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Boot Camp disappeared after El Capitan update

I am a sailor and due to report to my ship & sail out this coming Saturday 10/10/2015.

I have a mid-2009 13" silver MBP which also has win10 loaded using boot camp. The Win 10 side has all my USCG certifications, professional licenses, email exchanges with USCG, accounts, etc.

I downloaded and installed El Capitan and after rebooting, I noticed the option of booting up in Win 10 gone. Pressing the Option key gave me 2 options of booting up either in El Capitan or the Recovery Disk. A friend put in the following sudo command, "sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0” and now the boot select screen does not show that option either.

This is what diskutil list shows:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *250.1 GB disk0

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_HFS Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx 154.1 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3

4: Microsoft Basic Data 75.2 GB disk0s4

When I type diskutil cs list into Terminal, I get No CoreStorage logical volume groups found.

Typing sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 got

gpt show: disk0: mediasize=250059350016; sectorsize=512; blocks=488397168

gpt show: disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0

gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1

gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 488397167

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 301020320 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

301429960 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

302699496 38824984

341524480 146872320 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7

488396800 335

488397135 32 Sec GPT table

488397167 1 Sec GPT header

Typing sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 got:

Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 30401/255/63 [488397168 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 - 301020320] HFS+

3: AB 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 301429960 - 1269536] Darwin Boot

4: 0C 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 341524480 - 146872320] Win95 FAT32L

Typing sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C gave me:

00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|

000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|

000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|

000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|

000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|

000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|

000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hp..h..fSfSf|

00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|

00000110 28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e |(........_...f`.|

00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|

00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|

00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|

00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|

00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|

00000170 a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00 |..............<.|

00000180 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 |t.............A |

00000190 64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 |disk read error |

000001a0 6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d |occurred...BOOTM|

000001b0 47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a |GR is missing...|

000001c0 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 |BOOTMGR is compr|

000001d0 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 |essed...Press Ct|

000001e0 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |rl+Alt+Del to re|

000001f0 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa |start.........U.|

00000200

Typing diskutil info /dev/disk0s4 got me the following:

Device Identifier: disk0s4

Device Node: /dev/disk0s4

Whole: No

Part of Whole: disk0

Device / Media Name: BOOTCAMP

Volume Name:

Mounted: No

File System Personality: MS-DOS

Type (Bundle): msdos

Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT)

Partition Type: Microsoft Basic Data

OS Can Be Installed: No

Media Type: Generic

Protocol: SATA

SMART Status: Verified

Disk / Partition UUID: 26E51FF2-1C10-406A-8099-D2DD8ADBC1A8

Total Size: 75.2 GB (75198627840 Bytes) (exactly 146872320 512-Byte-Units)

Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Read-Only Media: No

Read-Only Volume: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: Internal

Removable Media: No

Solid State: No

Also, a few months back I had re-partitioned the hard disk with both Yosemite and Win 7 on it, to make space for Win 10.

How can I undo the sudo command and get back the Win 10 partition? I can't see the Boot Camp/Win 10 partition neither in .

Someone has suggested that I use the sudo bless –folder /System/Library/CoreServices –setBoot command. Should I?

PLEASE HELP. I need to get access to my documents and co email before Saturday.

Thanks in advance.

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 8:11 PM

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Loner T

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Posted on Oct 7, 2015 4:07 PM

smokeysailor wrote:

Typing sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C gave me:

00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|

000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|

000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|

000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|

000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|

000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|

000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hp..h..fSfSf|

00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|

00000110 28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e |(........_...f`.|

00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|

00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|

00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|

00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|

00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|

00000170 a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00 |..............<.|

00000180 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 |t.............A |

00000190 64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 |disk read error |

000001a0 6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d |occurred...BOOTM|

000001b0 47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a |GR is missing...|

000001c0 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 |BOOTMGR is compr|

000001d0 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 |essed...Press Ct|

000001e0 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |rl+Alt+Del to re|

000001f0 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa |start.........U.|

00000200

This is an example from my working system.

sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C

Password:

00000000 eb 52 90 4e 54 46 53 20 20 20 20 00 02 08 00 00 |.R.NTFS .....|

00000010 00 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 50 06 0f |........?....P..|

00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 ff df c8 0e 00 00 00 00 |................|

00000030 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|

00000040 f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 e1 b7 f7 ec f4 f7 ec 2a |...............*|

00000050 00 00 00 00 fa 33 c0 8e d0 bc 00 7c fb 68 c0 07 |.....3.....|.h..|

00000060 1f 1e 68 66 00 cb 88 16 0e 00 66 81 3e 03 00 4e |..hf......f.>..N|

00000070 54 46 53 75 15 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 0c 81 fb |TFSu..A..U..r...|

00000080 55 aa 75 06 f7 c1 01 00 75 03 e9 dd 00 1e 83 ec |U.u.....u.......|

00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|

000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|

000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|

000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|

000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|

000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|

000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 52 11 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hR..h..fSfSf|

00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|

00000110 0a 13 b9 f6 0c fc f3 aa e9 fe 01 90 90 66 60 1e |.............f`.|

00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|

00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|

00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|

00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|

00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a1 f6 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|

00000170 a1 fa 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd 8b f0 ac 3c 00 74 09 |............<.t.|

00000180 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 64 69 |............A di|

00000190 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 6f 63 |sk read error oc|

000001a0 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 |curred...BOOTMGR|

000001b0 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d | is compressed..|

000001c0 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b |.Press Ctrl+Alt+|

000001d0 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a |Del to restart..|

000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|

000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 8a 01 a7 01 bf 01 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|

00000200

Your output does not have addresses 00-90. Can you please post it for verification?

Also, a few months back I had re-partitioned the hard disk with both Yosemite and Win 7 on it, to make space for Win 10.

This is a bit confusing. Did you have all three, Yosemite, Windows 7 and Windows 10 as separate OSes at the same time? And you could switch between all three? If yes, it would require some esoteric partitioning on your 2009 Mac. Your 2009 Mac officially does not support W10 according to Apple.

How can I undo the sudo command and get back the Win 10 partition? I can't see the Boot Camp/Win 10 partition neither in .

Someone has suggested that I use the sudo bless –folder /System/Library/CoreServices –setBoot command. Should I?

PLEASE HELP. I need to get access to my documents and co email before Saturday.

Let us do one step at a time. In the current state, I do not want to make the problem any worse than what it is. The Bless is just controlling boot ability. If the partition header(s) is(are) incorrect, no amount of such commands will help.

Can you also download the following two pieces of software?

Testdisk - http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

GPT Fdisk - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/

These will help in scanning the disk and for potential issues and fixing them as necessary.

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smokeysailor Author

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Oct 6, 2015 6:54 PM in response to Loner T

I did that and what selection do I make? Click on (Intel) or (EFI GPT)?

Loner T

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Oct 6, 2015 6:56 PM in response to smokeysailor

EFI GPT.

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 6, 2015 7:02 PM in response to Loner T

Disk /dev/rdisk0 - 250 GB / 232 GiB - 488397168 sectors (RO)

The harddisk (250 GB / 232 GiB) seems too small! (< 345 GB / 321 GiB)

Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...

The following partitions can't be recovered:

Partition Start End Size in sectors

> MS Data 488396799 674093047 185696249

Mac HFS 488397124 489666659 1269536

[ Continue ]

NTFS, blocksize=4096, 95 GB / 88 GiB

I hit continue ...

Disk /dev/rdisk0 - 250 GB / 232 GiB - 488397168 sectors (RO)

Partition Start End Size in sectors

>P EFI System 40 409639 409600 [EFI]

D Mac HFS 409640 301429959 301020320

D MS Data 117004296 302700544 185696249

D Mac HFS 301429960 302699495 1269536

D MS Data 302700544 488396792 185696249

D MS Data 302700551 488396799 185696249

D Mac HFS 487127592 488397127 1269536

Structure: Ok. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.

Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:

P=Primary D=Deleted

Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,

Enter: to continue

FAT32, blocksize=512, 209 MB / 200 MiB

Which one do I select?

Loner T

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Oct 6, 2015 7:10 PM in response to smokeysailor

This looks like your partition table.

GPT 3 Start	GPT 3 Size	GPT 3 End	NTFS Start	Sector Offset	NTFS Size	NTFS End	Sector Offset (MB)	NTFS(Gb)	Disk End	Disk Difference
301429960	1269536	302699496	302700544	1048	185696249	488396792	1	88.55	488397168	376

Scroll down to the partition with the NTFS Start value (the second MS Data in your list) and press 'p' to list files.

Your screen should look similar to the following (please post a screen shot or what you see).

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 6, 2015 7:14 PM in response to Loner T

There were 3 MS Data and as you said, the 2nd:

MS Data 302700544 488396792 185696249

Directory /

>dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 22:41 .

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 22:41 ..

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 7-Sep-2015 14:05 $Recycle.Bin

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 5-Sep-2015 22:35 $Windows.~WS

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 23-Oct-2013 10:48 .Trashes

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 21-Jan-2013 14:05 05ce842e5ee7cbd7cd6c7573d4c8

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 21-Jan-2013 13:49 74e28537260a280c5635f35bc1

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 21-Jan-2013 04:16 Backup

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 6-Sep-2015 05:06 Boot

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 22:43 Config.Msi

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 21-Jan-2013 03:53 Intel

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 16-Mar-2013 11:32 MSOCache

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 7-Jan-2014 14:56 NVIDIA

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 10-Jul-2015 07:04 PerfLogs

Use Right to change directory, h to hide Alternate Data Stream

q to quit, : to select the current file, a to select all files

C to copy the selected files, c to copy the current file

Loner T

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Oct 6, 2015 7:18 PM in response to smokeysailor

Scroll down and you should see System Volume Information. It will confirm that this is the correct partition. I can then give you the next steps.

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 6, 2015 7:25 PM in response to Loner T

MS Data 302700544 488396792 185696249

Directory /

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 10-Jul-2015 07:04 PerfLogs

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 22:42 Program Files

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 22:42 Program Files (x86)

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 6-Sep-2015 07:00 ProgramData

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 6-Sep-2015 05:51 Recovery

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 3-Oct-2015 19:28 System Volume Information

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 6-Sep-2015 12:00 Users

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 12-Sep-2015 11:21 Windows

>dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 14-Jan-2015 08:30 dd9c8d13a883df7c5cfb4323e344

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 18-Dec-2013 12:22 found.000

dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 6-Sep-2015 09:24 inetpub

-r--r--r-- 0 0 1 10-Jul-2015 07:00 BOOTNXT

-r--r--r-- 0 0 8192 6-Sep-2015 05:06 BOOTSECT.BAK

-r--r--r-- 0 0 2066 21-Jan-2013 03:52 RHDSetup.log

Use Right to change directory, h to hide Alternate Data Stream

q to quit, : to select the current file, a to select all files

C to copy the selected files, c to copy the current file

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 6, 2015 7:45 PM in response to Loner T

You there? I pasted the System Vol Info quite some time back 🙂

Thanks 🙂

Loner T

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Oct 7, 2015 2:52 PM in response to smokeysailor

Install GPT Fdisk (aka gdisk). Leave your Testdisk display and start a new Terminal Window. You need to use the following steps. If you see any error messages during the following steps, please stop and post back here with the error message. The following steps have values from your Testdisk output (and you can verify) in Steps 7 and 8. Please notice the'+' sign in step 8 (this is called offset notation). The text in parentheses is for informational purpose to describe the action being taken. Gdisk has one-character commands except when entering numbers.

Rebuild GPT4 using start/end offsets

Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0
P (print the full list of parts)
D (delete)
4 (part 4)
N (new part)
4 (part 4)
302700544 ( - Start offset in sectors or the start point for Bootcamp part)
+185696249 ( - Size offset, as opposed to End offset)
0700 (Windows part type)
P (print list of all parts just to see what changes will be made)
W (Write the new GPT)
Y (Yes! really write the new GPT)

This will delete and re-write the GPT partition info for /dev/disk0s4.

Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 10. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers. Please see thesample Q&A as an example. These steps can be repeated if you make a mistake before you get to Step 12, otherwise start from Step 1 for these steps. Step 6 has numbers which are typed with a space between the numbers. Please see the sample Q&A before you execute these steps.

Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0
P (Print list of parts)
R (Recover)
O (print current Hybrid MBR)
H (chooses Hybrid)
Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
Y (Good for GRUB question)
N (part 2 boot flag)
N (part 3 boot flag)
Y (part 4 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
O (print current Hybrid MBR)
W (Write the new MBR)
Y (Yes! write the new MBR)
Reboot

Here is sample Q&A for this section. Please notice the Press Enter/Return.

Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y

Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)

Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return

Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)

Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return

Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)

Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): Press Enter/Return

Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y

Test 1 - Does Bootcamp Volume show up in Finder?

Test 2 - Can you see files in Bootcamp Volume?

Test 3 - Can you select Bootcamp in System Preferences -> Startup Disk?

Test 4 - If Test 3 is successful, select Bootcamp and Click Restart.

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 7, 2015 3:05 PM in response to Loner T

Hello Loner T

Thank you very much.

Followed your directions and could see Boot Camp in:

1. Finder

2. Startup Disk &

3. Disk Utility.

I could enter the Windows side of the disk thru Finder and access my documents. However, when I tried tried holding the Option Key and enter Windows, I could not and got the error message: Kernel is missing or contains errors. Error Code: 0x0000098. So, in a way Test 4 was unsuccessful.

Google tells me to have an install disk ready. I guess I'll have to download Win 10, create an ISO file and do some repairs 🙂, unless you know of an alternate method 🙂, which would be even better as I won't be back home from my ship till mid-January 2016 😟

One question:

BootCamp Assistant gives me 2 options: A) Download the latest Windows Support software from Apple and B) Remove Windows 7.

Do I really need to download? Apple no longer supports the mid-2009 MBP for Win 10 and after some Googling, I download the pertinent software for the camera, keyboard, mouse and speakers that enables me to run W10 smoothly.

Thank you once again for saving my bacon 🙂

Loner T

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Oct 7, 2015 3:29 PM in response to smokeysailor

Can you boot in Windows Safe Mode? If you can get to command prompt, try running chkdsk. If that does not work then you will need startup repair. This error can also happen if your BCD is corrupt, which can be fixed using Windows Startup Repair.

You can use W7/W8+ drivers and install them with Administrative rights and computability set to W7/W8 as an option.

At least you have access to your files, which can be backed up.

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 7, 2015 4:05 PM in response to Loner T

Nope. Unfortunately not. W10 automatically goes into Repair/recovery mode and gives me the blue screen with that error message. But at least, thanks to you, I can access my documents. And, thankfully, I have access to most of my passwords to the important web sites via cloud 🙂

Once again, thanks for helping and saving me 🙂

Loner T

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Oct 7, 2015 4:20 PM in response to smokeysailor

Can you try using Shift or Shift+F8 to see if you can a Recovery Console for Windows?

smokeysailor Author

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Oct 9, 2015 2:40 PM in response to Loner T

No. Cannot do that either. Get the same screen. But, I've run into another problem. How do I get Apple to boot from the W10 ISO DVD as till I do that, I cannot repair W10? I'd prefer to repair rather than doing a re-install. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Loner T

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Oct 9, 2015 2:46 PM in response to smokeysailor

Is it a mixed 32-bit and 64-bit DVD?

Boot Camp disappeared after El Capitan update