Already have Ubuntu via Boot Camp - can I still add Win7 RC? How?
Would prefer if I can add to existing Boot Camp setup rather than having to start over - took some tweaking to get Ubuntu to boot nicely with rEFIt, don't know if anything about the Win7 Boot Camp process means it has to be installed first, will it work with rEFIt or not etc. Thanks for any suggestions anyone can offer. Late 07 Aluminum iMac 24", 2.4GHz.
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Would prefer if I can add to existing Boot Camp setup rather than having to start over - took some tweaking to get Ubuntu to boot nicely with rEFIt, don't know if anything about the Win7 Boot Camp process means it has to be installed first, will it work with rEFIt or not etc. Thanks for any suggestions anyone can offer. Late 07 Aluminum iMac 24", 2.4GHz.
Adding Win 7 is not possible at the moment since the registry is broken.
Adding Win 7 is not possible at the moment since the registry is broken.
Care to elaborate on that?
Adding Win 7 is not possible at the moment since the registry is broken.
Huh? My Win7 runs like a charm today – as far as Windows ever does, of course... It's running in a (VMware) virtual machine, which is what I would advise Tauron if, for whatever reason, it can't be installed under BootCamp to run natively.
But if you don't, won't, or can't, Tauron, don't worry: you're not missing much!
It creates a dual-boot situation. You do need to install Windows first. After this is all done, you are given a dual-boot option before Windows starts in BootCamp. While Windows doesn't, Ubuntu works very well in Virtual Box. I can run Ubuntu on my iMac with Virtual Box and just one gig of memory. I set Ubuntu at 384 Megs and it works just fine. Getting the Guest Additions to work in Virtual Box took months to figure out, at least for me. I will be more than happy to pass along the text needed for installing the Guest Additions if you want.
Trust me, I don't belong here in the Genius Bar section. On the other hand, this is the best way to run Windows and Ubuntu that I am aware of: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#wubi
It creates a dual-boot situation. You do need to install Windows first. After this is all done, you are given a dual-boot option before Windows starts in BootCamp. While Windows doesn't, Ubuntu works very well in Virtual Box. I can run Ubuntu on my iMac with Virtual Box and just one gig of memory. I set Ubuntu at 384 Megs and it works just fine. Getting the Guest Additions to work in Virtual Box took months to figure out, at least for me. I will be more than happy to pass along the text needed for installing the Guest Additions if you want.
OK, so the overall impression I'm getting (here and in other places around the interwebs) is that Win needs to be installed first - Ubuntu first won't work.