Boot Chain error

[locustcounter]

Hi I have installed Vista first for a few months now and decided to try os10,I am using bcd 1.7 and it shows in the menu at bootup but when I select osx I get a boot chain error , the chain0 is on the C:/ drive the osx is on a drive 2 partition 3 which are active and primary.

Any help pls.

TRhks

 

[mqudsi]

Hi locustcounter, welcome to NeoSmart Technologies.
Have you tried the HFS+ Partition Fixer utility in the Diagnostics page?

 

[locustcounter]

Hi , I have tried that but it does not seem to do anything ,maybe I have some of my settings wrong I don't know.

Thks

Addendum:

Anyone ?
I'm soo close!

 

[mqudsi]

Delete that OS X entry, and try creating a NeoGrub entry w/ this config file instead:

rootnoverify (hdx,y)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot

Just replace x with the OS X drive and y with the partition number.

Probably it'll be (hd1,2)

 

[locustcounter]

I'll try that and get back

Thks

Addendum:

Ok so now it brings me to a grub> command ,I'm lost about what to do ,sorry i'm a newb when it comes to this

THks

 

[mqudsi]

That means you used the wrong numbers. Try again.

 

[locustcounter]

ok so now I get to boot menu hit neogrub than a bunch of commands come up quick and it goes back to boot menu.

Anyone?
THks

There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 4 seconds.
Default OS: Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (recovered)

Entry #1

Name: Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (recovered)
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry #2

Name: NeoGrub Bootloader
BCD ID: {43fc278d-7c3e-11dc-a3d1-efcb84d769ab}
Drive: F:\
Bootloader Path: \NST\NeoGrub.mbr


Now here is the debug info, I am using 2 hard drives plus one usb external drive
That would make the setting hd2,3 meaning hard drive number 2 (0,1,2-usb drive) and 3 is the third partition on that drive.Am i right on this?

Also that partition i installed osx on is not lettered, when i do letter it it goes blank after in bcd or back to boot in bcd.
Also why is F my boot for the neogrub.


Thks
Pls be patient i'll get through this.

 

[mqudsi]

NeoGrub is installed to the boot drive. In your case, it's F.

If you're seeing text flash and then back at the boot menu - well, it means you're still not using the right numbers.

The partition and drive count start at 0. So the first partition of the first drive is (hd0,0).

 

[locustcounter]

Ok but the boot drive is C for vista?

Addendum:

Ok so I have tried every which way for x and y and it still keeps coming up to boot menu
Acronis is saying drive 3 ,windows is saying drive 2 and as for the partition well it is the 3rd partition on that usb drive but it has no letter it has 0xaf (shagos swap).

clueless?

Anyone thks

 

[mqudsi]

0xAF is correct.

Anyway, this sounds like a bug in the method you used to install OS X. There are plenty of such examples here in the forums and across the web - you'll have to find a "better" way of doing it.

 

[locustcounter]

Ok so can anyone else guide me or help me out on this?
It can't be that big a bug.

thks

 

[mqudsi]

I'm sorry, but though it is quite simple and to-the-point, we cannot offer any help whatsoever with regards to getting OS X installed properly to a generic PC.

 

[flat4]

Delete that OS X entry, and try creating a NeoGrub entry w/ this config file instead:

rootnoverify (hdx,y)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot

Just replace x with the OS X drive and y with the partition number.

Probably it'll be (hd1,2)

ok i am sorry for my denseness , i have BCD 1.7.2 where do I got to add the entry?

 

[Mak 2.0]

Hello,

Open EasyBCD. On the left side the 3rd entry on the left side is to add a entry to the BCD.

Cheers,
Mak

 

[flat4]

Hello,

Open EasyBCD. On the left side the 3rd entry on the left side is to add a entry to the BCD.

Cheers,
Mak

Thanks for the help, but i got it working, i read through your wiki and figured out that when I installed leopard i did not load the darwin bootloader.

once I did that voila! now i need find drivers for my wireless and Ethernet.