Comments on: Installing rEFIt on the hidden EFI system partition http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/ A little bit of technology, security and networking with Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X, plus some personal opinions. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:15:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: M.S. Babaei http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-37035 M.S. Babaei Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:59:24 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-37035 tnxXx!! for useful solution. I also expierienced the long long delay on my MBP 4.1. But I found the cause and the solution here: http://regebro.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/installing-linux-on-a-macbook-without-os-x/ hope it's useful. :) tnxXx!! for useful solution.
I also expierienced the long long delay on my MBP 4.1.
But I found the cause and the solution here:
http://regebro.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/installing-linux-on-a-macbook-without-os-x/

hope it’s useful. :)

]]> By: Jiraiyaraj http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-37030 Jiraiyaraj Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:35:46 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-37030 Intel mac mini 1.66Ghz, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11, 512 MB RAM, 64 MB VRAM, Hard disk-55 GB Hard Drive-CD-RW/DVD-R= which was broken year ago And year or two ago i had: Windows XP installed via Bootcamp utility from tiger, and then my big stupid bro installed vista by removing XP.......then the hard drive broke and now i do not have drivers for vista as i've drivers for only xp which was created by boot camp.........and now the boot camp is expired.......and is there anyway to install xp again.............. PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS help........?!?!??...and i don think i'm going to upgrade to leopard.........can rEFIt help solve my problem Intel mac mini 1.66Ghz,
Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11,
512 MB RAM,
64 MB VRAM,
Hard disk-55 GB
Hard Drive-CD-RW/DVD-R= which was broken year ago
And year or two ago i had:
Windows XP installed via Bootcamp utility from tiger, and then my big stupid bro installed vista by removing XP…….then the hard drive broke and now i do not have drivers for vista as i’ve drivers for only xp which was created by boot camp………and now the boot camp is expired…….and is there anyway to install xp again…………..

PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS help……..?!?!??…and i don think i’m going to upgrade to leopard………can rEFIt help solve my problem

]]> By: Felipe Alfaro Solana http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36856 Felipe Alfaro Solana Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:44:28 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36856 It has been a long time since I've used rEFIt. Have you tried booting with the "Option" key held down? It should bring up a menu that allows you to choose where to boot from. It has been a long time since I’ve used rEFIt. Have you tried booting with the “Option” key held down? It should bring up a menu that allows you to choose where to boot from.

]]> By: Julio http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36821 Julio Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:45:22 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36821 Thanks for your post, very useful. There's one thing that doesn't work, though. I would like to: - hibernate Mac OS X - start Windows Vista - shut down Windows Vista - resume Mac OS X But when I try to resume Mac OS X it simply reboots! Do you know why? Thank you. Thanks for your post, very useful.

There’s one thing that doesn’t work, though.
I would like to:
- hibernate Mac OS X
- start Windows Vista
- shut down Windows Vista
- resume Mac OS X

But when I try to resume Mac OS X it simply reboots!
Do you know why?

Thank you.

]]> By: luja http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36810 luja Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:11:55 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36810 Hi! thanks for your valuable instructions, having macos on the 2nd partition of 4 (1st is intended for windowze, 3rd for linux, 4th for data exchange) is is not possible to bot with the normal install to /efi on mac-os prtition. wont boot. Instaling on hidden efi lets it boot. BUT I have the 20sec penalty which is quite anoying. Any Ideas why? My refit is 0.12.dmg, Mac-Book pro 15inch, 2.2ghz, core2duo, 4gb ram, macos 10.5.6 (newest leopard at time of writing) Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07 SMC Version: 1.16f8 Why does the bootloader take so long. Does it look for a bootable partition?. May partitions are all empty exept macos (2nd) and the empty spares which are intended for install. -- Partition_inspector (comes with rEFIt) says: *** Report for internal hard disk *** Current GPT partition table: # Start LBA End LBA Type 1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT) 2 409640 210124839 Basic Data 3 210124840 419840039 Mac OS X HFS+ 4 420102184 629817383 Mac OS X HFS+ 5 630079528 976510983 Mac OS X HFS+ Current MBR partition table: # A Start LBA End LBA Type 1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective 2 * 409640 210124839 0c FAT32 (LBA) 3 210124840 419840039 af Mac OS X HFS+ 4 420102184 629817383 af Mac OS X HFS+ MBR contents: Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable Partition at LBA 40: Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message) File System: FAT32 Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT) Partition at LBA 409640: Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message) File System: FAT32 Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Basic Data Listed in MBR as partition 2, type 0c FAT32 (LBA), active Partition at LBA 210124840: Boot Code: None File System: HFS Extended (HFS+) Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Mac OS X HFS+ Listed in MBR as partition 3, type af Mac OS X HFS+ Partition at LBA 420102184: Boot Code: None File System: HFS Extended (HFS+) Listed in GPT as partition 4, type Mac OS X HFS+ Listed in MBR as partition 4, type af Mac OS X HFS+ Partition at LBA 630079528: Boot Code: None File System: HFS Extended (HFS+) Listed in GPT as partition 5, type Mac OS X HFS+ Any Ideas? Hi!
thanks for your valuable instructions, having macos on the 2nd partition of 4 (1st is intended for windowze, 3rd for linux, 4th for data exchange) is is not possible to bot with the normal install to /efi on mac-os prtition. wont boot.
Instaling on hidden efi lets it boot.
BUT I have the 20sec penalty which is quite anoying. Any Ideas why?
My refit is 0.12.dmg,
Mac-Book pro 15inch, 2.2ghz, core2duo, 4gb ram, macos 10.5.6 (newest leopard at time of writing)
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version: 1.16f8

Why does the bootloader take so long. Does it look for a bootable partition?.
May partitions are all empty exept macos (2nd) and the empty spares which are intended for install.
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Partition_inspector (comes with rEFIt) says:

*** Report for internal hard disk ***

Current GPT partition table:
# Start LBA End LBA Type
1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)
2 409640 210124839 Basic Data
3 210124840 419840039 Mac OS X HFS+
4 420102184 629817383 Mac OS X HFS+
5 630079528 976510983 Mac OS X HFS+

Current MBR partition table:
# A Start LBA End LBA Type
1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective
2 * 409640 210124839 0c FAT32 (LBA)
3 210124840 419840039 af Mac OS X HFS+
4 420102184 629817383 af Mac OS X HFS+

MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable

Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)

Partition at LBA 409640:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type 0c FAT32 (LBA), active

Partition at LBA 210124840:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Mac OS X HFS+
Listed in MBR as partition 3, type af Mac OS X HFS+

Partition at LBA 420102184:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 4, type Mac OS X HFS+
Listed in MBR as partition 4, type af Mac OS X HFS+

Partition at LBA 630079528:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 5, type Mac OS X HFS+

Any Ideas?

]]> By: DodoFXP http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36670 DodoFXP Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:26:58 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36670 I just tried this method and I also get the 25sec penalty. I alredy tried Zapping my PRAM and then reinstalling rEFIt onto the EFI partition, but it didnt help. Has anyone new information on this problem/bug? I just tried this method and I also get the 25sec penalty.
I alredy tried Zapping my PRAM and then reinstalling rEFIt onto the EFI partition, but it didnt help. Has anyone new information on this problem/bug?

]]> By: Still working on it...MultiOS MacBook | Soul_Est's Vogue http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36667 Still working on it...MultiOS MacBook | Soul_Est's Vogue Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:04:38 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36667 [...] stage of the project: making rEFIt the default bootloader. At first I used the tutorial I found on Felipe Alfaro Solana’s blog for installing rEFIt to the hidden efi partition on the harddisk. Unfortunately, like some of the [...] [...] stage of the project: making rEFIt the default bootloader. At first I used the tutorial I found on Felipe Alfaro Solana’s blog for installing rEFIt to the hidden efi partition on the harddisk. Unfortunately, like some of the [...]

]]> By: Anders Franz Terkelsen’s blog » Blog Archive » Ubuntu and Windows Vista dual boot on a MacBook http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36578 Anders Franz Terkelsen’s blog » Blog Archive » Ubuntu and Windows Vista dual boot on a MacBook Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:18:27 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36578 [...] OS X we need to install rEFIt. Felipe Alfaro Solana has a nice guide on how to install rEFIt on the EFI partition, which is what we want. I have added the necessary [...] [...] OS X we need to install rEFIt. Felipe Alfaro Solana has a nice guide on how to install rEFIt on the EFI partition, which is what we want. I have added the necessary [...]

]]> By: SiNiESTrO http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36533 SiNiESTrO Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:07:47 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36533 QTparted in Linux see an error on used space. This is Unknown. Also report a message saying: "REFIT~1.MPKCONTENTSPACKAGESPARTIT~1.PKGCONTENTSRESOUR~1PARTIT~1.BOM is 0k, but it has 3 cluster (1k)." May It help? QTparted in Linux see an error on used space. This is Unknown. Also report a message saying:

“REFIT~1.MPKCONTENTSPACKAGESPARTIT~1.PKGCONTENTSRESOUR~1PARTIT~1.BOM is 0k, but it has 3 cluster (1k).”

May It help?

]]> By: Felipe Alfaro Solana http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-36532 Felipe Alfaro Solana Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:18:39 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-36532 :-/ The truth is that I haven't played with rFEIt for a long time. I might take it for a spin later, but I've heard of other people having the same problems. Unfortunately, I don't know much about EFI so I don't really know what it takes so long. :-/

The truth is that I haven’t played with rFEIt for a long time. I might take it for a spin later, but I’ve heard of other people having the same problems. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about EFI so I don’t really know what it takes so long.

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