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Blue screen when installing Windows on Mac via Boot Camp?

Hello,

I attempted to install Windows 10 onto my Mac mini 2012, which has two internal drives, the original hard drive and a Crucial SSD (the MX300). The SSD is the startup disk. I successfully partitioned the HDD and loaded the Windows iso onto a Lexar 16 GB USB 3.0 flash drive. However, when the computer restarted, the installation process did not begin, and all I got was a blue screen that didn't go away. I turned the computer off with the power button and held down the option key as I turned it back on so that I could boot from the SSD, which worked. How can I properly install Windows onto my Mac so that I don't just get a blue screen?

Thanks

Matthew

Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.1), Late 2012

Posted on Dec 28, 2016 9:27 PM

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Loner T

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Dec 29, 2016 11:47 AM in response to mbenson2

If we abort now, you will 'lose' the 246GB from the CS volume. Please let it finish. You can also look at Applications -> Utilities -> Console logs and search for any disk related messages.

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 29, 2016 11:57 AM in response to Loner T

I found these:

Loner T

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Dec 29, 2016 12:01 PM in response to mbenson2

How old are these messages? Are they related to out CS build? Are there any Bootcamp messages?

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 29, 2016 12:48 PM in response to Loner T

Sorry--I'm an idiot so I didn't listen to you, I force quit boot camp, and now disk utility says I only have 1.8 TB available. Is there any way to get that space back?

Loner T

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Dec 29, 2016 12:57 PM in response to mbenson2

Please post the output of

diskutil cs list

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 29, 2016 1:08 PM in response to Loner T

Never mind--I think I've fixed it, but I won't be able to get back to you about it until tomorrow. Thank you for all of your help.

Loner T

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Dec 29, 2016 1:14 PM in response to mbenson2

Post back when you are ready.

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 30, 2016 3:43 AM in response to Loner T

I ran the Boot Camp Assistant again, and the process went through. However, when the computer restarted at the end of the process, it went to the screen that comes up right before the apple logo appears, and just stayed there. What is happening?

I also noticed that the partition was taken only out of disk0, the SSD. Is this normal?

Loner T

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Dec 30, 2016 5:33 AM in response to mbenson2

BC Assistant has not encountered a scenario where both the SSD and HDD are the same size. If you run BCA and remove the current partition, we can tell diskutil to use the HDD part. Do you have the USB Installer created using Create and Download options?

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 30, 2016 5:41 AM in response to Loner T

Ok. The partition has been removed. Yes, I have the installer.

Loner T

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Dec 30, 2016 5:56 AM in response to mbenson2

Can you post a text version of diskutil cs list, which will make it easier for me to cut paste long strings?

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 30, 2016 5:58 AM in response to Loner T

Yes.

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

+-- Logical Volume Group 4642A095-1F37-4481-91B9-BE24D9092CA2

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

Name: Macintosh HD

Status: Online

Size: 2049215741952 B (2.0 TB)

Free Space: 13012992 B (13.0 MB)

+-< Physical Volume 02C0D5C7-D4F3-428F-AAEA-B84481C5EF2B

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

| Index: 0

| Disk: disk0s2

| Status: Online

| Size: 1049354829824 B (1.0 TB)

+-< Physical Volume DAC4EF7A-ACC2-48BD-9504-25BB9649ACDD

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

| Index: 1

| Disk: disk1s2

| Status: Online

| Size: 999860912128 B (999.9 GB)

+-> Logical Volume Family C275512D-62F8-43D4-B1F9-FD2B0E1D7127

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

Encryption Type: None

+-> Logical Volume 479B9BBE-308A-4153-937F-195EF203C72F

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

Disk: disk2

Status: Online

Size (Total): 2048565182464 B (2.0 TB)

Revertible: No

LV Name: Macintosh HD

Volume Name: Macintosh HD

Content Hint: Apple_HFS

Loner T

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Dec 30, 2016 6:35 AM in response to mbenson2

We will use a cs resizeStack command which allows a specific physical device to be targeted for resizing.

diskutil cs resizeStack 479B9BBE-308A-4153-937F-195EF203C72F DAC4EF7A-ACC2-48BD-9504-25BB9649ACDD 1750g fat32 BOOTCAMP 246g

The above command reduces the current 2TB to 1750g and the space is being re-used to create a 246g BOOTCAMP partition formatted as FAT32. The second UUID points to the HDD. If you get an error, you can use

diskutil cs resizeStack 479B9BBE-308A-4153-937F-195EF203C72F DAC4EF7A-ACC2-48BD-9504-25BB9649ACDD 1750g fat32 BOOTCAMP 0g

Let me know if you need a more detailed explanation. The help for resizeStack is

diskutil cs resizeStack

Usage: diskutil coreStorage resizeStack

lvUUID|MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode [pvUUID] size

[part1Format part1Name part1Size part2Format part2Name part2Size

part3Format part3Name part3Size ...]

Resize both a logical volume and one of its underlying physical volumes in a

single operation. A single physical volume is always chosen for the underlying

shrink or grow, even if the logical volume's logical volume group is backed by

more than one physical volume. If you do not specify a particular physical

volume, then one is chosen for you. Note that if this is a grow operation,

this verb is limited by the physical volume's partition's room to grow.

Specifying zero as the size asks for an "automatic" grow-to-fill operation.

If this is a shrink operation, you can optionally request that new partitions

be created in the newly-formed free space gap in the partition map.

Again, note that this only resizes one of the underlying physical volumes; if

you need more sophistication in managing your topology, you should use the

separate physical and logical volume resize verbs.

Example: diskutil coreStorage resizeStack

11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555 10g JHFS+ New 1g

mbenson2 Author

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Dec 30, 2016 9:45 AM in response to Loner T

Done. Here is the diskutil cs list:

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

+-- Logical Volume Group 4642A095-1F37-4481-91B9-BE24D9092CA2

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

Name: Macintosh HD

Status: Online

Size: 1750650556416 B (1.8 TB)

Free Space: 13012992 B (13.0 MB)

+-< Physical Volume 02C0D5C7-D4F3-428F-AAEA-B84481C5EF2B

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

| Index: 0

| Disk: disk0s2

| Status: Online

| Size: 1049354829824 B (1.0 TB)

+-< Physical Volume DAC4EF7A-ACC2-48BD-9504-25BB9649ACDD

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

| Index: 1

| Disk: disk1s2

| Status: Online

| Size: 701295726592 B (701.3 GB)

+-> Logical Volume Family C275512D-62F8-43D4-B1F9-FD2B0E1D7127

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

Encryption Type: None

+-> Logical Volume 479B9BBE-308A-4153-937F-195EF203C72F

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

Disk: disk2

Status: Online

Size (Total): 1749999996928 B (1.8 TB)

Revertible: No

LV Name: Macintosh HD

Volume Name: Macintosh HD

Content Hint: Apple_HFS

Also, could you please help me with the startup issue I'm having?

Loner T

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Dec 30, 2016 10:05 AM in response to mbenson2

Can you post the output of diskutil list for verification? What is the startup issue you are running into?

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