Comments on: How to triple boot Mac Pro with OS X, Fedora, Windows http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/ Fortiter Et Recte Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-8893 Chris Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:49:30 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-8893 Try Ctrl + Alt + F2 (the function key). If not, you can try and sync via the refit menu by pressing across arrow to the partition option. -c Try Ctrl + Alt + F2 (the function key).

If not, you can try and sync via the refit menu by pressing across arrow to the partition option.

-c

]]> By: Michael Tennes http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-8890 Michael Tennes Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:52:23 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-8890 The Control-Alt-2 doesn't bring up a terminal window so I can't turn boot to off using parted. Don't know how to do it from the rEFit menu. This must be a very important step (#3) because the fresh Fedora installation doesn't boot. The Control-Alt-2 doesn’t bring up a terminal window so I can’t turn boot to off using parted. Don’t know how to do it from the rEFit menu. This must be a very important step (#3) because the fresh Fedora installation doesn’t boot.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6951 Chris Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:30:19 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6951 Hi El, You're on the installer CD, which is running as root :-) -c Hi El,

You’re on the installer CD, which is running as root :-)

-c

]]> By: El http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6946 El Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:11:55 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6946 Sorry ignore my last entry I used su -root to gain the required priveleges ! Have a great weekend El Sorry ignore my last entry I used su -root to gain the required priveleges !
Have a great weekend

El

]]> By: El http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6945 El Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:34:54 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6945 Thought I just add, sudo didn't seem to work when trying to run the parted command on the terminal window under Live Fedora. It didn't recognise the sudo token. Thought I just add, sudo didn’t seem to work when trying to run the parted command on the terminal window under Live Fedora. It didn’t recognise the sudo token.

]]> By: El http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6944 El Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:21:52 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6944 Thanks Chris, just have one more query, how do you manage to run the parted /dev/sda command when you're not the superuser? I mean if you're using the install DVD you aren't by definition..you're a live user...sorry I'm new to Linux ! Ta El Thanks Chris,

just have one more query, how do you manage to run the parted /dev/sda command when you’re not the superuser? I mean if you’re using the install DVD you aren’t by definition..you’re a live user…sorry I’m new to Linux !

Ta

El

]]> By: Chris http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6940 Chris Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:04:10 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6940 Hey El, Step five is addressing the partition <em>table</em> of the drive, not the Linux partition itself, hence /dev/sda. You say you are using sdb - are you booting Linux off a second drive? If so, I didn't have much luck with that because rEFIt only boots from the first drive. -c Hey El,

Step five is addressing the partition table of the drive, not the Linux partition itself, hence /dev/sda.

You say you are using sdb – are you booting Linux off a second drive? If so, I didn’t have much luck with that because rEFIt only boots from the first drive.

-c

]]> By: El http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6938 El Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:06:35 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6938 Hi Chris, many thanks for this helpfull guide On step 5, I try to run parted /dev/sdb and I get this message: parted:invalid token: parted how come? Also, why do we address sda (or sdb in my case) when the ext4 Linux partition is an sda3 or sdb3 or similar? Regards El Hi Chris, many thanks for this helpfull guide
On step 5, I try to run parted /dev/sdb and I get this message:

parted:invalid token: parted

how come?

Also, why do we address sda (or sdb in my case) when the ext4 Linux partition is an sda3 or sdb3 or similar?

Regards
El

]]> By: Chris http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6844 Chris Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:40:27 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6844 Yes, you can use Ubuntu similarly and a FAT32 partition should be fine :-) -c Yes, you can use Ubuntu similarly and a FAT32 partition should be fine :-)

-c

]]> By: Louis http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/how-to-triple-boot-mac-pro-with-os-x-fedora-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-6842 Louis Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:29:03 +0000 http://blog.christophersmart.com/?p=1607#comment-6842 Would these steps be similar if I was attempting to use Ubuntu instead? Also, is it possible to have another partition that stays FAT32 so I can share files between them. I haven't found that anywhere, but I don't want to go through all the steps, have it not work, and have to start over. Thanks! Would these steps be similar if I was attempting to use Ubuntu instead? Also, is it possible to have another partition that stays FAT32 so I can share files between them. I haven’t found that anywhere, but I don’t want to go through all the steps, have it not work, and have to start over. Thanks!

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