I could even boot off the partition when holding down the Option key, and selecting the Windows partition. The install went very cleanly, and installed on the second partition without a problem. It installed without a problem, and I was ready to start the next step. I formatted each partition accordingly, and began the Mac install. That was my first mistake, but I wouldn't figure it out until after the first day. It was easy, having Mac, then Windows, then Linux. I started with partitioning the system with Disk Utility. This also includes having an easy navigation system between the operating systems without holding a key down.īecause the Mac can run these operating systems, it should just be a matter of installing each operating system on a partition, and go! Right? I wanted to set up a lab that can use Windows, Linux, and Macintosh all on one machine (ideally on a MacBook Pro for portability). Here is the situation, the problems I ran into, and the final solution. Finally, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time today, I can claim success. This process was very time consuming, taking a week to work out the problems. But in order to use it properly, we would need to have it tri-boot Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Because of the requirements, there is only one computer system that we could use: the Mac. That's because I have been embarked on a very ambitious goal: To redesign a lab to support Windows, Mac, Linux, CCNA, etc., but use only one set of hardware.

Tri-Boot Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Ubuntu: Success!įor the past week I have been pretty silent, no posts at all.

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