Don't try bootcamp if you don't want to risk your total mac!

[serpent]

@Beeker you need to upgrade your firmware to ver 1.0.1 before BC will install.
you can get it here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macminiearly2006firmwareupdate101.html

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[balamw]

@Beeker you need to upgrade your firmware to ver 1.0.1 before BC will install.
you can get it here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macminiearly2006firmwareupdate101.html

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i.e. The SMC Firmware update, while later than 1.0.1, isn't the one you want.

Be careful with the link provided since it appears to be for the Mac mini and not your iMac.

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[willybNL]

I think the OP either has a flakey restore DVD or a DVD drive in his Mac that's on its way out. I've experienced the exact same problems he's having on Windows machines before under those conditions.

Nope... probably had to do with the fact that the DVD tryes to mount stuff or so... it just crashed (ie; Kenel panic logo or just spinning for hours). No bad drive or so what so ever.

System is up again after the apple store helped me (after a firm word of them that i should have never installed bootcamp as it was bad and they would not support it (but ok, they would give it a try as the store was not so busy etc)).
Trick was to start it from firewire disk (no details were given further).

Hopefully v1.1 will be better now. I'll wait

But again: it was only a warning for your consideration as i see to many people with less experience try it. War stories are important on the net as most will search google a little before trying something like this. Nothing found? Install... Found? Think again.

And if there comes trouble and something like this happens... and there is no-one to help (no, forums forget it if you mac is not working and you only got 1 pc ): you're trapped.

p.s. Was refering to beta as in Vista, not skype

 

[Kingsly]

I still don't see what all the fuss is about. I've bootcamp'd four MacBook Pros and never had a problem.

 

[slooksterPSV]

I still don't see what all the fuss is about. I've bootcamp'd four MacBook Pros and never had a problem.

Someone had a problem - Bootcamp is not a perfect program, Apple even said it was Beta (not sure if it still is) and it messed up the posters computer. So don't say if its beta it won't hurt your computer, cause it can.

 

[Kingsly]

Someone had a problem - Bootcamp is not a perfect program, Apple even said it was Beta (not sure if it still is) and it messed up the posters computer. So don't say if its beta it won't hurt your computer, cause it can.

Im just surprised by all the, dare I say it, fear mongering thats going on concerning Bootcamp. People make it sound like it contains exactly 666 lines of code or something.
Some people had problems. Okay, I accept that its a beta program and thus may cause problems... but please, plenty of people have used BootCamp with great success as well.

 

[slooksterPSV]

Im just surprised by all the, dare I say it, fear mongering thats going on concerning Bootcamp. People make it sound like it contains exactly 666 lines of code or something.
Some people had problems. Okay, I accept that its a beta program and thus may cause problems... but please, plenty of people have used BootCamp with great success as well.

Here's the thing, not all hardware is built the same. Actually if you order two MacBooks from Apple, one may have an issue with a certain piece of software and the other, another. Computers aren't built perfectly, we all see that haha - look at Dell, $4+million to replace batteries. And its strange, but it happens a lot, that one computer will support a piece of software and another won't.

You never know when one computer has a Winbond component and the other another piece. Nothing is the same with hardware, one piece may have different code hardcoded into it - firmware - and the other another. That's what firmware updates are for. Anyways, sorry about the long post, hope that all helps. No computer is built the same exact way. Buy two computers from Apple, same kind, same config. everything, turn them on at the same time, see which boots up faster. See which does specint faster, etc. See they're both different. =D

 

[JoeKarame]

Another successful install for me on mine!

The only thing I had to fiddle around with was my mighty mouse - which didn't like being plugged into my MBP, but putting on my keyboard was fine (although it's a bloody useless mouse for XP - incredibly unresponsive compared to what it is like on OSX). Only other problem was some Bluetooth issues with my wireless keyboard - not working as it should (intermittent lock-outs).

However, the installation was very smooth, and smoother still is Half-Life 2 and Episode 1 which run brilliantly well on the thing.

Huge thumbs up from me!

 

[Kingsly]

Another successful install for me on mine!

The only thing I had to fiddle around with was my mighty mouse - which didn't like being plugged into my MBP, but putting on my keyboard was fine (although it's a bloody useless mouse for XP - incredibly unresponsive compared to what it is like on OSX). Only other problem was some Bluetooth issues with my wireless keyboard - not working as it should (intermittent lock-outs).

However, the installation was very smooth, and smoother still is Half-Life 2 and Episode 1 which run brilliantly well on the thing.

Huge thumbs up from me!

I rest my case.

Im just trying to point out the group of people (Considering 50% of new mac buyer's are new to it... I imagine a lot of them are probably using BootCamp) who are using BootCamp just fine.
Of COURSE there are going to be problems. Its a beta program.

Nobody ever goes on the news and says, "good news folks, nobody got killed today!"

I suppose its the same with BootCamp. these forums are filled with people that are having problems... but not very many people are like, "Alrighty, It totaly worked!"




caio

 

[atticus1178]

i have installed boot camp on nine different computers (two of mine, some for friends, some for work)

and i have never had any problems restoring anything, it is very easy, as mentioned above, you just have to delete the windows partition and viola, the boot discs work just fine