InsanityDefined Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hey guys, New comer here to the Mac-on-PC scene. Really interested in it. Well, long question short, can't I just install Mac OS X to a partition (and this is obviously going to install "Darwin Bootloader"), pop in my Windows Vista installation DVD, and repair the starup, thus staying with the Windows Vista Bootloader? Is that possible? I want to use the default Windows Vista bootloader because I use EasyBCD and right now I'm tri-booting Windows Vista, Windows XP and Ubuntu. So, ideally, I'd like to quad-boot Vista, XP, Ubuntu and Mac OS X. But I still want to use the Windows Vista bootloader. By doing what I asked above (just repairing my Vista installation by using the install DVD), is this possible? Thanks a bunch! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92294-question-on-quad-booting-a-few-oss-and-mac-os-x/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I think the Vista bootloader is a pain. And "obviously install the Darwin bootloader" is not a given esp. with Leopard. However, grub will do what you want very easily. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...508&hl=grub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92294-question-on-quad-booting-a-few-oss-and-mac-os-x/#findComment-659630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsanityDefined Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Well, I appreciate your help, but I want the Vista bootloader. And what do you mean it isn't a given? There is a way to not install it? GRUB is okay. I've had it before and some things just don't work right. I'll give GRUB a try if I can't used the Vista bootloader. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92294-question-on-quad-booting-a-few-oss-and-mac-os-x/#findComment-659649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I strongly doubt the Vista bootloader will ever load OS X and Linux. I use Acronis OS Selector: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/produ...ltibooting.html It is extremely easy to use, it is a Windows program and you can boot an unlimited number of operating systems. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92294-question-on-quad-booting-a-few-oss-and-mac-os-x/#findComment-659733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 And what do you mean it isn't a given? There is a way to not install it? On my machine, with Leopard (not Tiger), if I just chainload to the OS X partition, I get a blinking cursor. However, with grub, I can activate boot_v8 from my Linux partition, and everything works. I can use the BIOS to swap HDD and load MBR on 2nd HDD, which will boot OS X without pc_efi. But that is a pain. (OS X is on 2nd SATA HDD, with Linux and XP). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92294-question-on-quad-booting-a-few-oss-and-mac-os-x/#findComment-660086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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