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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Installing rEFIt on the hidden EFI system partition « Christian Fleischhacker http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-38818 Installing rEFIt on the hidden EFI system partition « Christian Fleischhacker Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:42:43 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-38818 [...] to http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/ Advertisement LD_AddCustomAttr("AdOpt", "1"); LD_AddCustomAttr("Origin", "other"); [...] [...] to http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/ Advertisement LD_AddCustomAttr("AdOpt", "1"); LD_AddCustomAttr("Origin", "other"); [...]

]]> By: Effie Kuklenski http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-38434 Effie Kuklenski Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:45:19 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-38434 When I was in college at Ball State back in 1993 there was a guy in my friends doem that turned up missung after walking home from a party. He was found floating in the White river I want to say a week later. The police first ruled it a suicide and then said it was an accidental drowning. We all knew this guy wouldn't kill himself and there was know way he would be playing around by the river by hisself in the middle of the night. We all figured that he got into it with some locals and they threw him in the river. I hope they go to Muncie Indiana and look into this. Every police force around the country and maybee even Canada needs to open up their books and look into all cases like this because I think were just at the tip of the iceberg. If these were women every branch of LE would be on this and it would be all over the TV. We need to make some noice and try to get some national news coverage on this. If this is as wide spread as it seems to be getting somebody knows of someone who could be a possible victim. When I was in college at Ball State back in 1993 there was a guy in my friends doem that turned up missung after walking home from a party. He was found floating in the White river I want to say a week later. The police first ruled it a suicide and then said it was an accidental drowning. We all knew this guy wouldn’t kill himself and there was know way he would be playing around by the river by hisself in the middle of the night. We all figured that he got into it with some locals and they threw him in the river. I hope they go to Muncie Indiana and look into this. Every police force around the country and maybee even Canada needs to open up their books and look into all cases like this because I think were just at the tip of the iceberg. If these were women every branch of LE would be on this and it would be all over the TV. We need to make some noice and try to get some national news coverage on this. If this is as wide spread as it seems to be getting somebody knows of someone who could be a possible victim.

]]> By: Stephen Overbey http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-38384 Stephen Overbey Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:41:00 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-38384 Hi. I just desired to write a comment and inform you that I uncovered this post entertaining and exciting. I am wanting forward to studying some additional from you. Hi. I just desired to write a comment and inform you that I uncovered this post entertaining and exciting. I am wanting forward to studying some additional from you.

]]> By: Native UEFI Windows 7 Boot on Mac Mini | David's space http://www.felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/comment-page-1/#comment-38111 Native UEFI Windows 7 Boot on Mac Mini | David's space Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:51:07 +0000 http://felipe-alfaro.org/blog/2006/09/19/installing-refit-on-the-hidden-efi-system-partition/#comment-38111 [...] Although Apple creates the required EFI System Partition (ESP), it does not populate it or use it for anything because its firmware already has all the required drivers (e.g. HFS+) built in (and why would you want to boot anything else?). For my experiments, I don’t want to mount or use the MacOS partitions, so I need to install rEFIt on the hidden EFI system partition using Felipe Alfaro’s “expert” directions. [...] [...] Although Apple creates the required EFI System Partition (ESP), it does not populate it or use it for anything because its firmware already has all the required drivers (e.g. HFS+) built in (and why would you want to boot anything else?). For my experiments, I don’t want to mount or use the MacOS partitions, so I need to install rEFIt on the hidden EFI system partition using Felipe Alfaro’s “expert” directions. [...]

]]> 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.
–
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?

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