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Hi have now fully completed both Mavericks and Win7 install.

However, there is 1 bit that is a bit annoying so hoping someone can assist.

I have OSX installed onto a 120gig Samsung Evo SSD, Win 7 is also installed on another Samsung evo SSD.

When i completed installation i went back into OSX to reinstall chimera bootloader.

Now when i get to the boot selection screen i see 3 options ( image.jpgimage2.jpgsee attached image):

1) OSX
2) System Reserved
3) Windows 7

OSX works fine. When selecting Windows 7 i keep getting BOOTMGR is missing. However, if i select System Reserved, Win 7 boots up fine.

Is this normal?? How do I fix this?


If so, how do I hide options that show up on this screen? I am about to install 2 more HDDs so I dont really want them displayed on the boot screen as well.

Thanks

Bob
 
OSX works fine. When selecting Windows 7 i keep getting BOOTMGR is missing. However, if i select System Reserved, Win 7 boots up fine.

Is this normal?? How do I fix this?



Thanks

Bob
Yes, this is normal ;)
 
1) OSX
2) System Reserved
3) Windows 7

OSX works fine. When selecting Windows 7 i keep getting BOOTMGR is missing. However, if i select System Reserved, Win 7 boots up fine.

Is this normal?? How do I fix this?


If so, how do I hide options that show up on this screen? I am about to install 2 more HDDs so I dont really want them displayed on the boot screen as well.

Thanks

Bob

First, you will want to hide partitions you do not want to see. To do this you need to know the partition ID. Open a Terminal and type in diskutil list.
your SSD with OS X is probably disk 0 and the Win7 is probably disk1, but check it anyway.
If your Windows NTFS partition is disk1s2 and you want to hide it and you want to rename the System Reserved partition to Win7 you can do that.

Hiding the NTFS partition takes an edit of your org.chameleon.boot.plist in /Extra. Open it in text edit and add the following:

Key>Hide Partition</key>
<string>hd(1,2)</string>

where hd(1,2) = disk1s2 in diskutil list. If your Windows NTFS in on a different partition, then use its ID.

To rename the System Reserved partition to Win7 make the following edit

<key>Rename Partition</key>
<string>"System Reserved" "Win7"</string>
 
To boot Windows 7 you will want to select the System Reserved that is the partition that has the Windows 7 boot loader on it. Doing that and you should boot into Windows 7 just fine. My rig is the same way to boot into Windows 8.1 I select System Reserved and it boots right into Windows 8.1.
 
Windows and Mac OS X don't always get along so well when they're required to co-exist on the same drive, but that doesn't mean they can't.

The Two HDs, both must be using a GUID partition table.
Format at the OS X partition as Mac OS X Journaled and the Windows partition as MS DOS FAT.

The best thing you can do is use separate drives. Just make sure the OS X drive is set to boot first in the BIOS and Chameleon/Chimera will automatically recognize the Windows drive.And you can just unplug your Hackintosh drive while installing windows.After completing windows installation you can just plug it in the hackintosh drive and boot from it.
STEP 2: INSTALL WINDOWS
You'll have to reformat it to NTFS in the Windows installer before Windows will let you install. We labeled it Windows 8 in the previous step.

Wait for Windows to begin installation process.
Accept license agreement.
At Which type of installation do you want, choose Custom (Advanced)
At Where do you want to install Windows, choose Partition 3: Windows 8.
Click Drive options (advanced).
Click format.(don't delete and create new partition)
Click OK.
Click Next.

At this point, Windows will install to Partition 3. The installer will reboot the computer a few times- just leave it until you complete the installation process and see the Windows desktop.
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.in/2009/11/dual-boot-windows-7-and-os-x-snow.html(check out this link)
 
Could I access files, like videos and document, that are on the osx drive while I am on windows?
Or could I have a HHD separate from the windows and osx drives to store that kind of data?
 
Can Anyone help?

A computer store will build the hardware i7 4770k, GA-Z87x-UD5-TH, GTX 770, 32 GB Ram , etc. and install Windows 7 on a HDD. The will also overclock it between 4.0 - 4.3 and test it. Once I got it, I'll install OSX my self on a seperate SSD.

1. The store doesn't know anything about hackintosh. Are there specific 'hackintosh' things (settings), they should know while installing Windows?

2. What is the most easy way and
step by step guide for me to install OSX 10.9 (so it will work with this hardware) ?(link please?)

Because if dual booting makes it complicated (or unstable), perhaps for a 'noob' like me it is more easy to just unplug the Windows drive (as this is mostly as a backup, and I need it to have Windows installed to get the Thunderbolt ports functioning)

Thanks!
 
Can Anyone help?

A computer store will build the hardware i7 4770k, GA-Z87x-UD5-TH, GTX 770, 32 GB Ram , etc. and install Windows 7 on a HDD. The will also overclock it between 4.0 - 4.3 and test it. Once I got it, I'll install OSX my self on a seperate SSD.

1. The store doesn't know anything about hackintosh. Are there specific 'hackintosh' things (settings), they should know while installing Windows?

See Going Bald's Dual Booting guide:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/96000-guide-dual-booting-mountain-lion-windows-8-a.html

2. What is the most easy way and
step by step guide for me to install OSX 10.9 (so it will work with this hardware) ?(link please?)

http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

Because if dual booting makes it complicated (or unstable), perhaps for a 'noob' like me it is more easy to just unplug the Windows drive (as this is mostly as a backup, and I need it to have Windows installed to get the Thunderbolt ports functioning)

You need to be careful about using Windows to over clock before you try to install Mavericks. Mavericks may not like the over clock. Generally OS X is more stable than Windows for an over clock but there are always exceptions to this rule. How would you handle stability issues running two different operating systems?

Adrian B
 

@Adrian B
Thanks! I already saw those links, but was wondering, if in my case it would be different (different hardware Windows 7 first installed, etc) But apparently not.

You need to be careful about using Windows to over clock before you try to install Mavericks. Mavericks may not like the over clock. Generally OS X is more stable than Windows for an over clock but there are always exceptions to this rule.
Very good to hear, as this is new to me! As I don't have experience, and a computer store is building it, it just seemed most easy to let them overclock it a bit. I did hear that overclocking in my configuration wasn't stable anymore around 4.5. Thats why I suggested the store to do it minimal around 4.0-4.3 . But I will make sure they don't. (and just have a look later, if I'm able to do it myself)

How would you handle stability issues running two different operating systems?
I don't have a clue. No experience at all. Any ideas? What should be the way to go?

I just want a fast stable Hackintosh for professional Video editing. Like I wrote I don't need Windows, if OSX works perfectly. But the store that will build it, need to install Windows for testing. (perhaps only a trial version) As windows will be needed to ' activate' the thunderbolt in OSX I thought it would be nice to have windows as well (Just in case)
What should be the way to go?
 
@Adrian B
Thanks! I already saw those links, but was wondering, if in my case it would be different (different hardware Windows 7 first installed, etc) But apparently not.


Very good to hear, as this is new to me! As I don't have experience, and a computer store is building it, it just seemed most easy to let them overclock it a bit. I did hear that overclocking in my configuration wasn't stable anymore around 4.5. Thats why I suggested the store to do it minimal around 4.0-4.3 . But I will make sure they don't. (and just have a look later, if I'm able to do it myself)

If the store are building it, then would they consider over clocking once you have OS X installed - I don't know how practical that might be for yourself

I don't have a clue. No experience at all. Any ideas? What should be the way to go?

Another option might be go foe a low initial over clock of 4.2 and look at this again after 2/3 months for a return visit to see if they can do a higher over clock, testing with windows and OS X.

I just want a fast stable Hackintosh for professional Video editing. Like I wrote I don't need Windows, if OSX works perfectly. But the store that will build it, need to install Windows for testing. (perhaps only a trial version) As windows will be needed to ' activate' the thunderbolt in OSX I thought it would be nice to have windows as well (Just in case)
What should be the way to go?

I would build first and over clock later personally. You might like a small initial over clock like 4.2 which should be fine. Further over clocking can be tried later.

Adrian B
 
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