{"id":234,"date":"2013-08-21T06:54:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T06:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/kb\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2013-10-10T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T20:19:20","slug":"mac-os","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/easybcd\/dual-boot\/mac-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mac<\/p>\n

Dual-Booting Mac OS X and Windows Vista\/7\/8<\/h2>\n

Adding a pre-existing OS X installation to the Windows Vista+ bootloader is a very easy and straightforward process with EasyBCD. There are two ways to get OS X and Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 working together with the BCD\/bootmgr bootloader, depending on the order of installation.<\/p>\n

Windows Before OS X<\/h3>\n

This section covers booting Windows Vista and OS X together via the Windows bootloader assuming that you installed Vista first and now want to install OS X.<\/p>\n

NeoSmart Technologies does not provide any instructions whatsoever on getting OS X installed. EasyBCD only<\/strong>\u00a0boots into<\/strong>\u00a0OS X, nothing more, nothing less.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Install OS X to a primary partition on your PC. Assuming you have the legitimate Dev Preview kit with the official OS X x86 DVD, just stick it in the drive and follow the on-screen prompts.<\/li>\n
  2. Once OS X has finished installing, the Darwin bootloader should load up OS X for the first time. It should give you an “Other” option to boot into Windows Vista.<\/li>\n
  3. Select “Other” and start Windows Vista.<\/li>\n
  4. Fire-up EasyBCD, and go to the\u00a0“Bootloader Management” screen<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Follow the instructions\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to re-install the Vista bootloader.<\/li>\n
  6. Read the next section for info on how to add OS X to the Vista bootloader.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    OS X Before Windows<\/h3>\n

    The most common setup for users looking to get OS running on their PCs involves a pre-existing OS X installation followed by a Windows Vista install. In this case, the computer boots into the Windows Vista bootloader, and does not have an option to boot into OS X.<\/p>\n

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    1. Fire-up EasyBCD, and navigate to the\u00a0“Add\/Remove Entries” screen<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Select “Mac OS X” from the tabs at the top.<\/li>\n
    3. From the platform drop-down list, select “Generic x86 Hardware”<\/li>\n
    4. If you wish to change the name from the default “NST Mac OS X,” you may do so now.<\/li>\n
    5. Select “Auto-configure Mac Settings” and then hit “Add Entry” to finish up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You can now reboot your PC, and select “NST Mac OS X” (or whatever you chose to call it) from the Vista bootloader. OS X should begin to boot immediately.<\/p>\n

      Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n
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      1. Can you help me install OS X?<\/strong>
        \nNo!<\/li>\n
      2. The screen turns black and a few seconds later I’m at the Vista boot menu once again.<\/strong>
        \nPress F8 once during the black-screen period. The Mac OS X menu should pop-up and give you the option of booting into OS X.<\/li>\n
      3. I get a “HFS+ Partition Error” when I select OS X from the Vista bootloader… HELP!<\/strong>
        \n        EasyBCD 1.6<\/a>\u00a0has a new feature in the\u00a0Diagnostics Center\u00a0for dealing with this particularly nasty bug. Fortunately, EasyBCD makes it really easy to deal with it: just select the “HFS+ Partition Error” repair button, select your OS X drive and partition numbers from the list (drives start counting from 0, partitions start at 1), and hit the repair button!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        External Links<\/h2>\n