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Problems trying to dual-boot Mac OS X and Xubuntu using rEFInd
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<blockquote data-quote="JoM" data-source="post: 1744491" data-attributes="member: 114749"><p>I have a MacBook Pro with a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor and 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM running Mac OS X 10.6.8. Yesterday I installed rEFInd, partitioned the HD using Disk Utility, and then tried to load Xubuntu from a Minimal CD download on the second partition. This seemed to be working--rEFInd let me choose whether to boot Mac OS X or the CD. </p><p></p><p>During the installation process I was told that I didn't have a Reserve BIOS boot area and this could cause problems. I tried creating a third partition called "Reserve BIOS boot area" but that didn't help--I got the same error message again. I left 10 GB of free space and continued with two partitions. Xubuntu apparently installed without trouble. I rebooted the computer in OS X, ejected the CD and rebooted again--and Mac OS X was the only boot option offered. </p><p></p><p>Plainly I should have done something differently about the Reserve BIOS boot area. Can this problem be corrected at this time, wither from Mac OS X or from the minimal install CD? How should I go about creating a boot area?</p><p></p><p>Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoM, post: 1744491, member: 114749"] I have a MacBook Pro with a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor and 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM running Mac OS X 10.6.8. Yesterday I installed rEFInd, partitioned the HD using Disk Utility, and then tried to load Xubuntu from a Minimal CD download on the second partition. This seemed to be working--rEFInd let me choose whether to boot Mac OS X or the CD. During the installation process I was told that I didn't have a Reserve BIOS boot area and this could cause problems. I tried creating a third partition called "Reserve BIOS boot area" but that didn't help--I got the same error message again. I left 10 GB of free space and continued with two partitions. Xubuntu apparently installed without trouble. I rebooted the computer in OS X, ejected the CD and rebooted again--and Mac OS X was the only boot option offered. Plainly I should have done something differently about the Reserve BIOS boot area. Can this problem be corrected at this time, wither from Mac OS X or from the minimal install CD? How should I go about creating a boot area? Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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