Re: Installing NetBSD 6.5.1 on a Macbook Pro 1,1 in a dual boot configuration

[Patrick Pritchard <outside%d26.net@localhost>]

On Nov 1, 2015, at 19:43, Greg Troxel <gdt%ir.bbn.com@localhost> wrote:
> There are multiple stages of boot.  The first sector usually has some
> sort of "MBR" bootblock, and then the secondary blocks that you
> installed and then /boot.   So you may need gpt biosboot.

Happy to report that i have finally managed to get a dual boot setup working with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and NetBSD 6.1.5.  As I type this I am low-level formatting my HD to try the process again, to ensure I can recreate the steps, but I believe I can get it to work a second time as well.  Following this, I’ll update the appropriate wiki page on netbsd.org; the current one is outdated and has some gaps, especially in explaining the “how and why”.

In the end I was able to use the regular MBR boot, i.e. not gpt biosboot, without any issues!

Cheers.