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damnesiac 02-01-2008 11:46 AM

I've installed Zephs 10.5.1 Leo on my amd system fine but I've still got my old Tiger install which I had first so the default bootup is to boot Tiger. How can I change the bootloader to select my Leo partition by default?

zephyroth 02-01-2008 02:12 PM

Check the wiki ----> http://osx86.wikidot.com

damnesiac 02-01-2008 03:26 PM

Thanks for the reply Zephyroth. The partition is already bootable, just that by default TIGER is selected instead of LEO. I can't find anything in the wiki about this :( I've also searched insanely mac and posted there but no one knows or is unwilling to help. I know it must be something simple but it's passed me to work out.

DoiX 02-01-2008 07:18 PM

check the bios > boot device priority :)

damnesiac 02-01-2008 08:16 PM

Bios shouldn't make a difference. I've got tiger and leo installed on the same drive, different partitions. TIger was installed first and Leo after, but it didn't change the bootloader for some reason. I have to press F8 and choose the leo partition every time I boot.

DoiX 02-01-2008 08:17 PM

i thought you have it on a different hd :)

damnesiac 02-01-2008 08:26 PM

No worries I guess I should explain in more detail next time. Is there a file I can edit like boot.plist to get the default boot item changed easily? I know in windows it's all in boot.ini.

damnesiac 02-02-2008 10:45 AM

anyone?

zephyroth 02-02-2008 05:23 PM

I don't think ... It seems to be hardcoded in the boot sector but maybe I'm wrong.

roisoft 02-02-2008 07:24 PM

have you tried this?

fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX

update

f Y
w (yes)
q


cd /usr/standalone/i386

./startupfiletool -v /dev/rdisXsY ./boot