360freak Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Since my other questions werent really answered...ive decided to take a different approach at my problem. i installed osx86, but i dont know how to make it boot to the darwin bootloader, instead of the GRUB bootloader, which i am currently using. could someone please tell me how? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
360freak Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 come on, can anyone PLEASE help me? theres no other forum, and i havent been getting any help at all... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-433158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 why don't you just use grub to boot macos? you cannot boot linux with darwin loader Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-433161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
360freak Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 when i try to, i get the error message "invalid or unsupported executable format". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-433220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 post your grub config Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-433223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
360freak Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 here you go. please help me out. # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 10 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) #hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=13a710b2-c888-46a8-a9a2-79335a75e691 ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd1,1) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic root (hd1,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=13a710b2-c888-46a8-a9a2-79335a75e691 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic quiet savedefault title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic (recovery mode) root (hd1,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=13a710b2-c888-46a8-a9a2-79335a75e691 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic title Ubuntu, memtest86+ root (hd1,1) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sda2 title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader) root (hd0,1) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 title Mac OSx86 rootnoverify (hd1,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-434396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
360freak Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 fine. i give up on osx86. this forum freakin sucks, no one f.u.c.k.i.n answers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-436603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 hey calm down buddy, this is not the right way to get an answer where is the osx partition exactly? post the partitions table Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60978-darwin-over-grub-help/#findComment-436944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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