creat MBR partition without bootcamp or another to install windows in GPT guid without bootcamp

hello i have more than one partition on my macbook pro mid 2012 13 inch and its impossible to me to make it one partition for some reasons one of them that the partition sys is the second any way i tried to creart partition EXFAT and tried to install win7 but it says that can't be installed in GPT guid i talked chat with apple more than one 9 times to find answer but it's useless i hope to help me here

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 10, 2015 7:40 PM

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Apr 10, 2015 8:38 PM in response to malekebrahem

Your 2012 MBP supports OS X and Windows. Any additional partitions created by users are not allowed. Two system partitions - EFI and Recovery HD are internal for the Mac to work.


You need to use Bootcamp Assistant to create/delete partitions. Do not use any other tools for partitioning. Do not use Disk Utility to partition your disk. If you have, then delete all such manually created partitions. Once you have cleaned up the disk, the only partition visible normally to a user is OS X. At this point use


Please start at


How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support

https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/

Boot Camp 5.1: Frequently asked questions - Apple Support

Apr 11, 2015 6:45 AM in response to malekebrahem

The TechRecipe article is old. Some of the commands still apply, but it is a very custom solution.


Yes, there is a way to create a custom hybrid MBR to accommodate additional partitions.


1. This is a very fragile arrangement, and any Apple Software upgrade can break it.

2. Any Hybrid MBR changes require this process to be repeated every time it breaks, which you should be willing to undertake.

3. If you want to do this, and maintain it, please post the output of the following commands from OS X Terminal?


diskutil list

diskutil cs list

sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

4. Sudo command require your password, which is not echoed back to you. You may also see a warning about improper use of sudo and potential data loss.

5. Can you describe what exactly are you trying to establish?

6. You previous attempt with exFAT failed, because your Mac requires a Hybrid MBR which maps the GPT to a MBR using a one-to-one mapping.

7. If you just want to run OS X and Windows, and do not want to run any custom disk partitions, you should use Bootcamp Assistant. If it is failing, it can be addressed.

Apr 11, 2015 7:01 AM in response to malekebrahem

If you want to live on both sides of the world, use a Virtualizer (ParallelsDesktop, VMwareFusion, VirtualBox). You can make more VirtualMachines in one Virtualizer. Format the Windows virtualMachines as NTFS. Easy reading writing copying etc between the VirtualMachines and OSX. There is a comparison of the Virtualizers (and Bootcamp) here:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-virtual-machine-apps-for-mac-linux-a nd-windows-pcs/

Lex

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