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User profile for user: gaucho10
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bootcamp

I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2010. It has recently been upgraded to Yosemite. Previous to the upgrade I use to have the drive partitioned and was using Win XP. Since the upgrade I noticed that when using "Bootcamp" it requires Win 7. So I did manage to get a Win 7 DVD. It starts partitioning the drive and approximately 1/3 of the way through a window opens up advising that "the drive can not be partitioned. So after much searching the web I found out that my computer requires "Bootcamp ver. 4.0.4433" as opposed to the version 5.1.4(500) that came with Yosemite.

I have tried everything possible to follow instructions as far as unzipping Bootcamp ver. 4.0.4433 and installing it into my temporary external drive during partitioning but the results are always the same. Anyone have a clue as to what I am doing wrong?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Sep 1, 2015 4:27 AM

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User profile for user: Loner T
Loner T
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Sep 1, 2015 9:16 AM in response to gaucho10

You are confusing the versions of Bootcamp Assistant (5.1.4) and (6.x) with Bootcamp driver versions (4.0.4033).


Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support.


From Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033


Post Date: Mar 14, 2013

File Size: 601.76

System Requirements

  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) *
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Late 2010) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Core 2 Duo)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Early 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch, and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (13-in, 15-inch, and 17-inch, Early 2011 & Late 2011)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2008) *
  • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2007)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
  • Mac Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2007)
  • Mac mini (Early 2009 & Late 2009)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Mid 2007)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Early 2008)
  • iMac (20-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011 & Late 2011)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

all these drivers support Windows 7, 32 bit

* drivers that support Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit



You need to use a physical W7 DVD and your Optical drive should be fully functional. Do not use/connect any external storage during installation. Install BC 4.0.4033 drivers from USB after W7 is installed. If there are block errors on the DVD, it will fail during installation.

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Sep 4, 2015 3:50 AM in response to Loner T

OK, so now I understand the question between Bootcamp driver version 4.0.4433 and bootcamp assistant 5.1.4.


I am following the instructions on "Install Wi 7 & earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp" but the don't follow "my bootcamp" instructions.


"Before you begin"----check

"System Requirements"---check

"Perform a new install of Win 7"----Now here is where things change...


1. "Start Mac OS X"----check

2. "Use tables at end of article"---check

3. "If Win 7 came with DVD, create a disk image of install disk for use with Boot Camp"----I have done this and can't figure out why. Instructions don't call for it in the installation process.

4. "Connect 16 GB USB flash drive. Leave this flash drive connected until Win install is finished"---I connected a 500 GB external drive to my USB.

5. "Open Boot Camp Assistant"---check

6. "Select only options to create Win instal disk and DL Windows support software"---I don't have that choice. I can only check 2 boxes. One is to DL latest Win support software and the other is to "Install Win 7" which allowes to add Win partition and start installation process.---I checked both.


***I hit "Continue"

***It starts to DL Win support software.

***A small window opens up. "Boot Camp Assistant is trying to add a new helper tool. Type you password"---check

***Insert installer disk and wait for it to be recognized".---check

*** "Create partition size for Win 7"---check (99 GB).

***Boot Camp needs to update USB driver before installing Win 7". "The USB driver connected to Mac contains bootable volume. To install Win 7 from DVD Boot Camp Assistant needs to disable this functionality".---check---"Continue".

*** "Partitioning disk" starts and continues for approximately 1/3 of the way through at which time a small window opens up advising that "Your disk could not be partitioned. An error occurred while partitioning the disk"--------THAT'S IT...No can go any further...

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User profile for user: Loner T
Loner T
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Sep 6, 2015 12:31 AM in response to gaucho10

1. The driver partitioning can fail under several circumstances

a. Your disk may need a Disk Utility Repair,

b. Your disk has additional partitions that are not supported,

c. Your disk does not have sufficient contiguous disk space due to fragmentation,

For

a. Run Disk Utility and Repair the whole disk.

b. Post the output of the following Terminal commands

diskutil list

diskutil cs list

c. This problem requires the most work,

i. Back up OSX using Time Machine - Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac - Apple Support.

ii. Boot into Internet Recovery - OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support.

iii. Erase your internal drive and restore from the TM backup in Step 1 - OS X Yosemite: Recover your entire system.


Please be aware that TM does not backup Bootcamp partitions.


2. There may be other issues which are more esoteric. Let us start with the simpler problem/solutions first.

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Sep 5, 2015 3:41 AM in response to Loner T

Loner T,


First part done (Disk Utility) with problems at the end of the report. Will try to do step 2.


Disk Utility Results.pdf



Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”

Verifying storage system
Checking volume
disk0s2: Scan for Volume Headers
disk0s2: Scan for Disk Labels
Logical Volume Group 53E7C7CB-AF29-47F0-936E-2BC0B1CA261A on 1 device
disk0s2: Scan for Metadata Volume
Logical Volume Group has a 24 MB Metadata Volume with double redundancy
Start scanning metadata for a valid checkpoint
Load and verify Segment Headers
Load and verify Checkpoint Payload
Load and verify Transaction Segment
Incorporate 0 newer non-checkpoint transactions
Load and verify Virtual Address Table
Load and verify Segment Usage Table
Load and verify Metadata Superblock
Load and verify Logical Volumes B-Trees
Logical Volume Group contains 1 Logical Volume
Load and verify BCC73B34-D037-49E2-9F3B-048862756CD3
Load and verify 7EEDB64F-D37C-4313-910A-2CF7BA03231D
Load and verify Freespace Summary
Load and verify Block Accounting
Load and verify Live Virtual Addresses
Newest transaction commit checkpoint is valid
Load and verify Segment Cleaning The volume 53E7C7CB-AF29-47F0-936E-2BC0B1CA261A appears to be OK Storage system check exit code is 0.
Verifying file system.
Using live mode.
Performing live verification.
Performing live verification.
Performing live verification.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking catalog hierarchy.
Checking extended attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap. Volume bitmap needs minor repair for orphaned blocks Checking volume information. Invalid volume free block count (It should be 65036233 instead of 65022244)
File system check exit code is 8. Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart...ple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.


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Sep 5, 2015 3:59 AM in response to gaucho10

Loner T,


Here are the other two reports from part 2.


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



Last login: Sat Sep 5 06:48:48 on console

You have mail.

Richard-Holubs-MacBook-Pro:~ richardholub$

Richard-Holubs-MacBook-Pro:~ richardholub$ diskutil list

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *480.1 GB disk0

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_CoreStorage 479.2 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3

/dev/disk1

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD *478.9 GB disk1

Logical Volume on disk0s2

7EEDB64F-D37C-4313-910A-2CF7BA03231D

Unlocked Encrypted


______________________________________________________________________



Richard-Holubs-MacBook-Pro:~ richardholub$ diskutil cs list

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

|

+-- Logical Volume Group 53E7C7CB-AF29-47F0-936E-2BC0B1CA261A

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

Name: Macintosh HD

Status: Online

Size: 479244222464 B (479.2 GB)

Free Space: 3047424 B (3.0 MB)

|

+-< Physical Volume 7BE7DE2A-75F7-4A2F-B9C5-7C5863E78A25

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

| Index: 0

| Disk: disk0s2

| Status: Online

| Size: 479244222464 B (479.2 GB)

|

+-> Logical Volume Family BCC73B34-D037-49E2-9F3B-048862756CD3

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

Encryption Status: Unlocked

Encryption Type: AES-XTS

Conversion Status: Complete

Conversion Direction: -none-

Has Encrypted Extents: Yes

Fully Secure: Yes

Passphrase Required: Yes

|

+-> Logical Volume 7EEDB64F-D37C-4313-910A-2CF7BA03231D

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

Disk: disk1

Status: Online

Size (Total): 478888853504 B (478.9 GB)

Conversion Progress: -none-

Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)

LV Name: Macintosh HD

Volume Name: Macintosh HD

Content Hint: Apple_HFS

Richard-Holubs-MacBook-Pro:~ richardholub$

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Sep 6, 2015 1:14 AM in response to Loner T

Loner T,


I have taken your suggestions and followed the instructions on "OS X: About OS X Recovery.


Not only was I able to reinstall Yosemite and partition the drive but I did not even have to use "Airport Time Capsule" to get all my files. It was all done during reinstall.


I still have a problem with Boot Camp and Win 7 install....


I initially followed the instructions for "Install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac using Boot Camp".

Under "Perform a new install of Windows 7" I followed the instructions for creating my own ISO image for Boot Camp but I have no idea how to use this image file. I have this file saved in a "Temporary" file and I also copied it onto my external HD where I have previously installed the Windows support software from Apple. I was able to start installing Win 7 but ran into a problem. Apparently when I rebooted Win 7 was not installed.


Now, when I try to reinstall Win 7 using Boot Camp my only choices are to "DL Windows support files" and to "Remove Win 7".

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Sep 7, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Loner T

Loner T,



Success!!!!!! Between your help and some help from the GeekSquad I managed to partition my drive and install Win 7.


I guess I did not have my HD partitioned after all. The problem was that I was using a 500 GB external drive as a "flash" drive. I purchased a 16 GB flash drive. I used disk utility to partition it and used "FAT", "NT", and some other terms which I was not familiar with to make the flash drive work. Then, when I started to install Win7, everything went right and the flash drive was visible to BC. I appreciate your help in this matter. Thanks again.

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User profile for user: Loner T
Loner T
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Sep 7, 2015 4:39 AM in response to gaucho10

From How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support,

Before you begin, make sure you have everything you need.

  • An Intel-based Mac
  • A Microsoft Windows installation media or disk image (ISO) containing a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 8 or later*
  • An Apple keyboard, mouse or trackpad, or a USB keyboard and mouse
  • A 16 GB or larger USB flash drive that you can erase**
  • At least 30 GB of free disk space on your startup drive

*If you want to install older versions of Windows, check to see if your Mac supports this. If you're installing Windows for the first time, use a full installation (not an upgrade) disc or disk image.

**Make sure there are no important files on your flash drive. Boot Camp Assistant automatically reformats your flash drive as part of installation.


You found out the hard way, but glad to see it working as you wanted. 😎

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