dmg (or whatever its name is) as a dmg to the parallels cd/dvd drive 6) The disk containing the boot camp drivers will mount and try to run in windows. The install won't work though. 7) Drag the files on the Boot Camp CD to a folder on drive (a new folder on your desktop is convenient) 8) Restart into boot camp 9) Run the boot camp installer from the folder you made while in parllels Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-460302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killroy Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 smitty078, You did this successfully with Leopard 9a559 from TPB? I wasn't able to find the drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-460314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayanami Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I just downloaded the beta from Apple's website, and you can get the drivers from that. Put 'em on a USB drive, and that was the end of it. That was a while ago though...Can't see any reason that it would be different... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-460322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackerName Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Thanks for the tip smitty. I got impatient (wanted to play Bioshock), so I just went ahead and burned my last DL-DVD anyway Ayanami: There are newer drivers in BootCamp 2.0 I suspect. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-460359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty078 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 smitty078, You did this successfully with Leopard 9a559 from TPB? I wasn't able to find the drivers. I won't comment as to where I got my img. I don't see why it's wouldn't work though, as long as the windows partition is there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-469052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcuneytx Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 anyone have an easier way to install the drivers without a DVD? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-481552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruuno1 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I have an existing installed Vista partition with Boot Camp. After upgrading to 'this release" of Leopard, is my Boot Camp automatically upgraded? How do I know what version it is, or how do I upgrade the older version, keeping my Vista installation intact? If I boot at startup to that partition, I get a blue screen of death, but I can access it via Parallels. Do I go into the Vista partition via Parallels and upgrade the Boot Camp drivers there? What if I didn't have Parallels, would I lose the installation? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-481594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruuno1 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 When booting via Parallels to my Boot Camp partition, and after Vista is loaded, I get this error: Anyone know why? (I'm attempting to embed an image int this post) Untitled.tiff Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-481634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killroy Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Get the drivers from TPB: APPLE.OSX.10.5.LEOPARD.BOOT.CAMP.FOR.VISTA.XP.PROPER. It was deleted for some reason. Anyone know why? You can still get the Drivers from the Green Demon though: Drivers Windows for Boot Camp 2.0 (Leopard). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-481638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruuno1 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 BUT (and I DO appreciate the help), I still need to know, once I DO have 'those' drivers: I have an existing installed Vista partition with Boot Camp. After upgrading to 'this release" of Leopard, is my Boot Camp automatically upgraded? How do I know what version it is, or how do I upgrade the older version, keeping my Vista installation intact? If I boot at startup to that partition, I get a blue screen of death, but I can access it via Parallels. Do I go into the Vista partition via Parallels and upgrade the Boot Camp drivers there? What if I didn't have Parallels, would I lose the installation? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-481643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcuneytx Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Get the drivers from TPB: APPLE.OSX.10.5.LEOPARD.BOOT.CAMP.FOR.VISTA.XP.PROPER. It was deleted for some reason. Anyone know why? You can still get the Drivers from the Green Demon though: Drivers Windows for Boot Camp 2.0 (Leopard). I am a bit confused by these drivers.. Every Mac needs different drivers, or am I wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64898-boot-camp-drivers/#findComment-482037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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