Bootcamp not booting after install rEFInd for dual boot

Ok, I did a few of your steps and received responses that differ from what you showed, so I stopped at a step 8 (looking through, I screwed up by not entering the default of '07', assuming it would use the default with no entry). Also, as an FYI, Before executing any of this, I passed all 4 tests indicated at the bottom of your post (but bootcamp will not boot).

So here's where I am and what I received back so far:

av-server-enet:~ joe$ Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0

Password:

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1

Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their

partition table automatically reloaded!

Partition table scan:

MBR: hybrid

BSD: not present

APM: not present

GPT: present

Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): P

Disk /dev/rdisk0: 1465149168 sectors, 698.6 GiB

Logical sector size: 512 bytes

Disk identifier (GUID): BF567CEC-E795-4DBA-8121-23D231AED1D2

Partition table holds up to 128 entries

First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1465149134

Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries

Total free space is 3757 sectors (1.8 MiB)

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name

1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition

2 411648 1465147391 698.4 GiB 0700 BOOTCAMP

Command (? for help): R

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): O

Disk size is 1465149168 sectors (698.6 GiB)

MBR disk identifier: 0xD97B4E06

MBR partitions:

Number Boot Start Sector End Sector Status Code

1 1 409639 primary 0xEE

2 411648 952225791 primary 0x07

3 952225792 1465143295 primary 0x07

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): H

WARNING! Hybrid MBRs are flaky and dangerous! If you decide not to use one,

just hit the Enter key at the below prompt and your MBR partition table will

be untouched.

Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be

added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: 2 3 4

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 07):

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

GPT partition #3 does not exist or is too big; skipping.

GPT partition #4 does not exist or is too big; skipping.

Unused partition space(s) found. Use one to protect more partitions? (Y/N):

First, THANK YOU for the quick responses and the help! I REALLY appreciate it! 🙂

1. Disk0 actually "had" another partition call "Backup", but it seems to have disappeared somehow. There was relatively important data on it, but that is secondary to getting Bootcamp to boot. But, for this discussion disk0 is a physically a separate disk and only has windows (Bootcamp) on it. As for the 2 partitions, one is shown as 'EFI' and the other as Bootcamp. I don't believe that I created any of them intentionally. The EFI one my have been created when I installed rEFInd in an attempt to have a better boot manager, which caused ALL these problems.

2. Yes, Disk1 is NOT related to bootcamp and works just fine.

Also, how do I respond to the last request in Terminal:😕

Unused partition space(s) found. Use one to protect more partitions? (Y/N):

av-server-enet:~ joe$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

Password:

gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=750156374016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1465149168

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

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

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

gpt show: error: bogus map

gpt show: unable to open device '/dev/disk0': Undefined error: 0

Finished step 8, then received this response again:

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

Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): 07

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

Unused partition space(s) found. Use one to protect more partitions? (Y/N):

How do I answer this?

Ok, completed the steps, rebooted and here's where I am;

I see the bootcamp drive on the desktop

I can view the files on the drive

I open System Pref's/Startup Disk and Bootcamp shows up in the list, but it's a Folder, not a disk

I'm going to attempt to boot to it from here now. I'll reply in a minute to let you know the results.

Ok, I rebooted to the "Windows Folder" on Bootcamp from the Startup Disk window, but received only a blank screen. I did a hard boot, held down the option key and the bootcamp drive showed up as a drive (not a folder), but wouldn't boot, same black screen. BTW, the same thing happens if I load up a DVD in the external DVD drive, it shows up, but will not boot to any cd or dvd disk. Not sure if these two are related, but they could be. Also, when using the Options key at boot I also see the 'EFI Drive, which provides an alternate Boot Manager when selected. This will boot to the MAC, but not to the Bootcamp or CD/DVD. Same behavior as the MAC Boot Manager. At this point I can't even reinstall Windows 8 without the CD/DVD drive. The Mac drive boots fine, any other suggestions?

I'll try and get back to you in a few minutes.

Ok, it's gone, checked both Disk0 & Disk1, it was installed on Disk0. Boot problems still remain. I also noticed that when I 'restart' from the Apple Logo (Top Left) the PC should just reboot to MAC OS with no intervention, but it doesn't. I have to hold down the options key to boot into OSX. Still can't boot to cd/dvd either.