Aiden1945 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I've tried to install Iatkos, kalway and Leo4all in a SATA2 hard disk partitioned using MBR. The problem is that they don't install the Darwing boot loader in the same partition MacOS is installed. I have 3 primary partitions: Windows 2000, XP, and MacOS and a extended one: Ubuntu Linux + swap. I'd like to know if there is a way to install Darwing in the third partition (rdisk2). because Windows 2000, XP and Ubuntu (grub) use their own boot loader, which are called by a Boot manager installed in the MBR (GAG, works with MacOS for sure). This is what I've tried and it does NOT work: A) Using the MacOS terminal console. - Type: "diskutil unmount /Volumes/Leopard" (exchange "Leopard" for the correct name of your Leopard partition!) - Type: "dd if=/usr/standalone/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsX bs=512 count=1" (exchange "rdiskXsX" for your correct disk and partition number!) - Type: "startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsX /usr/standalone/i386/boot" (exchange "rdiskXsX" for your correct disk and partition number!) - Type: "sudo bless -device /dev/diskXsX -setBoot -verbose" (exchange "diskXsX" for your correct disk and partition number!) - Type: "diskutil mount /dev/diskXsX" (exchange "diskXsX" for your correct disk and partition number!) - Type: "bless -mount /Volumes/Leopard -setBoot -verbose" (exchange "Leopard" for the correct name of your Leopard partition!) ------------------- Using Grub (fresh install in the MacOS partition and also tried with the Ubuntu one) If you already have Grub working. Add this section to your /boot/grub/grub.conf (or /boot/grub/menu.lst) : title MacOSX root (hd0,1) chainloader --force +1 I had to put this in my menu.lst file to get things working : title OSX_X86 rootnoverify (hd0,2) makeactive chainloader +1 If you have an "HFS+ partition error", copy all the files from /usr/standalone/i386 of the Darwin CD to a partition in NTFS, FAT or ext but not hfs on your hard disk, and put this in menu.lst : title OSX_X86 rootnoverify (hd0,2) <- replace hd0,2 by the partition where you have copied chainloader files. makeactive chainloader /chain0 ----------------------- Is it really so difficult to have Darwing working in its own partition? I think that's how it should be installed by default. Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96693-how-to-install-darwing-in-its-own-partition/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaaku Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 hello aiden i have just posted another topic about darwin in the same forum, I type very slowly - must have been in the middle of it when you posted. I am having problems with darwin too. I have been reading up on it, excuse my ignorance but I had assumed it was in the osx partition. So it must just be the config files for it e.g com.apple.Boot.plist I was running osx with xp & kubuntu, using grub to boot. I imaged my osx install to a spare hfs+ partition which I tweaked updated etc using darwin to boot it. But when I restored the fully tweaked image back to my original osx partition I must have messed something up as it wont boot either osx partition now. looks like you know a lot more about it than me, im just a newbie (with a lot of reading to do). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96693-how-to-install-darwing-in-its-own-partition/#findComment-690655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Since you both use Linux, the easiest solution is to use grub to boot OS X. You can just put the needed file in your Linux partition. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=606752 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96693-how-to-install-darwing-in-its-own-partition/#findComment-690733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaaku Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Since you both use Linux, the easiest solution is to use grub to boot OS X.You can just put the needed file in you Linux partition. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=606752 many thanks, wmarsh, you saved me many hours of experimentation and probably a headache. you are ideed a sage That is by far the most helpfull reply I have had so far to any of my posts. :censored2: I have seen pc_efi mentioned in passing, but it seems to me like an essential bit of kit. surprised I havent seen it mentioned in any newbie guides. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96693-how-to-install-darwing-in-its-own-partition/#findComment-691001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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