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Megaman · 06-24-2007, 05:45 PM

Alright, so the start of the summer comes and I get a new 320 GB Seagate harddrive.

This time I'm planning on triple booting it with Linux, Vista, and a hacked Mac OS X -x86. Which is pretty cool, because this will be the first machine I have that has any of these OS's on it. :P

I slipped it into the extra hard drive bay and attached it to the mother board (it's a SATA IDE drive). I'm planning to make a switch which would fit in place of the floppy drive (that doesn't work) that allows me to switch between harddrives. This would effectively fool the computer into thinking it only has 1 harddrive because the switch pulls the power from one of the harddrives.

Sorry, I just had to say this because the awesomeness of the idea would have blown my head open. There's no point to this and I think you just got dumber reading it. I don't feel like fixing the grammar either.

Also: I'm using Slackware 11 Linux which is a pain to get anything done in. Pagnell, I heard that you repair Unix boxes right? Do you have any idea how to upgrade a linux kernel? I keep on getting kernel panics...

Kernel Kev · 06-24-2007, 08:19 PM

Kernel Kev to the rescue...

What you do is... nah sorry i dont know but i am planning on having a dual booting PC, having Mac, Windows and Linux would be nice.

Kev
8)

Death1505921 · 07-10-2007, 08:23 PM

Never really been into the whole duel booting thing. For all the pain that windows is it's the only OS that's good for gaming. I would use linux for when I don't game but I've never had any series problems with my xp, even though winblows is irritating as hell when it brings every process with it when it crashs. But still.

Btw, get rid of vista. Put XP on. Vista is the worst OS out atm, you can't play many games on it, alot of hardware isn't compatable and it's a system whore.

Constantine · 07-10-2007, 10:13 PM

Hey Megaman, if you need any help installing OSx86, lemme know, I'm pretty much a pro at it

Constantine

Megaman · 07-16-2007, 04:50 PM

Haha! Constantine, THANK YOU.

I need help with that actually. I installed it normally with the image burnt to a dvd. I included the Intel patches and I think that I have everything correct. The problem is that when I try to boot it up, it goes into kernel panic. I can't even bring up a prompt with F8 and it doesn't really tell me anything on the screen. I'll try to get that message next time I attempt to fix it.

I suspect that it is because I have some foreign hardware attached to my computer. (Medion M3 Composer 5200)

I also have this on a triple boot harddrive where it is the third partition along with Linux, sda1, and Windows Vista sda2. (sda3 aka Scub Coral :P)

Kernel Kev · 07-16-2007, 05:02 PM

Well Bamhm showed me a Linux OS, forgot the name now, but the desktop rotated like a cube, and when you moved windows they were like jelly. Looked Awesome.

One question, actually two:

1: Providing i have a big enough hard drive, would having like loads of OS systems on one PC slow it down? Apart from a longer list of which one to boot into.

2: With the hard drive partitioned for each OS, can you access that partition from another OS, maybe not from the word go, but is there a program that does it?

Kev
8)

Constantine · 07-16-2007, 08:24 PM

Megaman, I recommend the latest JaS DVD. Create a partition, make sure it's FAT32 formatted, primary. Boot into the DVD and go through everything until is asks where to install. At this, go up top to utilities and select disk something. Then hit your partition, and format it HFS+ Journaled. Install like normal and what not then.

Before this, however, make sure you have a boot loader installed.

Constantine

Megaman · 07-17-2007, 12:05 AM

That's what I did. I forgot to mention that I'm using 10.4.8 JaS and a 8.8.1 kernel.

ops:

Kernel Kev:

1. No it would not, since you would only use 1 OS at a time. As for any swap partitions (or extra hd space that would speed up your computer), you wouldn't have any problem unless your partitions are like 5 GB each. Listing a lot of OS's wouldn't be a problem either, since it's only a text file that it loads. Oh by the way, you can only quad boot because a single hard drive can only have 4 primary partitions (primary partitions allow you to boot from it) to install OS's. Linux swap partitions need to be primary too so you they also count towards the 4 OS limit.

2. I'm not sure if you can do it with Windows but Linux and Mac have ways to view partitions for other OS's.

bamhm182 · 07-17-2007, 04:01 AM

I know you can do it in XP because I did it on accident one time(set up a dual partition I mean) and I could get into the other one.

Constantine · 07-17-2007, 05:06 AM

I recommend the Acronis OS Selector. It works like a charm.

Megaman, give me the specs of your computer and the patches on your DVD.

Constantine

06-24-2007, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Megaman Scourge of the Internets Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here Posts: 1,910	One PC to rule them all... Alright, so the start of the summer comes and I get a new 320 GB Seagate harddrive. This time I'm planning on triple booting it with Linux, Vista, and a hacked Mac OS X -x86. Which is pretty cool, because this will be the first machine I have that has any of these OS's on it. :P I slipped it into the extra hard drive bay and attached it to the mother board (it's a SATA IDE drive). I'm planning to make a switch which would fit in place of the floppy drive (that doesn't work) that allows me to switch between harddrives. This would effectively fool the computer into thinking it only has 1 harddrive because the switch pulls the power from one of the harddrives. Sorry, I just had to say this because the awesomeness of the idea would have blown my head open. There's no point to this and I think you just got dumber reading it. I don't feel like fixing the grammar either. Also: I'm using Slackware 11 Linux which is a pain to get anything done in. Pagnell, I heard that you repair Unix boxes right? Do you have any idea how to upgrade a linux kernel? I keep on getting kernel panics... __________________ "The Aperture Enrichment Center would like to remind you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak." -Portal A.I.

06-24-2007, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kernel Kev Admin / The One Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 5,557	Kernel Kev to the rescue... What you do is... nah sorry i dont know but i am planning on having a dual booting PC, having Mac, Windows and Linux would be nice. Kev 8) __________________ ALBUMS: My Vehicles My computer Rockingham TUTORIAL - Upgrade - Downgrade - Pandora's Battery - TUTORIAL

07-10-2007, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	Hey Megaman, if you need any help installing OSx86, lemme know, I'm pretty much a pro at it Constantine __________________

07-16-2007, 04:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Megaman Scourge of the Internets Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here Posts: 1,910	Haha! Constantine, THANK YOU. I need help with that actually. I installed it normally with the image burnt to a dvd. I included the Intel patches and I think that I have everything correct. The problem is that when I try to boot it up, it goes into kernel panic. I can't even bring up a prompt with F8 and it doesn't really tell me anything on the screen. I'll try to get that message next time I attempt to fix it. I suspect that it is because I have some foreign hardware attached to my computer. (Medion M3 Composer 5200) I also have this on a triple boot harddrive where it is the third partition along with Linux, sda1, and Windows Vista sda2. (sda3 aka Scub Coral :P) __________________ "The Aperture Enrichment Center would like to remind you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak." -Portal A.I.

07-16-2007, 05:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kernel Kev Admin / The One Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 5,557	Well Bamhm showed me a Linux OS, forgot the name now, but the desktop rotated like a cube, and when you moved windows they were like jelly. Looked Awesome. One question, actually two: 1: Providing i have a big enough hard drive, would having like loads of OS systems on one PC slow it down? Apart from a longer list of which one to boot into. 2: With the hard drive partitioned for each OS, can you access that partition from another OS, maybe not from the word go, but is there a program that does it? Kev 8) __________________ ALBUMS: My Vehicles My computer Rockingham TUTORIAL - Upgrade - Downgrade - Pandora's Battery - TUTORIAL

07-10-2007, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Death1505921 PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 49	Never really been into the whole duel booting thing. For all the pain that windows is it's the only OS that's good for gaming. I would use linux for when I don't game but I've never had any series problems with my xp, even though winblows is irritating as hell when it brings every process with it when it crashs. But still. Btw, get rid of vista. Put XP on. Vista is the worst OS out atm, you can't play many games on it, alot of hardware isn't compatable and it's a system whore.

07-16-2007, 08:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	Megaman, I recommend the latest JaS DVD. Create a partition, make sure it's FAT32 formatted, primary. Boot into the DVD and go through everything until is asks where to install. At this, go up top to utilities and select disk something. Then hit your partition, and format it HFS+ Journaled. Install like normal and what not then. Before this, however, make sure you have a boot loader installed. Constantine __________________

07-17-2007, 12:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Megaman Scourge of the Internets Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here Posts: 1,910	That's what I did. I forgot to mention that I'm using 10.4.8 JaS and a 8.8.1 kernel. ops: Kernel Kev: 1. No it would not, since you would only use 1 OS at a time. As for any swap partitions (or extra hd space that would speed up your computer), you wouldn't have any problem unless your partitions are like 5 GB each. Listing a lot of OS's wouldn't be a problem either, since it's only a text file that it loads. Oh by the way, you can only quad boot because a single hard drive can only have 4 primary partitions (primary partitions allow you to boot from it) to install OS's. Linux swap partitions need to be primary too so you they also count towards the 4 OS limit. 2. I'm not sure if you can do it with Windows but Linux and Mac have ways to view partitions for other OS's. __________________ "The Aperture Enrichment Center would like to remind you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak." -Portal A.I.

07-17-2007, 04:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
bamhm182 The Moderationator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States, Colorado Posts: 4,697	I know you can do it in XP because I did it on accident one time(set up a dual partition I mean) and I could get into the other one. __________________

07-17-2007, 05:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	I recommend the Acronis OS Selector. It works like a charm. Megaman, give me the specs of your computer and the patches on your DVD. Constantine __________________

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