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Chain booting error

I have installed Rev. 2 on my computer. The Windows dual-boot option doesn't work probably because it was meant for XP computers while I have Vista. So I went ahead, downloaded chain0 and put it in Vista's root directory. Then I added Mac…

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@NUCLEaR Published 2008-03-12
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Leopard 10.5
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21,655 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2008-03-12
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@NUCLEaR@WinLinMac01

I have installed Rev. 2 on my computer.
The Windows dual-boot option doesn't work probably because it was meant for XP computers while I have Vista.

So I went ahead, downloaded chain0 and put it in Vista's root directory.
Then I added Mac OS X to the Vista bootloader through \chain0.
I restarted, chose Mac OS X, and it gave a "Chain booting error."

I have tried out both kernels, and neither fix the problem.

My specs:
AMD Athlon X2 3200+
nForce 430 (works)
230GB SATA Seagate Barracuda (works)

~NUCLEaR

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1 technical responses curated from 2 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @WinLinMac01 2008-03-12

You should post this in the Post-installation issues thread, since the main emphasis will apply there. Zephyroth is waiting for our responses, so thats a place to start. You know what, I'll copy and paste your post over there.

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