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BOOTCAMP ERROR MESSAGE: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY

Hello everyone, i have MAC OSX YOSEMITE with last update 10.10.1 and i tried to install windows with Bootcamp, everything works just fine but after restart i see the error message: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY and this is my end...


Please help me!!! I was looking for some help on the internet but nothing help me.

i want to install windows 7 home premium.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 10:21 AM

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Nov 19, 2014 10:40 AM in response to karffe

Please post the output of the following commands. Enter your password when prompted. Do you have a Fusiong drive?


diskutil list

diskutil cs list

sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk1

sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

sudo fdisk /dev/disk1


This error is usually a result of an EFI installation of Windows on a non-UEFI compliant Mac using the EFI boot from the USB built by using BC and Windows ISO.

Nov 19, 2014 11:48 AM in response to karffe

I have not any fusion drive, i have iMac late 2012 i5 2,7ghz 21.5"

I do not clearly understand to your last words, but i have been able to install windows this way under mac osx mountain lion if i remember it right... PLEASE HELP ME


terminal answer to your command:

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 999.3 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s4

/dev/disk1

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *7.9 GB disk1

1: DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL 7.9 GB disk1s1

/dev/disk2

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GSP1RMCHPXFREO_CS_DVD *3.2 GB disk2

Karffe:~ Karffe$ diskutil cs list

No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

Karffe:~ Karffe$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

Password:

Sorry, try again.

Password:

gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=1000204886016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1953525168

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 1953525167

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 1951845952 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1952255592 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1953525128 7

1953525135 32 Sec GPT table

1953525167 1 Sec GPT header

Nov 19, 2014 12:00 PM in response to karffe

Can you post the output of sudo fdisk /dev/disk0?


Bootcamp partition requires enough contiguous disk space to move partitions and create a Bootcamp partition. You may enough free disk space, but not enough contiguous disk space.


Please try Verify (and Repair) of the disk via Disk Utility and retry Bootcamp. If it does not work, create a backup of OSX, erase your internal disk and restore from Time Machine backup and test Bootcamp again.

Nov 19, 2014 12:05 PM in response to karffe

of course, i send to you reply:

Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121601/255/63 [1953525168 sectors]

Signature: 0xAA55

Starting Ending

#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]

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

1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 1 - 409639] <Unknown ID>

2: AF 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 409640 - 1699892832] HFS+

3: AB 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1700302472 - 1269536] Darwin Boot

4: 0B 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1701572608 - 251951104] Win95 FAT-32

Nov 19, 2014 1:04 PM in response to karffe

If you notice, you have MBR entry at the fourth position,


4: 0B 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1701572608 - 251951104] Win95 FAT-32


but no corresponding GPT at GPT4. There should be one for Windows to install. You were trying to create a 125GB Windows partition, but BCA failed, because you do not have enough contiguous disk space on your 1TB drive. It would have worked when you had enough contiguous disk space.


Can you try the Verify/Repair in Disk Utility and try BC again?

Nov 19, 2014 1:31 PM in response to karffe

You will need to run Bootcamp Assistant again and try to recreate the Windows partition. You do not have one where Windows can be installed.


On a working system, the GPT is


sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

Password:

gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=1000555581440; sectorsize=512; blocks=1954210120

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 1954210119

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 1448624648 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1449034288 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1450303824 1712

1450305536 503904256 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7

1954209792 295

1954210087 32 Sec GPT table

1954210119 1 Sec GPT header


and the corresponding MBR is


sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121643/255/63 [1954210120 sectors]

Signature: 0xAA55

Starting Ending

#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]

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

1: EE 0 0 2 - 25 127 14 [ 1 - 409639] <Unknown ID>

2: AF 25 127 15 - 1023 54 16 [ 409640 - 1448624648] HFS+

3: AB 1023 54 17 - 1023 60 39 [1449034288 - 1269536] Darwin Boot

*4: 07 1023 87 51 - 1023 238 3 [1450305536 - 503904256] HPFS/QNX/AUX

Nov 19, 2014 1:39 PM in response to karffe

i try run the command from you once again and i have result:

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 870.3 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3

4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 129.0 GB disk0s4

/dev/disk1

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *7.9 GB disk1

1: DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL 7.9 GB disk1s1

/dev/disk2

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk2

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1

2: Apple_HFS time machine 999.9 GB disk2s2

Karffe:~ Karffe$ diskutil cs list

No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

Karffe:~ Karffe$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

Password:

Sorry, try again.

Password:

gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=1000204886016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1953525168

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 1953525167

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 1699892832 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1700302472 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

1701572008 600

1701572608 251951104 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7

1953523712 1423

1953525135 32 Sec GPT table

1953525167 1 Sec GPT header

Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121601/255/63 [1953525168 sectors]

Signature: 0xAA55

Starting Ending

#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]

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

1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 1 - 409639] <Unknown ID>

2: AF 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 409640 - 1699892832] HFS+

3: AB 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1700302472 - 1269536] Darwin Boot

4: 0B 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1701572608 - 251951104] Win95 FAT-32

i have repeat recreated partition by bootcamp... everithing is still the same, please can you look on that above?

Nov 19, 2014 2:22 PM in response to Loner T

Thank you very much for your time... i try to recreated whole process one more time... right now i create 100gb partition for windows by bootcamp assistant... restart and still the same, the installation process end with the message that no bootable device...


Is normal that i am not be able to see the boot usb disk in after restart (option) view? only Macintosh HD and Recovery HD? nowhere windows usb boot disk


Do i whole process right?

i create partition for windows in bootcamp and then restart and nothing doing? i try to restart and hit "c" key but nothing changed... still the same message.


i have iMac with 4x USB 3.0 and flash disc (usb 3.0)


this is not normal... this must be bug nothing else...

BOOTCAMP ERROR MESSAGE: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY

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