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Tri-boot achieved!!! I finally got it working thanks to this guy Install Process for Tri-boot MacBook Pro1.  Make 3 partitions (use Disk Utility 10.4)   - Mac OS X (EFI with Mac OS X Extended, Journaled partition).   - Linux partition - Unix partition type (will be reformatted by Ubuntu)   - Windows Partition - FAT32 (reformatted as NTFS later)*NOTE: a fourth partition is created for the EFI partition, this shows up as the first partition while installing your other operating systems. 2.  Install Mac3.  Install eRFIt4.  Install Windows XP SP2   - Format drive as NTFS   - Make sure it is the last partition (in this case, 4th).    - When you reboot, be sure to select the Windows drive, instead of the CD.     - Once done, install the Boot Camp drivers.  5.  Install Ubuntu   - Boot off of the Live CD   - Opt to use a manual partition scheme.  Select the 3rd partition, set to format it and have it  mount at root.    - Before you continue, back up your MBR.       - alt-F2 will open a command line then type:  dd if=dev/sda of=/tmp/sda.mbr bs=512 count=1   - Continue with the install process, Until step 7.  - Here, click on the “Advanced” button, and enter (hd0,2) for the boot loader install. This will install the boot loader only in the Linux partition.    - Start the install.   - When finished, restore the backed up MBR with this command:  dd if=/tmp/sda.mbr of=/dev/sdaThat process will let you tri-boot your Mac.

Tri-boot achieved!!! I finally got it working thanks to this guy

 Install Process for Tri-boot MacBook Pro
1. Make 3 partitions (use Disk Utility 10.4)
- Mac OS X (EFI with Mac OS X Extended, Journaled partition).
- Linux partition - Unix partition type (will be reformatted by Ubuntu)
- Windows Partition - FAT32 (reformatted as NTFS later)
*NOTE: a fourth partition is created for the EFI partition, this shows up as the first partition while installing your other operating systems.

2. Install Mac

3. Install eRFIt

4. Install Windows XP SP2
- Format drive as NTFS
- Make sure it is the last partition (in this case, 4th).
- When you reboot, be sure to select the Windows drive, instead of the CD.
- Once done, install the Boot Camp drivers.

5. Install Ubuntu
- Boot off of the Live CD
- Opt to use a manual partition scheme. Select the 3rd partition, set to format it and have it mount at root.
- Before you continue, back up your MBR.
- alt-F2 will open a command line then type: dd if=dev/sda of=/tmp/sda.mbr bs=512 count=1
- Continue with the install process, Until step 7.
- Here, click on the “Advanced” button, and enter (hd0,2) for the boot loader install. This will install the boot loader only in the Linux partition.
- Start the install.
- When finished, restore the backed up MBR with this command: dd if=/tmp/sda.mbr of=/dev/sda

That process will let you tri-boot your Mac.


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