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crawle
01-30-2008, 11:16 PM
Hey guys,
I heard, that Boot Camp is only a Boot Manager for Mac OS X. So I wondered, if there isn't a method to install Boot Camp on an Zeph-AMD-OSX - but without EFI. I have following hard disk structure:

<b>{First Hard Disk}</b> - 400GB, ATA, disk0
-- ... my Leopard Harddisk with a few partitions for data, recovery etc.

<b>{Second Hard Disk}</b> - 140GB, ATA, disk1
-- {First Partition} - Windows
-- {Second Partition} - (an old) Tiger (I'll uninstall it anyway)

So am I able to install Boot Camp as a Boot Selector?
By the way: Anyway I'll reformat and reinstall the Windows HD ...

Greetz,
-crawle

roisoft
01-31-2008, 12:02 AM
Forget about it!!! :D

crawle
01-31-2008, 12:44 AM
Alright ;-)

But I can install Windows again and add my Leopard to the Windows Bootloader, can't I?

roisoft
01-31-2008, 01:00 AM
Yes...:-)

crawle
02-01-2008, 02:43 AM
Alright. I installed Windows XP Prof.
Actually I'm in the System Config. Following file:
[see attachment]

So what do I have to type into the file, that my Partition "Leopard" from my second HD appears in the Windows Bootloader? If possible set as "default"...

-crawle

crawle
02-01-2008, 03:22 AM
Ok, I got it to the boot list by adding a chain0 entry and copying chain0 to the Xp-Root. But when I boot from the second HD or when I choose the "OSX 86" in win bootloader, it says "NTLDR is missing". Windows runs perfectly.
Please help, I don't want to "lose" my lovely Leopard :(

-crawle

crawle
02-01-2008, 04:36 AM
Hasn't got anyone an idea? As far as I know is this just a failure ...

DoiX
02-01-2008, 04:40 AM
i happen to me once, but i didn't bother with it, i just reinstalled Leo

crawle
02-01-2008, 05:11 PM
Mh... but can I back up my Leopard partition maybe and install it from it?

DoiX
02-01-2008, 05:23 PM
if you have windows installed download transmac/macdick etc and save your data on the windows hard drive

crawle
02-01-2008, 05:30 PM
Alright. But can I also backup my installed programms like office etc.?

crawle
02-01-2008, 05:44 PM
Mh... I think, I don't want to reinstall it. I'll find another way. But thanks.

DoiX
02-01-2008, 05:45 PM
i don't know ... maybe small less complex programs, but office i don't know:)

roisoft
02-01-2008, 05:47 PM
You can try Easybcd

crawle
02-02-2008, 01:08 AM
@roisoft: EasyBCD is only for Vista.

Ok guys, I got it work. I reinstalled Leopard ...
Then I selected in my BIOS "First Boot Device" my Windows HD. So it appears the Windows-Bootloader and I can choose between Mac OSX and Windows Vista. That's great, isn't it?

<b>Bootcamp<i>X86</i></b> ;)

roisoft
02-02-2008, 01:22 AM
It´s true, i´m sorry :)

good job!