It would be possible to deceive the system with a previously made flash drive, with a serviceable DVD-ROM drive, simply throwing it when installing it, instead of "blanks". The program is obliged to see installation disk And start marking! The task is that - to create a disk markup correctly, and without a good DVD-ROM "And this is not realistic. There is no program that can create on the existing MAC GPT disk markup, the additional section of the Hybrid MBR under Windows without losing data, except for one utility whose commands are in several stages, almost no one knows - "GPTFDisk" and its multiple names (GDisk, GPTSync). And it would be good, send this "wooden" utility "Assistant Bootcamp" and do your business further!
It would have to do everything in several stages:
- Make compulsory defragmentation, for example, in IDEFRAG.
- In the "disk utility" to bite off a piece of disk without data loss.
- Using "GPTFDisk" to create "Hybrid MBR" in the non-placed area.
- Perform partition synchronization (for example, Refit utility)
As you can see, the usual users will not be easy without a built-in "assistant" and a good drive for Apple DVDs.
Often, many Mac computer users, or rather some models, face a problem when trying to install Windows to your iMac or MacBook.
It will be about the "Assistant Bootcamp" utility, which on the "bad" models is not trained in support to create a Windows installer on a USB carrier.
The point is that such an option appears, you need to control the well-known Plist.info file, but often after editing this file, the program itself refuses to start.
It happens because the digital signature flies.
The signature is restored by a terminal command:
sudo CodeSign -FS - / Applications / Utilities / Boot \\ Camp \\ assistant.app, but a new problem arises again.
Namely, it will be necessary to download "Command Line Tools" in advance:
Part of MacOS is its powerful interface command linewhere a competent or even a novice programmer can use a number of tools for configuring and setting up a system, as well as create programs and scripts. Whereas MacOS comes with a number of general commands, the default does not include those that are used to check, compile and manage code to develop applications. So we will need these tools, that is, three ways to install them on your poppy.
1. Installing Xcode Developer Suite, which is available through App Store. is free. However, its installation will also include Xcode itself and, despite its advantages, I do not recommend installing Xcode in full not only because it is "weighs" about 5 GB.
2. Download latest versions Command line tools from the developer's page. To do this, you just need to enter the site download section for developers using Apple ID. Here you can search for "Command Line Tools" to view all vehicles from Lion to Sierra.
Specifically, this window is located at https://developer.apple.com/download/more/
3. Perhaps this is the easiest option that is to use the system's ability to establish command line tools on demand. This is done using the application in " Tom label from OS \u003d\u003e System \u003d\u003e Library \u003d\u003e CoreServices"In a folder called" Install Command Line Developer Tools"Nevertheless, this program cannot be launched independently. To start it, it is necessary to refer to services or applications that cause the use of developer tools. In most cases, standard developer teams such as" make, "" GCC, "" CC, "" SVN, "Git" or Apple-specific tools, such as "xcode-select", "XcodeBuild" or "XCRUN" will require these tools, so the launch of them in one form or another stimulate the system to start the program "Install Command Line Developer Tools ". Therefore, to install these tools, simply open the terminal, enter" make "or any desired common developer command and press the ENTER key, and then in response to the request you can set the development tools (approximately 100MB from Apple servers), and start work.
So, proceed to edit the file
Press the apple and open "about this Mac" \u003d\u003e "System count"
write down B. text file Values \u200b\u200bfrom the "hardware" item
Runs a file from under sudo in the Nano editor, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo Nano / Applications / Utilities / Boot \\ Camp \\ Assistant.app/contents/info.plist
Scroll down the content down to the section
- Correct MacMini4.1 to Macmini1.1 - and the creation of a USB carrier will work on any Mac Mini. Similarly, you can proceed with the other types of poppies - replace the first digit in the index by 1.
PreusbBootSupportedModels.
- Then in the section
DarequiredRomversions need to insert your version
- Next to the section
USBBootSupportedModels. We introduce the first value from Boot Rom
After that, you will save the file. Press Ctrl + X, then enter Y and press ENTER.
Here it begins the most interesting .....
Starting with Macos El Capitan, the global protection of system directories and SIP files was introduced, which can be disabled ( remember - before power off!), After reading this. If this "protection" does not remove, then it is possible when the file is savedInfo.plist. There will be a system warning.
After the liter of vodka, if the file is preserved, we try to start our "assistant".
If the Boot Camp assistant is not started, the recovery of the signature is made above the described command.
It all started with what I needed to install Windows 7 as a second system.
Options with Parallel and VMW were not suitable, it was necessary for a separate load.
I will not describe what pitfalls met, I will go right away. The method is essentially two. And one of them is not suitable for everyone.
Disc markup.
But first, we need to place a disk using the Bootcamp assistant. And on some models of poppies, it will not be possible to do this. The assistant will require the installation windows disk. This costs as follows:1. We go to the program folder - utilities.
2. Click the right mouse on the BootCamp assistant - choose the contents of the package
3. Copy somewhere in contents / info.plist and edit it
Line
change on
4. Copy the file back, replacing the original (need password)
Now we have the opportunity to make a boot USB in the BootCamp assistant and place a disk without installation disks. At its discretion, highlight the place for the Windows section (the data will not disappear anywhere, but just in case you need to save it better to safe place)
Method 1.
This method is the easiest. However, not everyone is available. I will say right away that I could not successfully apply it to non-AIR Maks older than 2012. But you can try, if there is time. Or immediately go to the method 2, it always works.For installation, we will use the Windows 7 USB USB USB flash drive. You can make it either on PC using Windows 7 USB DVD Tool or on MAC using the BootCamp assistant.
Now it remains to boot from the flash drive and install Windows as usual. If the usual bootloader does not see your USB flash drive, you can try alternative -. If it does not work with it (no bootable device errors or messages that the magician does not allow you to boot), then with this method it is worth saying goodbye and not lose more time.
Method 2..
So, for this method, we will use VMware Fusion (Enough free version) And the ISO image of the Windows installation disk.
First of all, we need to make sure that the disc will not be used during our operations. To do this, I temporarily transferred the user folder from it (Settings - Users and Groups - open the lock - right-click on the user - Extra options - Change the field "User Folder" - reboot). I also installed VMWare to another disk. If there is no second disk, then you can use external - for example, a flash drive. ISO- image there. After all these preparations start installing.
First you need to open Disk utility, Choose a disk (entirely, not a separate section) and in info to see its number. In my case it is disk1.
We open the terminal and enter the team:
cD "/ Applications / VMware Fusion.app/contents/library/"
./vmware-ReWDiskCreator Create / Dev / Disk1 Fulldevice ~ / External-HDD IDE
where / Applications / VMware Fusion.app - the path to the VMware installed, and Disk1 is our future Windows disc.
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We did the following question:
Hello, if you do not make it difficult to help with the decision, trying to create an image of Windows 7 from under the poppy, I have a mini mid-in-2010 poppy, but interested in the flash image I tried to edit the info.plist file code did not help for some reason I checked many times everything was true and the inscription And it did not appear, there is a solution for Mountain Lion without third-party software only by Apple means, I will be appreciated.
Hello!
Not sure what kind of manual you used, so we will tell about the method, the performance of which we just checked themselves on OS X 10.8.4.
But first, we will explain the rest of the readers what we are talking about. Assistant Boot Camp in Mac OS X Able to create. But Apple is in your style - whether because of the concerns of the spread of piracy, or for some reason this opportunity is not available on every poppy. This is what the main screen of the Boot Camp assistant on a computer without an optical drive looks like:
And so the same screen looks on the computer, where there is a DVD drive:
The logic is strange: there is a drive time, then Windows must certainly install from the disk, and if not, then the Windows boot flash drive is available.
Assistant attitude Boot Camp to different models Poppers are determined by the parameters specified in the info.plist file within it. To open this file, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo Nano / Applications / Utilities / Boot \\ Camp \\ Assistant.app/contents/info.plist
Then blindly enter the password from the account and press ENTER. You will see the contents of the file, you can navigate it using the arrow on the keyboard.
Scroll down the content down to the "preusbBootSupportedModels" section. It lists the minimum required hardware identifiers of moto models, starting with which the system deployment is allowed:
Correct Macmini4.1 on Macmini1.1 - and the creation of flash drives will work on any Mac Mini. Similarly, you can proceed with the other types of poppies - replace the first digit in the index by 1.
With the help of Boot Camp, a long time to go through the fourth GTA and play a little in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. But recently I needed the second system on the computer - which is not talking, and the virtual machine is quite closely on already Old. However, all my attempts reinstall the preparatory stage before installing Windows ("bite off" the required gigabytes from hard disk) Not crowned with success.
In the article, I will tell you what caused the problem and how to get rid of it.
Typical errors
"Check failed. This disc could not be divided into sections "- the initial description of the error turned out to be quite concise and not understandable.
True, after a few attempts, I managed to talk to the Boot Camp Assistant, who told that he could not move some important files. Therefore, I need: make a backup of the data, format hDDInstall, restore data from backup On the freshly installed system and only after that re-try to split the disk on the sections. Is there too much honor for such a simple operation?
Obviously, the fragmentation of files due to a very careful attitude towards the system in this regard is involved. free space On disk. The last factor is especially critical to creating a section, because it requires a solid and continuous "piece" of disk space.
Another common error is the following: "Unable to split the load on the sections or restore it to one section. The boot volume should be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (magazine). The reason for this error lies in the assistant itself - it cannot work with hard drives that are broken into several sections. Get around the restriction is simple - you need to collect all the partitions together.
How to solve the problem
Once the cause of the problem lies in fragmentation of files, it is obvious, the system is defragmentation. You can, of course, go to reinstall it, but it is too long and unpleasant.
So, you need to perform only a few simple steps:
- To find boot image (I used IDEFRAG). How much boot? Because no application will be able to deterrate the operating system due to blocking many files.
- Record the image on the disk. To do this, you can use, for example, Disc utility or special application. Keep in mind that it is an image that is required to write (DMG / ISO is not important), and not the files that are in it, otherwise the system will simply be loaded from such a disk.
- Send computer to reboot, after clicking on the alt key (Option) and in the menu that appears, select a recorded disk.
- In Idefrag, I decided to choose complete defragmentation (FULL) and leave the computer for the night. By morning the process was completed, all files are located at the beginning of the disk, and the free space, so necessary for Boot Camp, at the end. At the same time I checked the disk on errors (for this there is a special menu item).
- After rebooting, the Boot Camp assistant coped with his work without any problems.
Now the evening will be left.
Expansion of the Boot Camp section
A separate item may arise the expansion of the existing Boot Camp partition with the already installed system. Here is a quote from the official "Installation and Setup Guide" (PDF):
First of all, create a backup of the information contained in section of Windows. Then launch the Boot Camp assistant to restore the only volume on the disk. Restart the computer using the Boot Camp Assistant program to re-divide the disk to the sections and install Windows again. After installing Windows, be sure to install Boot Camp drivers.
Therefore, it is better to think in advance what will be required from installed system And how much free space for this may be needed. In this case, the Russian proverb is remembered "Seven times will die, and one resignation."
And now, attention, question: Defragmentation of files on Mac - is it good or bad? And what is better: do formatting (and further recovery of the system from the backup) or defragmentation?
Many people who are accustomed to working with Windows are quite difficult to go to a new operating system after purchasing a computer from Apple. In addition to non-standard management and multiple functional differences, they are also not satisfied with the fact that the number of programs, games and various utilities developed for MacOS is significantly less. For this reason, some users install Windows on Mac.
Is it possible to put Windows on Apple computers
As a rule, the question of installing Windows to install Windows Mac appears in the first few days after its acquisition. Few interested in this issue before buying. But habits remaining since windows uses, and tangible deficit software Forced to think about the possibility of using a more familiar and familiar operating system.
Fortunately, such an opportunity is. Apple computer owners can install almost any Windows OS, and without the help of qualified specialists.
Windows operating system does not replace the installed MacOS, it is an additional independent program.
How to put OS from Microsoft on Mac
To install Windows, the MAC device most often use the Boot Camp utility, virtualization programs are applied less often. But before you need to choose the appropriate version of the OS and make the MacOS upgrade, if required. Many users do not attach a choice muchThan create additional difficulties both at the installation stage of an additional OS and after it.
For example, Windows 10 cannot be put on computers MAC.issued until 2012. This is due to higher system requirements and other features of the program. If you do not follow this rule, you just lose time. We give a list of MAC computers that support Windows 10:
- all the lineup MacBook Pro.which appeared after mid-2012, including 13 and 15-inch versions;
- two MacBook models with a diagonal of 12 inches monitors sold at the beginning of 2015 and 2016;
- all models MacBook Air. with diagonals of 11 and 13 inches, which have fallen to the market after mid-2012;
- Mac Pro, released at the end of 2013;
- Mac Mini 2012 and 2014, including the Mac Mini Server model, which appeared at the end of 2012;
- all IMAC models starting from the end of 2012.
As for earlier versions of Windows, they can be installed on Mac computers, released until 2012, but there are also some restrictions. We give a small list of operating systems supported by apple devices, indicating the appropriate version of the Boot Camp program:
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (Boot Camp 4 or 1);
- Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business or Ultimate, Service Pack 1 or later (Boot Camp 3);
- Windows XP Home Edition or Professional Service Pack 2 or 3 (Boot Camp 3).
Before buying an operating system, make sure that it is suitable for your computer.
Many users from Russia and the post-Soviet countries prefer to download unlicensed operating systems instead of buying original loading discs. This is a gross violation of copyright law.
What will be required to install Windows on Mac
From the point of view of installation requirements, all Windows Releases can be divided into three categories:
- Windows 7 and earlier versions.
- Windows 8.
- Windows 10.
Requirements for the first category:
The external drive must maintain a method for storing and transmitting data in FAT format (MS-DOS).
Requirements for the second category (Windows 8):
- original image the desired version OS (flash drive, DVD or ISO image);
- internet connection;
- not less than 40 GB of free space;
- one of the Mac computers with technical characteristicscorresponding to system requirements eighth windows version;
- installed Mac OS X suitable version.
If all the requirements are completed, the boot Camp utility will automatically install additional software to adapt Windows 8 to technical features Your Mac.
To find out the version of your operating system, you need to go to the menu (button with logo apple companies In the lower left corner of the keyboard) and select the item "On this Mac".
Requirements for the third category similar, except for one condition: the version of the OS used must be Mac OS X Yosemite or higher.
Installation with Boot Camp
Due to the differences between different Windows, we describe the installation instructions to each category separately.
Windows 7 or earlier versions
To install Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 to the Apple computer you need:
- Connect an external data storage device and not retrieve it until the installation is complete.
- Create a virtual image of the boot disk. For this you can use programs such as Daemon Tools or Nero Burning ROM. The image will be required to work with the Boot Camp program.
Windows boot disk image can be created using nero programs Express
- Run the Boot Camp program. It can be found in the "Utilities" folder. If you cannot find the desired folder, use the search.
- A installer will appear where it is necessary to put a tick on the "Create installation disk of Windows 7" item. After that, click the "Continue" button.
In the window that appears, we put a tick in front of the "Create installation disk of Windows 7" item
- Insert the disk from the new OS or mount the image into a virtual drive and press "continue" again.
- A few seconds, a message appears on the possibility of downloading the appropriate software from the official website of Apple. Confirm the action. Boot Camp utility will automatically load the required software. If this does not happen, you need to download the archive with the drivers yourself by selecting the Mac Computer Model on the official website and the Windows version.
Confirm the load of the latter supports Windows From Apple website
- After loading additional software you need to unpack on external accumulator (USB flash drive). The system will propose to copy files with replacement, confirm this action.
- Once again go to Boot Camp and select the "Install Windows" item.
- The program will propose to divide the memory on the disc allocated to the additional OS, after which it will reboot and starts the installation.
We specify the necessary size virtual disk For Windows
Next steps must be performed based on the installer's prompts.
Video: We install Windows 7 on Mac as a second OS
Windows 8.
Put Windows 8 easier and faster than earlier versions of operating systems:
Boot Camp will install the necessary software and drivers. External USB drive is not needed. This also applies to the latest release of Microsoft - Windows 10. Just put enough boot disk or flash drive, run "Boot Camp Assistant", divide disk space And follow the instructions.
Video: How to install Windows 8 on Mac as a second OS via BootCamp
Features Windows installation using a flash drive
In fact, the installation process of an additional OS using a flash drive is the same as in the case of a DVD disk, the only difference is necessary to prepare a USB drive in advance so that it turns into the boot. If you just write an image to a USB drive, nothing will happen, you need additional program called Ultraiso or similar to it.
In order to install Windows from a flash drive, you need to make it loading
This program is conditionally free - there is a test period, which is enough to install Windows from the flash drive. Let's give brief instructions By preparing a USB drive to install OS from Microsoft:
You can buy an operating system already recorded on a USB carrier. In this case, no additional action is needed.
Using the above instructions, you can install Windows Windows as an additional and, important, self-program. Before each starting computer, you will have a choice which of the installed operating systems to use.
Windows Virtualization on Mac
In addition to installing via Boot Camp, there is another method to use Windows on apple computers - Virtualization. It is characterized by the fact that the Microsoft operating system is installed and used as an application running directly to MacOS. In this case, it looks more like an ordinary program that opens in a small window than a full-fledged operating system.
When installing in Windows Virtualization mode, the usual application resembles
On the this moment The most popular virtualization programs are:
- Oracle VM VirtualBox propagating free of charge;
- Parallels Desktop, the cost of which is 3,990 rubles;
- VMware Fusion with a price tag of 5,153 rubles.
The difference in the cost is dictated by an exclusively pricing policy of developer companies, since all programs work equally well. The only difference free program For virtualization OT paid analogs - It can not be used with Boot Camp.
Installation of virtualization programs is almost identical, so as an example, consider the installation of only one of them - Parallels Desktop:
When you start the program, you will open a Windows window that can be deployed to full-screen mode (Full-Screen).
Video: How to install Windows XP on VirtualBox
Combined Using Boot Camp and Virtualization
Some users went even further by developing a mechanism for the combined use of boot camp capabilities and virtualization. Thus, they solved the problem of excessive consumption of computer resources with two simultaneously running OS.
To achieve the proper operation of the following scheme, you need to perform the following actions:
- Install Windows to a computer using Boot Camp.
- Install one of virtualization programs (except Oracle VM VirtualBox).
- When creating new virtual machine Put a tick before the "Use Windows via Boot Camp" item.
Pros and Cons Using Boot Camp and Virtualization
The Boot Camp program was created by Apple developers in order to provide users with the ability to change operating systems at will. Moreover, databases are created in the form of drivers and additional software, designed to simplify the process of adaptation of Windows to the Apple computing technique. It is for this reason that Boot Camp is so popular among MacBook owners of various modifications.
Benefits using boot Camp:
As for the shortcomings, it is only one: not all versions of Windows are supported by Mac computers.
If we talk about the benefits of Windows virtualization on Mac, then the following items can be distinguished:
- the ability to use Windows, without leaving MacOS;
- fast work with documents and programs.
Disadvantages of virtualization:
- two operating systems running simultaneously consume much more system resources;
- some programs in Windows can work incorrectly. A similar situation with the screen resolution settings.
Thanks to such utilities like Boot Camp, and users of virtualization users got the opportunity to work on the usual operating windows systemsUsing at the same time highly efficient and high-quality Mac computers. This is an excellent example of how two once warranty giant IT corporations go towards each other for the interests of their customers.
