Comments on: Simple dual-boot OSX and WindowsXP on Lenovo IdeaPad

By: ygnaz

ygnaz — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:36:06 +0000

I regret to notice, that neither XP-Sp3 nor OS X 10.6 can be installed following your
procedure on a Lenovo S10e. OS X needs GUID-Partition and XP reports, that its
installation is impossible…

By: blogmywiki

blogmywiki — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:37:09 +0000

I think this method only works for Windows XP and OS X.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:57:15 +0000

does that mean that i can install as many os’es before os x, and then after i’ve installed os x and so on, i can just press f8, and choose which os i want to boot? :)

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:37:38 +0000

It does still work, however, I had a difficult time getting Windows to boot correctly after loading OSX. Windows ran fine before loading OSX, but then when I would hit F8, I would get the Windows XP screen (black) to load, followed by a pixelated Windows screen (blue). The solution I found to correct this was to repartition with FAT32 in OSX, then load Windows by reformatting to NTFS. I believe it was a partition issue but not sure. Anyway, it corrected it, and now I can dual boot, so I hope this hellos someone else out there.

Thanks to blogmywiki for this great post. By far the easiest dual boot instructions I’ve found.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:51:32 +0000

Wondering same as above for 10.6.3. Before I wipe everything, curious to know if it will still work. Used 10.6.3 combo update after installing Snow Leopard with enabler.

Thanks!

By: jon

jon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:40:03 +0000

have you had trouble after updating to 10.6.2?
i updated and now hold F8 for a long time but after lenovo splash screen it just goes straight to OSX

By: blogmywiki

blogmywiki — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:38:50 +0000

I don’t think it’s possible to get the Apple Darwin bootloader to boot linux with a graphical user interface like this – would be cool though…

By: jon

jon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:44 +0000

cool! thanks. when you do get linux on as a third boot, would much appreciate a write-up–i’d love to have ubuntu sitting next to win 7 and OS X