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xan 02-04-2008 10:51 PM

hi all,

im running this system
1 HDD - LEO AMD Rev1 with GUID & EFI
2 HDD - Windows XP standard Bootloader

now i need a method how to boot from one of this loader the other system. Cause its very complicated to boot everytime in bios and change the priority of the HDDs.
please help :D

DoiX 02-04-2008 11:58 PM

as far as i know you cant add another volume to the bootloader, and please search before starting discussion <a href=http://osx.kbot.de/comments.php?DiscussionID=112&page=1#Item_5" >here</a href>

damnesiac 02-07-2008 09:04 PM

Try EasyBCD. It should work on XP and you can install the VIsta bootloader and then add the Leo partition into the bootlader easily.

crawle 02-07-2008 10:21 PM

Or you copy the chain0 file from your Leopard System to the root of your Windows partition. Now add C:/chain0=Leopard to your Win-Bootloader. (only on XP)

P.s.: Select in BIOS the HDD priority to the Windows' one ... ;-)

xan 02-08-2008 02:47 AM

# damnesiac
easybcd dont want to start on a XP machine. so i cant use it

# crawle
so easy? so where does this chain0 lying on my leo system?!
i have to copy it on C: and i add "C:/chain0=Leopard" to the boot.ini ?

so easy?

xan 02-08-2008 03:13 AM

tried but i get a chain error

is this because i use GUID & EFI on my leo sys? can chain0 boot guid & efi?

rockyrocket 02-08-2008 09:25 PM

Hi i use four drives in my system, one ubuntu one leo (zeph v1) vista and a storage drive.
I unplug other drives except the one installing and allow grub , darwin or whatever to think its the only os.
Then do the same with the others.
At boot i can then hit f8 on my m2n4 mobo to choose the os.
This trick works in a lot of other board-bios combos to!.

crawle 02-08-2008 10:19 PM

@xan: I don't know if it works with GUID/EFI. Doesn't seem so. I'm sorry. With MBR that would be all...

-crawle

DoiX 02-09-2008 12:32 AM

i read somewhere in the forums that osx uses now boot0 not chain0

crawle 02-09-2008 01:01 AM

What about Boot Camp? I'm serious! On EFI with GUID should it work, shouldn't it?