shizo Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Hi. I googled a bit but could not find any information on this topic. Which files configure the Darwin Boot Loader? I want to reduce the wait time ( 8 seconds actually) and change the default partition from Mac OS X to Windows. Does anyone know which files I have to look at or where I can find information regarding this topic? Greetings and thanks in advance, Shizo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyruleKnight Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 To set the timeout time, go to "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration" and edit "com.apple.Boot.plist". Add this before the </dict> tag: <key>Timeout</key> <string>#</string> Where # is the number of seconds you want. You can also add other boot parameters here (like platform and Quiet Boot) but I don't know if there is one for setting the default partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heredity Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 For the default partition, you might want to look into... changing the text: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> to be: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>rd=disk0s1</string> from the same file in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist I have not personally tried this, so post your results if you try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizo Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 Thank you both for your answers. the boot option "rd=..." doesn't work. it just brings up the mac start streen with an error message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Isn't this for selecting the root partition, ie. where OSX is, or which one to boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtkow Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I have the same problem... please help us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GubaguDudu Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I changed the com.apple.boot.plist file the rd= option and now i'm stuck i cannot get back into leo can i repair it from the leo4all install DVD I am noob don't know anything about linux - unix Someone pleeez help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mista Molla Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 boot with leo disk is, than F8, and enter in single user mode by pressing '-s' without the quotes. from dere use the fdisk string to flag your appropriate partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therhymer Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have 2 installs of osx, one works perfectly, the other is a copy of it on another disk, made with super duper. the darwin boot loader sees the copied version as being a foriegn os and not bootable how do I change this? I need to make bootable backups as a routine thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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