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System wont boot? missing EFI.

On installation dvd when I select Preferences --> bootloader EFI MBR dimension it 's 0 kb.it's correct? After installation the system does not start because missing EFI Only way to start system it's from dvd How i can manually install EFI…

Primary Author
@krca Published 2008-02-21
Collection
Leopard 10.5
Archival Footprint
20,035 historical reads · 3 curated field notes (from 8 dispatches) · 2008-02-21 – 2008-02-24
Credited Voices (3)
@Ianxxx (4)@krca (3)@Epke

On installation dvd when I select Preferences --> bootloader EFI MBR dimension it 's 0 kb.it's correct?
After installation the system does not start because missing EFI
Only way to start system it's from dvd
How i can manually install EFI from Zephyroth leopard 10.5.2 dvd

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @krca

Author Update #2 @krca 2008-02-24
[cite] Ianxxx:That simple miss out the dd if= steps just do ./startupfiletool /dev/rdisk"your disk id" ./boot_v8

Thank you.Now work!

Synthesized Community Field Notes

3 technical responses curated from 8 original dispatches

Field Note #2 @Ianxxx 2008-02-21

That simple miss out the
dd if= steps

just do ./startupfiletool /dev/rdisk"your disk id" ./boot_v8

Field Note #3 @Ianxxx 2008-02-24
[cite] krca:[cite] Ianxxx:That simple miss out the dd if= steps just do ./startupfiletool /dev/rdisk"your disk id" ./boot_v8

Thank you.Now work!

Cool

Corroborated & Participated: @Ianxxx @Epke
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #436)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@IanxxxCore Contributor42008-02-21 → 2008-02-24
@krcaPrimary Author32008-02-21 → 2008-02-24
@EpkeContributor12008-02-21