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Benny33

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Hey ,
Basically the title tells the story .

I have both Backtrack,Ubuntu installed [linux distros] and (also Windows ) with my mac OS X.Both the linux partitions work fine but I'm a neat freak and have to have everything perfect. :geek:

My problem is that both Backtrack and Ubuntu are both called "linux" in the bootloader (using tux icon) . I can see how this becomes confusing to the program and doesn't achieve the result I would like it to, using the normal rename property (as both would be affected).

Code: 
<key>Rename Partition</key>
	<string>"old" "new"</string>

How do I go about renaming each single linux partition a different name .

For example
from
linux - linux
to
Backtrack - Ubuntu

also is it possible to change the icon for a single partition and if so how .

please try and keep it simple as I'am a noob at this .

Thank You .
 
Boot into Ubuntu and give the HDD a new Label, using GParted, Palimpsest, or use the Terminal. Same for Backtrack. Under Windows you can use the Disk Utility which comes with Windows. On my other Rig i re-labeled just the Windows Boot partition (the 100MB Partition) to "Win7 Ultimate" and later on OSX again, i hide the Win7 Systempartition, so it won't be shown at the Chimera Bootscreen
 
Luzie
ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING |  i5 7600K |  Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Air
You can go by hd(x,x) like this:

<key>Rename Partition</key>
<string>hd(0,2) "Snow Leopard";hd(0,3) "Windows 7"; hd(0,4) "Linux"</string>
 
nozyczek said:
You can go by hd(x,x) like this:

<key>Rename Partition</key>
<string>hd(0,2) "Snow Leopard";hd(0,3) "Windows 7"; hd(0,4) "Linux"</string>
Click to expand...

This doesn't work for me in Chimera 2.2.1
 
Obvious Answer Man said:
There is a standalone Chimera 3.0.1 installer.

Otherwise you'll need to download the older Chimera code and fix it yourself.
Click to expand...

Still no luck. I've confirmed the new Chimera is loaded (says "Chameleon v2.2svn r2378" which is the same as listed in the Chimera installer).

My .plist file looks like:
Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist nversion="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
    <string>Yes</string>
    <key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
    <string>No</string>
    <key>IGPEnabler</key>
    <string>Yes</string>
    <key>Kernel</key>
    <string>mach_kernel</string>
    <key>Kernel Flags</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Legacy Logo</key>
    <string>Yes</string>
    <key>Timeout</key>
    <string>1</string>
        <key>GenerateCStates</key>
        <string>Yes</string>
        <key>GeneratePStates</key>
        <string>Yes</string>
        <key>UseKernelCache</key>
        <string>Yes</string>
        <key>Graphics Mode</key>
        <string>"1920x1080x32"</string>
        <key>HDEFLayoutID</key>
        <string>01000000</string>
        <key>HDAEnabler</key>
        <string>Yes</string>
    <key>Rename Partition</key>
    <string>hd(2,1) "Windows 7 Professional"; hd(2,3) "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS"</string>
</dict>
</plist>

and my partition table looks like:
Code: 
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD           119.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                        EFI NO NAME                 104.9 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *250.0 GB   disk1
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 Share drive             64.4 GB    disk1s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Archive HDD             185.6 GB   disk1s2
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk2
   1:               Windows_NTFS                         214.7 GB   disk2s1
   2:                 Linux_Swap                         32.8 GB    disk2s5
   3:                      Linux                         252.6 GB   disk2s6
 
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