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mschoonmaker · **10v boots to Windows not OS X -** 10-07-2009, 04:06 PM

Did the dual boot thing, using SL to partition drive into 2 partitions, partition 1 set as GUID, partition 2 set at FAT. Installed SL (via external DVD) just fine. After doing the whole install thing (including updating the OS and running NetBookCD v1.0's NetBookInstaller). Boots to OS X just fine.

Next, I install Win7 on partition 2. No problem, however now boots to Windows. I never get a choice, nor do I ever get the 5 second bar that should allow me to interrupt the boot.

I can boot up into NCD's boot selection and choose OS X, boots into OS X just fine then.

What can I do to get this system behaving with a selectable OS?

madhttr · 10-07-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mschoonmaker

Did the dual boot thing, using SL to partition drive into 2 partitions, partition 1 set as GUID, partition 2 set at FAT. Installed SL (via external DVD) just fine. After doing the whole install thing (including updating the OS and running NetBookCD v1.0's NetBookInstaller). Boots to OS X just fine.

Next, I install Win7 on partition 2. No problem, however now boots to Windows. I never get a choice, nor do I ever get the 5 second bar that should allow me to interrupt the boot.

I can boot up into NCD's boot selection and choose OS X, boots into OS X just fine then.

What can I do to get this system behaving with a selectable OS?

I posted some info for using EasyBCD...granted it was for XP...but if you can someone how get into Windows, this should help

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell...t-xp-os-x.html

mschoonmaker · 10-07-2009, 06:08 PM

Thanks, but I was really trying to stay with the Chameleon approach - prefer the GUI interface if possible. Also, there seems to be guides for doing the XP thing (with Chameleon) but specifically mentions "there's a problem with Win7 but is being worked on", so apparently XP and Win7 do differ.

Thanks for the post.

madhttr · 10-07-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mschoonmaker

Thanks, but I was really trying to stay with the Chameleon approach - prefer the GUI interface if possible. Also, there seems to be guides for doing the XP thing (with Chameleon) but specifically mentions "there's a problem with Win7 but is being worked on", so apparently XP and Win7 do differ.

Thanks for the post.

This doesn't use chameleon...cause i could never get chameleon to work

mschoonmaker · 10-07-2009, 07:14 PM

Understood. It seems that Chameleon _should_ be able to work, I'm just not sure how!

bmcclure937 · 10-07-2009, 07:31 PM

Moving thread into the new Dual-Boot subforum

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mschoonmaker Junior Member Posts: 4 Join Date: Oct 2009	10-07-2009, 06:08 PM Thanks, but I was really trying to stay with the Chameleon approach - prefer the GUI interface if possible. Also, there seems to be guides for doing the XP thing (with Chameleon) but specifically mentions "there's a problem with Win7 but is being worked on", so apparently XP and Win7 do differ. Thanks for the post.

mschoonmaker Junior Member Posts: 4 Join Date: Oct 2009	10-07-2009, 07:14 PM Understood. It seems that Chameleon _should_ be able to work, I'm just not sure how!

bmcclure937 Super Moderator Posts: 1,420 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States	10-07-2009, 07:31 PM Moving thread into the new Dual-Boot subforum  Mini 10v  \| 2Gb RAM \| 320 Gb HDD \| Ubuntu 10.04 \| OSX 10.6.3 \| NBI .8.4RC1 \| Chameleon Bullet Theme \| BIOS A05 \| USB Wake : OFF \| USB Legacy : ON \| No BlueTooth Meklort's Blog \| NBI Google Code Page \| osx.mechdrew.com -- the best OSX installation guides

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