VittorioZanetti
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Q: Bootcamp without Optical disc drive

Hi everyone. I want to install windows 7 on my iMac 24'' (mid 2008) but my optical disc drive is broken. I tried to install it with an USB flashdrive, but the system don't recognize it as a bootable device. I have the windows 7 ISO, vmware fusion, refit (i searched on the interet for the solution but i couldn't find any). thanks for help !

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 15, 2013 2:12 AM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 24, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 24, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Can you check if disk0s4 is the correct location of Windows (use diskutil list)?

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 24, 2015 10:20 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 24, 2015 10:20 AM in response to Loner T

    yes it is

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         214.3 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS                 105.0 GB   disk0s4

    /dev/disk1

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS OS X                   *213.9 GB   disk1

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2

                                     FAA54051-93E3-42A8-B7EF-3E79D7AE6178

                                     Unencrypted

    MacBook-Pro-van-Paul-Van-der-Sterren:~ sterren$

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 25, 2015 4:16 PM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 25, 2015 4:16 PM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Can you post the output of diskutil cs list ?

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 25, 2015 4:21 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 25, 2015 4:21 PM in response to Loner T

    CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

    |

    +-- Logical Volume Group F35227EF-DA4A-46F0-B10E-577CDC85338F

        =========================================================

        Name:         OS X

        Status:       Online

        Size:         214254800896 B (214.3 GB)

        Free Space:   18907136 B (18.9 MB)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume 821FDC39-E7EA-4F39-A94F-5FBC7ADA953D

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    0

        |   Disk:     disk0s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     214254800896 B (214.3 GB)

        |

        +-> Logical Volume Family 3CFFB8CD-FBED-4354-9E1A-F148645C7CCB

            ----------------------------------------------------------

            Encryption Status:       Unlocked

            Encryption Type:         None

            Conversion Status:       NoConversion

            Conversion Direction:    -none-

            Has Encrypted Extents:   No

            Fully Secure:            No

            Passphrase Required:     No

            |

            +-> Logical Volume FAA54051-93E3-42A8-B7EF-3E79D7AE6178

                ---------------------------------------------------

                Disk:                  disk1

                Status:                Online

                Size (Total):          213883572224 B (213.9 GB)

                Conversion Progress:   -none-

                Revertible:            Yes (no decryption required)

                LV Name:               OS X

                Volume Name:           OS X

                Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 25, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 25, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Paul_mac_live

    We need to write an MBR to the Windows partition. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/927392?wa=wsignin1.0 using the /fixMBR option, but it is a Catch22, because you do not have a Windows Installer. It may be easier to follow http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=20584499#post20584499 and install. Do you want to try this method?

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 25, 2015 4:29 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 25, 2015 4:29 PM in response to Loner T

    sure so i do what is days on  http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=20584499#post20584499 ?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 25, 2015 4:41 PM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 25, 2015 4:41 PM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Fair warning, before you jump in, some of the tools are commercial tools. If you have a second Mac, Winclone is sufficient.

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 27, 2015 2:30 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 27, 2015 2:30 PM in response to Loner T

    it that kind of day again. As i was walking throught the steps i delete the previously deleted fat32 partition and diskutil won't let me recreate a new one.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 27, 2015 2:47 PM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 27, 2015 2:47 PM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Post the output of

     

    diskutil list

    sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 27, 2015 6:49 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 27, 2015 6:49 PM in response to Loner T

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS OS X                    319.2 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

     

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=320072933376; sectorsize=512; blocks=625142448

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 625142447

          start       size  index  contents

              0          1         PMBR

              1          1         Pri GPT header

              2         32         Pri GPT table

             34          6        

             40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B

         409640  623463232      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      623872872    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      625142408          7        

      625142415         32         Sec GPT table

      625142447          1         Sec GPT header

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 27, 2015 6:59 PM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 27, 2015 6:59 PM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Please run Disk Utility and run Repair Disk.

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 28, 2015 3:57 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 28, 2015 3:57 AM in response to Loner T

    Hey Loner,

     

    Tried again this morning and it worked.

     

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=320072933376; sectorsize=512; blocks=625142448

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 625142447

          start       size  index  contents

              0          1         MBR

              1          1         Pri GPT header

              2         32         Pri GPT table

             34          6        

             40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B

         409640  422798968      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      423208608    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      424478144        576        

      424478720  200663040      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7

      625141760        655        

      625142415         32         Sec GPT table

      625142447          1         Sec GPT header

     

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS OS X                    216.5 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s5

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS                 102.7 GB   disk0s4

     

    i'll go on this afternoon with the mounting via paragon and wincloning it.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 28, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 28, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Very nice. One baby step at a time.

  • by Paul_mac_live,

    Paul_mac_live Paul_mac_live Oct 28, 2015 10:36 AM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 28, 2015 10:36 AM in response to Loner T

    what do i choose here?

     

    Screen Shot 2015-10-28 at 13.35.50.png

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 28, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Paul_mac_live
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    Oct 28, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Paul_mac_live

    Replace BCD file.

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