Dual Boot hackintosh / Windows / Linux

[scientificharmony]

Hows it going troops?

 

I have ventura installed on my hackintosh and want to add a dual boot of windows.

 

Can someone please advise how this is done?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks

Chris

Edited January 21, 2024 by scientificharmony

[MaLd0n]

https://www.olarila.com/topic/24542-opencore-no-acpi-how-to-use-this-fork/

[scientificharmony]

HI m8

 

Can I also dual boot with Linux on same drive?

 

I noticed the EnableForAll button is not available on booter tab or ACPI tab

[MaLd0n]

2a) Download OpenCore Configurator by mackie100 HERE

 

2b) Go to OpenCore Configurator Preferences and change Fork to MOD and Configuration Properties to your OpenCore version

[scientificharmony]

1 minute ago, MaLd0n said:

2a) Download OpenCore Configurator by mackie100 HERE

 

2b) Go to OpenCore Configurator Preferences and change Fork to MOD and Configuration Properties to your OpenCore version

Hey bud

I done this. I changed fork to mod and didnt see the enableforall tick box.

 

Additionally, when I downloaded the necessary file there was no tools folder in the download.

[scientificharmony]

hey Bud

 

I installed linux and done everything you said so far.  this is the problem.

 

an EFI was created on the second drive - this contained ubuntu boot loader etc.

I also have the existing EFi for Mac on the first drive. The new fork open core.

 

I can boot to what ever one I tell the bios to select. But....I cannot see linux in open core boot menu

 

I see the following files in the ubuntu EFI folder 

BOOT> BOOTX64.EFI, fbx64.efi, mmx64.efi

unbuntu> BOOTX64.CSV, grub.cfg, grubx64.efi, mmx64.efi, shimx64.efi

 

I have moved the ubuntu efi to my Mac desktop and deleted the EFI folder from the second drive

 

I still have my original EFI folder in tact with the new fork open core loader which allows me to boot to ventura 

 

How do I tell open core to also see unbuntu on boot menu?

 

Thanks

 

 

Edited January 21, 2024 by scientificharmony

[scientificharmony]

Morning bud.

 

Linux is installed on second partition. I cannot access it. 

I have the EFI files for linux on my desk.

I have not changed the open core EFI yet. 

on the screenshot attached, the right folder is the ubuntu EFI and the left folder is the Opencore EFI which allows me to boot to MacOs.

How do I amend the open core EFi so that it detects linux?

 

Thanks Dan

Screenshot 2024-01-22 at 09.54.48.zip

[MaLd0n]

Drivers

Added OpenLinuxBoot.efi, OC-native Linux autodetect and boot plugin, implementing OC_BOOT_ENTRY_PROTOCOL to allow direct detection and booting of Linux distributions from OpenCore without chaining via GRUB

Added ext4_x64.efi, open source EXT4 file system driver required for booting with OpenLinuxBoot from the file system most commonly used with Linux.

Added btrfs_x64.efi, open source BTFRS file system driver required for booting with OpenLinuxBoot from a file system which is now quite commonly used with Linux.

[scientificharmony]

is this it?

 

https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/349838-guide-using-openlinuxboot-to-easily-boot-linux-from-opencore/

I don't understand what you mean Dan

 

Where do I get those files you mention and where do I add them?

[MaLd0n]

Here 

btrfs_x64.efi
ext4_x64.efi
OpenLinuxBoot.efi

 

[scientificharmony]

I downloaded this pack. https://tinyurl.com/2p9bw3th

 

and it doesn't contain those files.

[MaLd0n]

https://github.com/acidanthera/OcBinaryData

[scientificharmony]

click on the link you sent me... have a look. it doesn't contain all files

 

no openlinuxboot.efi

[MaLd0n]

4 minutes ago, scientificharmony said:

no openlinuxboot.efi

This driver is from Opencore. 

https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/releases

[scientificharmony]

I sent you an email to your Gmail with images of my boot

 

I have all files copied now and it doesn't  see nobara linux 

[scientificharmony]

Can you tell me the proper procedure to install Linux whether on sane drive or second drive?

 

 

[MaLd0n]

I just installed in my notebook and after connected on my desktop with drivers load. Only it. I dont use Linux btw but i have one installed.

[scientificharmony]

If only these steps work!

 

OpenCore now includes a driver OpenLinuxBoot.efi which should make dualbooting with Linux much easier.

The steps to using it are:

1. Install Linux as you normally would e.g. by booting from an .iso image burnt to a removable USB drive - OpenLinuxBoot.efi is not involved in this stage
2. Add OpenLinuxBoot.efi and ext4_x64.efi to your config.plist Drivers section
3. Make sure RequestBootVarRouting and LauncherOption are enabled in config.plist; it is also recommended to enable HideAuxiliary in order to hide older Linux kernels except when you need to see them (which you would do by pressing SPACE to show auxiliary entries in the OpenCore boot menu)
4. Reboot into OpenCore, installed Linux should now just appear
5. Never use Grub again

I think its the install process of Linux that's messing it up. I want to install nabora Linux. It asks for an efi to be selected. I created a partition for efi and set it to fat32, mounted at boot/efi with boot,grub boot as flags. 

 

I'm not sure if that's right. 

[MaLd0n]

I'll try this distro soon.

[scientificharmony]

Thanks Dan

 

See if you can get it working. 

Maybe send me the steps?

[scientificharmony]

Morning Dan

 

I also tried to install windows 11 as dual boot this morning and I got a blue screen. ACPI BIOS Error.

I think this has to do with secure boot being set to Other OS.

If I set this to Windows, then MacOs wont boot, no?

So how does the new fork work?

1. Enable windows OS for secure boot

2.install windows on new partition on other m2 drive.

3. reboot and change secure boot to other OS, boot to macOS from new fork EFI on usb stick

4. copy EFI from USB stick to EFI on MacOS

 

Thats how i think its done?

 

Id rather run Nabora linux on a dual boot over windows to be honest.

 

Thanks

Chris

Edited January 23, 2024 by scientificharmony

[MaLd0n]

Use this fork and avoid many problems

https://www.olarila.com/topic/24542-opencore-no-acpi-how-to-use-this-fork/

[scientificharmony]

Dan,

 

I followed your steps but it is not very clear.

 

You do not specify when and where to put the new EFI files.

Perhaps add some steps to the process?

 

Example.

 

Step 5

Make partition on macOS for dual boot

install linux/windows

Step 6

replace EFI folders with new fork etc etc etc

 

 

 

[scientificharmony]

I was able to get a successful pop os linux installed. I now have the following listed on opencore boot menu

Macos 

Other os (linux)

Efi boot

Efi boot

 

How do I get rid of those 2 efi boot entries ?