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Q: bootcamp not shown in windows 7 installation

I'm attempting to install Windows 7 on my iMac late 2009.

 

Bootcamp icon shows up on desktop and in terminal "diskutil". The new Windows 7 CD shows on the desktop as a cd image. And the Windows Support files have been downloaded to the thumb drive that is still in the UBS slot.

 

When installing Windows 7, at the step of where to install it choices, bootcamp is not there. It shows a bunch of other "Disk 0 Partition (various numbers), but no bootcamp.

 

At this stage I'm trying to find bootcamp and format it to NTFS, so that Windows 7 can be installed.

 

That's as far as I get. Thanks for any help.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 5, 2016 8:33 PM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Feb 5, 2016 9:05 PM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 5, 2016 9:05 PM in response to mdwfromnyc

    After the Windows Support software downloads to the USB, disconnect it.

     

    Use only the W7 DVD, and the last option - Install Windows. If you do not see your BC partition, do you instead see a Remove Windows choice in place of Install Windows?

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 5, 2016 9:40 PM in response to Loner T
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    Feb 5, 2016 9:40 PM in response to Loner T

    I did not see a Remove Windows choice.

     

    FYI: The Windows Support software is already downloaded to the thumb drive (USB). So to follow your instructions, I plugged the USB back in; then I loaded the Windows 7 CD. After the CD was on the desktop, I ejected the USB. Then, I rebooted into Windows and did the Install. There was no Bootcamp choice in the "where to install" window. Same as before.

     

    Thanks for answering me so quickly.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Feb 6, 2016 4:44 AM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 4:44 AM in response to mdwfromnyc

    1. What year/model is your Mac?

    2. It is possible that BC Assistant failed to create the correct MBR/Partition? From OS Terminal, can you post the output of diskutil list command.

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Loner T
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    Feb 6, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Loner T

    iMac late 2009

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            550.7 GB   disk0s2

       3:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 2          413.0 GB   disk0s3

       4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4

       5:       Microsoft Basic Data                         14.7 GB    disk0s5

       6:                  Apple_HFS BOOTCAMP                20.7 GB    disk0s6

       7:       Microsoft Basic Data                         133.2 MB   disk0s7

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Feb 6, 2016 8:49 AM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 8:49 AM in response to mdwfromnyc

    You should have only EFI, Macintosh HD,Recovery HD before you start Windows installation. You have too many partitions for this to work correctly. To make this work,

     

    1. Merge the current disk0s2 and disk0s3 (Macintosh HD and HD2) using DU, or we can do it manually. The command in OS X Terminal will be

         diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ "Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk0s3

    2. Merge the current disk0s5 through disk0s7 into a single FAT partition.

         diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC1 disk0s5

         diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC2 disk0s6

         diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC3 disk0s7

         diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ BC disk0s5 disk0s7

         diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s5

    3. Reboot and post the output of diskutil list for verification before you start Windows installation.

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 9:00 AM in response to Loner T
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    Feb 6, 2016 9:00 AM in response to Loner T

    Thanks. When we switched to El Capitan, some programs that functioned under Snow Leopard did not work. So I created HD with the Snow Leopard system, in case I wanted to use the old programs. I am now going to move the contents of HD (Snow Leopard stuff) to an external hard drive. After I do that, I will follow your instructions. Hope this makes sense.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Feb 6, 2016 9:08 AM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 9:08 AM in response to mdwfromnyc

    Yes, it would explain the current layout. You will still need to merge disk0s5 through disk0s7.

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 10:38 AM in response to Loner T
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    Feb 6, 2016 10:38 AM in response to Loner T

    After I entered this line: diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ "Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk0s3

     

    I received this error message.

    diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ "Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk0s3

    Merging partitions into a new partition

         Start partition: disk0s2 Macintosh HD

         Finish partition: disk0s3 Macintosh HD 2

     

    Merging partitions encountered error "Couldn't unmount disk (-69888)".

    The erase will not occur.

    All partitions in the following range must be unmountable:  After, but not

    including, the first partition; up to, and including, the last partition.

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 10:56 AM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 10:56 AM in response to mdwfromnyc

    After I received the error message above "Couldn't unmount disk..." I entered on the Terminal the rest of your merge commands. I then rebooted, pulled up Terminal, and asked for a diskutil list. This is now what it shows - includes the external hard drive stuff as well.

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            550.7 GB   disk0s2

       3:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 2          413.0 GB   disk0s3

       4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4

       5:                  Apple_HFS BC1                     14.6 GB    disk0s5

       6:                  Apple_HFS BC2                     20.7 GB    disk0s6

       7:                  Apple_HFS BC3                     133.2 MB   disk0s7

    /dev/disk1 (external, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS My Book Don             275.9 GB   disk1s2

       3:                  Apple_HFS eDrive                  15.9 GB    disk1s3

       4:                  Apple_HFS Dan's My Book           416.6 GB   disk1s4

       5:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                291.0 GB   disk1s5

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 11:29 AM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 11:29 AM in response to mdwfromnyc

    I unmounted disk HD throught disk utilities. Then I re-entered your first command. And I received this with a yes/no question:

     

    diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ "Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk0s3

    The chosen disk does not support resizing.

    Do you wish to format instead? (y/N)

     

    I guess I want HD to go away or merge with HD2, but I'm not sure about the "resizing vs. format" question.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Feb 6, 2016 12:05 PM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 12:05 PM in response to mdwfromnyc

    1. Which of the two Macintosh HDs do you want to preserve? This will decide what needs to be merged into which volume.

    2. In step, you have yet to run the last 2 commands.

    3. You should do this in Internet Recovery.

    4. Please disconnect all external disks.

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 12:48 PM in response to Loner T
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    Feb 6, 2016 12:48 PM in response to Loner T

    I only want the HD2 to stay. I will run the last two commands. Does the question about resizing vs. format refer to HD or HD2? As I said, I want HD to go away and have only HD2 remain. If I answer Y to the question, will it "harm" or erase anything of HD2?

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 12:55 PM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 12:55 PM in response to mdwfromnyc

    I ran the last two commands and disconnected the external disk. After rebooting, I input the diskutil list command and this is now what it shows:

     

    diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            550.7 GB   disk0s2

       3:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 2          413.0 GB   disk0s3

       4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4

       5:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                35.4 GB    disk0s5

  • by mdwfromnyc,

    mdwfromnyc mdwfromnyc Feb 6, 2016 2:04 PM in response to mdwfromnyc
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    Feb 6, 2016 2:04 PM in response to mdwfromnyc

    Screen Shot 2016-02-06 at 5.01.38 PM.pngHere is a screen shot of the disk utility, with the blue area showing HD, which I want to go away and/or be merged with HD2, the red area. I have erased HD and unmounted it.

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