Installing Windows XP after Ubuntu on Mac Mini

[janod]

Hello,

I followed this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1671331 and tried to install Windows XP on Mac Mini with MacOS and Ubuntu being already installed.

I created new Hybrid MBR and proceeded with an install of XP. When installation finished I rebooted the computer and tried to boot XP from hard disk via refit. I however got error message "Disk Error - No system found".

Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

Jan

p.s. here is my GPT and MBR setup, XP is installed on the last partition (no. 8 in GPT and no. 2 in MBR)



*** Report for internal hard disk ***

Current GPT partition table:
# Start LBA End LBA Type
1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)
2 409640 31866919 Mac OS X HFS+
3 31872960 32917184 Basic Data
4 32917504 71979007 Basic Data
5 71979008 91510257 Linux Swap
6 91510258 130572757 Basic Data
7 130572758 521197757 Basic Data
8 521197758 625142414 Basic Data

Current MBR partition table:
# A Start LBA End LBA Type
1 1 521197757 ee EFI Protective
2 * 521197758 625142414 0c FAT32 (LBA)
3 625142415 625142447 0a Unknown

MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable

Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)

Partition at LBA 409640:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Mac OS X HFS+

Partition at LBA 31872960:
Boot Code: GRUB
File System: NTFS
Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Basic Data

Partition at LBA 32917504:
Boot Code: None
File System: ext4
Listed in GPT as partition 4, type Basic Data

Partition at LBA 71979008:
Boot Code: None
File System: Unknown
Listed in GPT as partition 5, type Linux Swap

Partition at LBA 91510258:
Boot Code: None
File System: ext4
Listed in GPT as partition 6, type Basic Data

Partition at LBA 130572758:
Boot Code: None
File System: ext4
Listed in GPT as partition 7, type Basic Data

Partition at LBA 521197758:
Boot Code: Windows NTLDR
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 8, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type 0c FAT32 (LBA), active

Partition at LBA 625142415:
Boot Code: None

[janod]

Hello,

I found that a partition where you plan to install XP must be at the end of hybrid MBR. I therefore moved XP partition to the end of my hybrid MBR but nevertheless I could not boot from it.

Then I found on some Microsoft web page that some installations of XP (especially OEM versions) simply won't boot on Mactel ... I therefore went for Win7 which works flawlessly.

Regards,
Jan