Installing OSX86 on the 3rd partiton of hdb

[apollo2011]

OK, I intend to at least try to install OSX86 on My Dell Dimension 8200. I currently have XP on hda (which I don't use hardly at all, but would still prefer not to get rid of), Kubuntu on first half of hdb. I would like to try to get OSX on to the unused second half of hdb. Below are some questions I have about the process and how I will have to install in order insure the best possible results on my system.

 

1. I have gathred that it is possible to install OSX86 on the 2nd or 3rd partition. Is this correct? I have my Linux swap on hdb1, and Kubuntu on hdb2.

 

2. If I am putting it on a partition other than the 1st, do I still need to use the skip=63 command?

[wmarsh]

Yes, you can do this but it is tricky to do so without accidentally deleting your other partitions.

 

See these two threads:

http://www.win2osx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2489

http://www.win2osx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2453

 

My modified Dell Dimension 8200:

1st disk: WinXP, FreeBSD, bootmagic FAT partition.

2nd disk: OS/2, DOS, WinME (serves as FAT32 data partition)

3rd disk: OS X, Suse Linux, Solaris, Win XP

 

How I did it:

1) Create OS X partition the size you want using Partition Magic or similiar Microsoft based tool.

2) Boot DOS and use Partition Magic PTEDIT to manually change partition to type AF.

3) Create a VMWare machine with virtual hard disk the same size as your intended OS X partition.

4) Install OS X in VMWare, using OS X installation disk to partition (as single partition) and format your virtual disk.

5) Change your VMWare settings (using advanced options) so the physical disk you want OS X on is attached to your virtual machine as 2nd hard disk.

6) Boot your virtual machine from CD using a Linux live disk. Then use dd to copy the partition from the virtual disk to the physical disk. Virtual disk should be 1st disk (i.e. dd uses if=hda1) and physical disk is 2nd disk (i.e. dd uses of=hdb1 if its the first partition).

7) Add your partition to your bootmanager menu. (I use BootMagic).

Reboot into OS X installed natively.

 

You would change step 6 to of=hdb3 for the third partition

 

Good Luck and have fun!