Dual boot on macbook

Replica · 05-27-2010, 03:00 AM

Im trying to install fedora 12 on my macbook, on the laptop installed mac os x 11.5 and it have only one partition HFS+
can fedora`s partition manager resize the HFS
and how I must install boot loader? I dont know have mac MBR or not
it has EFI but I have no idea what is it

Im newbie on mac

sorry for my english thnk you anyway

ronlau9 · 05-27-2010, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Replica

Im trying to install fedora 12 on my macbook, on the laptop installed mac os x 11.5 and it have only one partition HFS+
can fedora`s partition manager resize the HFS
and how I must install boot loader? I dont know have mac MBR or not
it has EFI but I have no idea what is it

Im newbie on mac

sorry for my english thnk you anyway

You need a utility called YABOOT search for it on the internet .
If you are new to MAC it might be useful to become also a member of ADC.
It is also possible to become a member free off charge
Than you can learn a lot about you're MAC

dxqcanada · 05-28-2010, 08:25 PM

Macbooks do not have an MBR.

Macbooks use EFI.
Bootcamp is one way to resize partitions.
Discutil is another.

See also rEFIT.

Google, find you will instructions.

Replica · 05-29-2010, 05:44 AM

I tryed many howtos and instructions, it is easy step by step guides and I made all right
but when I turn on macbook the rEFIt boot menu shows only mac boot partition and install CD(if inserted)

Grub installed on ext3 mounted on / (not in mbr)

any idea?

thnx very much

kendustin7 · 06-07-2010, 06:30 AM

Looking at EFI Boot I came to know that it an invisible hard drive that is full of well and nobody really knows about it. This boot disk only appears when you are messing with your drive.