Boot Camp 2.0: Video issues with Windows Vista or XP
Issue or symptom
External displays are detected using Microsoft Windows Vista but may display a black screen. Or, other video issues may occur when using Windows Vista or XP via Boot Camp 2.0.
Products affected
Intel-based Mac that uses NVidia graphics
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Boot Camp 2.0
From Apple knowledgebase number 306891
Posted: November 5, 2007 3:49 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Mac Leopard OS, Windows
From Apple knowledgebase article # 306882
Mac OS X 10.5, Boot Camp: Windows Vista "Problem Reports and Solutions" indicates compatibility issues before Boot Camp drivers installation
Issue or symptom
Prior to the installation of Boot Camp drivers for Windows (from the Leopard Install DVD), Windows Vista may indicate that there are some compatibility issues: The following may be reported from "Problem Reports and Solutions > Information about other Problems."
"Problem caused by advanced Configuration and Power Interface"
"Download and install the driver for Apple Performance Counters"
"Windows Vista does not support Built–in iSight"
Click link below for more information:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306882
Posted: November 5, 2007 3:21 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Boot Camp, Mac Leopard OS, Windows Vista
Excerpt from Apple Knowledge base article # 306580
Intel-based Mac: Startup issues after using unsupported version of Windows installer via Boot Camp
Issue or symptom
An Intel-based Mac may not be able to start up after attempting to install an unsupported version of Microsoft Windows XP via Boot Camp. In this situation, your Intel-based Mac may not be able to start from Mac OS X even if you hold the Option key during startup, and the hard disk may not be accessible in FireWire Target Disk Mode.
Products affected
Boot Camp
Intel-based Macs
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or earlier
Click link below for more information:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306580
Posted: November 5, 2007 3:05 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Boot Camp, Dual Boot, Mac Leopard OS
Why did Boot Camp Beta expire?
As indicated in the license agreement for Boot Camp Beta, the Boot Camp Beta program expires when Mac OS 10.5 Leopard becomes available publicly in October, 2007.
See the link below for more inforamtion from Apple's knowledgebase;
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306583
Posted: November 5, 2007 2:02 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Mac OS, Windows on Mac
Installing Leopard "cleanly" did not upgrade BootCamp to v2
Annoying. I would think that the installer would be "smart enough".
Boot Camp 1.2 was a beta that should have "timed out" (expired)
on the day that Leopaerd was released, but my laptop will still boot to Windows.
rEFIt is a 3rd party utility that interrupts the startup sequaence and allows the user to shoose what OS to startup to.
Installing rEFIt v.10 has caused a bit of instability. The Mac always boots, but
sometimes you see the rEFIt screen and sometimes you do not.
Its behavior also does not mimic what used to happen.
What used to be:
The mac would startup to O/S that it last started up to unless told to do otherwise.
My experience with the new refit and Leopard has been that the mac will always startup to the mac even though I booted to windows in the previous bootup.
I wonder if the behavior is related to the "timed out" Boot Camp v1.2.
This entry is also noted for further testing.
Posted: November 3, 2007 6:38 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Dual Boot, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, rEFIt
