Help! Stuck at "Select CD-Rom Boot Type"

[cpcarrot]

Right I have set up a windows partition on 3rd Hard Drive of my Mac Pro (400GB) with Boot camp assistant. Inserted my Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit disc and restarted. It boots from the CD OK (can hold down option and select the bootable volume fine) but the first thing that comes up is:

"1.

2.

Select CD-Rom Boot Type:_"

And pressing keys does absolutely nothing. It's looking like it is not recognizing my keyboard at this stage as pressing caps lock on and off does not illuminate the corresponding light.... Any suggestions? It's a USB keyboard plugged straight into the Mac so I have no clue what the problem is...

System spec:

Mac Pro 4x2.66 (bought September 2007)
9GB Ram
4 x 500GB Hard Drives
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Graphics (Upgraded) as main graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT in slot 4 (Original graphics card)

Running latest version of Leopard

Oh and using a USB keyboard plugged directly into Mac.

[cpcarrot]

I'm still stuck at this point! An update though:

I tried sticking in my Windows XP install disc and it seems to work fine (I can't actually install windows using it though because its the one from my Dell and I only have the OEM product key). It never shows up the:

"1.

2.

Select CD-Rom Boot Type:_"

Message and just goes straight to the windows installer. Once it is done initializing keyboard works fine. I'm guessing that the problem with the vista disc would probably be solved by simply getting past this screen and getting to the windows installer. But as it is not recognising the keyboard at this stage I have no way of progressing...

Anyone got any ideas?

[Iakov]

Same problem when I tried to install Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 on my new and gorgeous iMac. Many people have successfully installed Vista x64 on Intel Mac.

Read these or search '64-bit' on this forum - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6458196&#6458196


Also - http://jowie.com/post/2008/02/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type--prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx

[cpcarrot]

Thanks! This link:

http://jowie.com/post/2008/02/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type--prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx

Basically solved it for me.... Had to burn a new windows install disc but it now works. Got pretty much everything running now (video drivers, audio drivers and the like). Yey!

[Ant1-Hero]

this guide still confuses me, and im no noob to computers

can someone break it down a little clearer for me

[Iakov]

this guide still confuses me, and im no noob to computers

can someone break it down a little clearer for me


You're not the only one. This was the second time in my 13 years in IT to create a bootable NT-technology CD, and so I needed to brush up on that. The fact that most discussions about this topic dwell on .iso this, and .iso that, had me confused for a while because I didn't know what .iso had to do with anything. My solution is posted here:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?siteid=1&PostID=2731677

I am the last entry on the page at the moment.

[cpcarrot]

It's definitely not the most straightforward thing in the world but quite doable once you know where the problem lies. I was attacking it from completely the wrong direction as I thought that message was supposed to come up and it was just that my keyboard wasn't responding! How wrong was I!

OK step by step solution (note I did this on a windows PC using imgburn but you should be able to use the same methodology using alternative software)

1. Insert Windows Install disc into DVD drive
2. Using the build mode of imburn, go to the advanced tab, then bootable disc and then select your DVD drive in the extract boot image drop down list. Go ahead and extract the boot image and store it somewhere on your hard drive
3. Go to the information tab and add your DVD drive as the source file
4. Options tab, check that file system is ISO9660 + IDF and UDF revision is 1.02 (should be anyway by default)
5. Go to Advanced tab, sub tab Restrictions and further sub tab ISO9660: Set Folder / File length to Level X and tick the four check boxes at the bottom (allow more than 8 directory levels, Allow more than 255 characters in path, Allow files without Extensions, Don’t Add ‘;1’ Version number to Files. (Note it’s this bit that actually solves the problem the rest is effectively just duplicating the existing disc)
6. Move to the bootable disc tab: Click the tick box to make the image bootable, emulation type to “none (custom)” and the browse and select the boot image you previously extracted from the windows disc. Finally set Sectors to load to 4.
7. Click the big create iso button to create the bootable iso.
8. And use that iso to burn a new install disc.

And this disc works!

[hajime]

1. Insert Windows Install disc into DVD drive
2. Using the build mode of imburn, go to the advanced tab, then bootable disc and then select your DVD drive in the extract boot image drop down list. Go ahead and extract the boot image and store it somewhere on your hard drive
3. Go to the information tab and add your DVD drive as the source file


On Step.3, do you mean "add the extracted boot image file" as the source file? I cannot add DVD drive as the source file. Besides this, I followed the steps. When I tried to install Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my MBP, I got the "Couldn't find BootMGR" error. I tried to burn the image file three times with two different programs. I got the same error. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[res1233]

On Step.3, do you mean "add the extracted boot image file" as the source file? I cannot add DVD drive as the source file. Besides this, I followed the steps. When I tried to install Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my MBP, I got the "Couldn't find BootMGR" error. I tried to burn the image file three times with two different programs. I got the same error. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, first post. He meant folder lol. You need to add a folder as a source to add the disk, you cant do it by trying to add a file. The option should be one of those buttons :D

[Luke b]

Hi, I tried making a new iso with imgburn, and then burnt it with disk utility, however now it is saying error 5, the disk is not bootable.

Any idea why?

[jaharr03]

Hi, I tried making a new iso with imgburn, and then burnt it with disk utility, however now it is saying error 5, the disk is not bootable.

Any idea why?

Hey Luke. I had the same issue as you. I was able to solve the problem by using the method posted here: http://blog.aproductofsociety.org/?p=13

Note one of the first comments on the page as well as it has a slight correction in it.

This is much simpler then the other solution posted here, and more importantly the disc was actually bootable for me. Once you do that, you can follow the instructions here if need be for getting the 64 bit drivers: http://blog.andersonshatch.com/2009/01/11/windows-7-beta-1-x64-on-a-macbook-pro-guide/

[SnowLeopard2008]

I encountered this problem as well. Seems like it is a widespread bug with all 64-bit versions of Windows 7. This guide (http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html) helped me fix the problem. Note, that it is for Windows Server 2008 but it also works for Windows 7 ISOs.

[ZodiacfreaK]

Thanks so much SnowLeopard2008 you are a lifesaver! I have updated the guide slightly so it is less confusing to people. I also fixed a few typos that made his code not work. Good luck guys, this fixed my problem on my MBP.

How to make a Windows 7 64bit Mac Compatible DVD (http://mactyler.com/?p=59)

[stulaw]

Is there any way to do this on my mac? I don't have access to a windows machine right now.

[yashrg]

I'd like a mac solution too. I don't have access to a windows installation right now, so I'm debating whether to leave it be or install a compatible OS then do the steps mentioned above and reinstall.

[beatledud]

Come on...no mac solution yet? This is driving me nuts!!!

[apfhex]

Come on...no mac solution yet?
It might be possible to use Crossover, or use Parallels/Fusion (trials) to install Windows and either follow the ImgBurn or command line instructions, depending on if those can access the disc drive properly.

[hardwiredmac]

After reading through several posts including one where they said it couldn’t be done, here are the instructions for creating a vista64 disk that will allow you to install vista64 on your macbook.

Create a folder called exe on your c drive (i.e. c:\exe)

Download oscdimg.exe from here (http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html)

Put oscdimg.exe in the c:\exe folder

Create a folder called iso on your c drive (i.e. c:\iso)

Open your msdos prompt by typing “cmd” into the search box on your start menu (or simply choose command prompt from your accessories folder)

From the command prompt, navigate into the c:\exe folder where you stored oscdimg.exe (you can do this by typing cd.. then pressing <enter>, repeat this until you get to see the c:\ prompt. The type “cd exe” and press <enter>.

Finally type the following code and press <enter>.

oscdimg -n -m -bd:\boot\etfsboot.com d:\ c:\iso\vista64dvd.iso

This assumes that your vista dvd is in the d: drive. Your iso image, namely vista64dvd.iso (which is contained in the c:\iso\ folder) is then ready to be copied to a blank dvd using a programme like imageburn (http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download).

[MacRumorUser]

^ I did this in parallels the other day.

It does indeed work.

[ALUOp]

Just want to report that I had to do the same thing in order to install Win 7 x64.
The bug is still not fixed. Stupid M$.

[gugucom]

It will never be fixed because it would require a firmware update by Apple from EFI32 to EFI64. This is highly unlikely as past practise by Apple has shown. In this case we can only blame Apple and not MS. They are using the newest standard applicable since 2007. Apple have complied from November 2008 with all new released models going to EFI64. Unfortunately the EFI32 machines will always need Jowie's tweak to load Vista and Seven 64 versions.

Here is Jowie's tweak: :cool::cool::D

With all that information in hand, I went about recreating the .iso file to burn back to disk to see if simply setting checking the option in imgburn to not use the versioning scheme worked.
First thing you will want to do is extract the boot image off of the DVD created from the .iso downloaded from the beta site, you can access this while in "Build" mode.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img183.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

While that DVD you burned is still in the drive, and after you've extracted the boot image somewhere to your hard drive, click the button to browse for a folder to add the files from the DVD to the image. Just add the root of the drive, you should then have something that looks like this.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

On the Options tab, ensure the file system is selected as ISO9660 + UDF, and the UDF version is set to 1.02. These settings matched what the MS .iso file were set at, and is the only reason I chose them. Other settings may work, experiment if you like, rewritable DVDs are your friends.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

Now we get to the part where we configure the ISO9660 settings, on the Advanced tab, Restrictions subtab, then ISO9660 subtab, I set the Folder/File Name Length to Level X, and checked all the options toward the bottom of that pane.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

We're almost done, onward to the Bootable Disk tab. Check the option to make the image bootable, select None for emulation type, browse to the boot .ima file you extracted earlier, and set the sectors to load to 4(8 if you're building a Win7 DVD!).

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img147.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

That should do it! Create the new .iso file and then burn it to disk.

[toenexx]

It will never be fixed because it would require a firmware update by Apple from EFI32 to EFI64. This is highly unlikely as past practise by Apple has shown. In this case we can only blame Apple and not MS. They are using the newest standard applicable since 2007. Apple have complied from November 2008 with all new released models going to EFI64. Unfortunately the EFI32 machines will always need Jowie's tweak to load Vista and Seven 64 versions.

Here is Jowie's tweak: :cool::cool::D

With all that information in hand, I went about recreating the .iso file to burn back to disk to see if simply setting checking the option in imgburn to not use the versioning scheme worked.
First thing you will want to do is extract the boot image off of the DVD created from the .iso downloaded from the beta site, you can access this while in "Build" mode.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img183.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

While that DVD you burned is still in the drive, and after you've extracted the boot image somewhere to your hard drive, click the button to browse for a folder to add the files from the DVD to the image. Just add the root of the drive, you should then have something that looks like this.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

On the Options tab, ensure the file system is selected as ISO9660 + UDF, and the UDF version is set to 1.02. These settings matched what the MS .iso file were set at, and is the only reason I chose them. Other settings may work, experiment if you like, rewritable DVDs are your friends.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

Now we get to the part where we configure the ISO9660 settings, on the Advanced tab, Restrictions subtab, then ISO9660 subtab, I set the Folder/File Name Length to Level X, and checked all the options toward the bottom of that pane.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

We're almost done, onward to the Bootable Disk tab. Check the option to make the image bootable, select None for emulation type, browse to the boot .ima file you extracted earlier, and set the sectors to load to 4(8 if you're building a Win7 DVD!).

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img147.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

That should do it! Create the new .iso file and then burn it to disk.

I tried your method, word from word, and it doesn't work for me.

When I boot off from the new cd, I get an error that says:

"Cannot boot from CD - Code: 5"

[gugucom]

It is not from me but from Jowie. many people have reported that it works for them. It works for me as well. Naturally you need a PC or EFI64 Intel Mac.

[toenexx]

It is not from me but from Jowie. many people have reported that it works for them. It works for me as well. Naturally you need a PC or EFI64 Intel Mac.

Mmmm, my intel mac is from june 2007... how do u check wut efi it is?

[toenexx]

Mmmm, my intel mac is from june 2007... how do u check wut efi it is?

Nevermind, found it.

Enter this in terminal: ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi

Mine says EFI64....

[gugucom]

It is a bit abstract in the comments, particularly when it gets to the bit where he extracts the bootimage.ima. That has to work right to make the end result bootable. It sure is a bit confusing and I'm sure I could make a better tutorial on that, I just don't have the time. So experiment to find your mistake and it will eventually run.

[toenexx]

It is a bit abstract in the comments, particularly when it gets to the bit where he extracts the bootimage.ima. That has to work right to make the end result bootable. It sure is a bit confusing and I'm sure I could make a better tutorial on that, I just don't have the time. So experiment to find your mistake and it will eventually run.

It is ok. I am trying a new method located here:

http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html

I will let you guys know if it works.

[toenexx]

Ok I jus tried above method, and it doesn't work for me either.

When I boot off the win 7 disc, I just get a blinking cmd prompt cursor, and it jsut stays there and does nothing.

[cirobaja]

hey there...
i'm trying very hard to install windows 7 professional x64 in my mbp

i've did this cmd procedure(http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html), and it just worked in a vista computer.... don't know if the other one with xp has a bug or something, but i've used winrar to extract the files to the "dvd" folder, then ran the command prompt black magic words and it created the .iso all right....

or at least i tought it was all right, because now i can boot but i can't finish the installation. It asks for some "drive driver", just after the language and keyboard options (note: it seems to skip the select partition too), and i'm supposed to browse a folder on the drive or a usb flash drive with these drivers.. i've tried to copy the boot camp files into my flash memory, but none of the recognisable (\intel\chipset) drivers are installed... (note2:i can't eject the windows dvd because i've got no keyboard support..... and boot camp drivers are all inside the .exe setups, so the windows setup can't find them...)
is it possible that my mbp is too old for this? it's a 2007 macbook pro 17", core2duo 2,33 ghz... it says Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1 in the system profiler...
i don't know if this applies to me:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846
as i'm installing windows7 and i can boot from the dvd...

anyone had this problem too?

thanks...

[cirobaja]

well, i've found another discussion about this... apparently i just have to burn the dvd in slower speeds.... now i wish i had the image file with me... not in my parent's home..
anyway, if this doesn't work i'll be back....

thanks again...

[cirobaja]

ok, i'm looking stupid now... it doesn't works for me, recording even at 1x, 4x in +r or -rw disks... maybe i'll ask MSDNAA for a 32 bit copy....

[ChadK3]

Following the ImgBurner instructions didn't work for me. I found this blog post which did work: http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html

The instructions assume you downloaded an ISO from Microsoft - not that you have a DVD in your drive. Here's how I used the same technique to create a new image from the DVD (creating the 3 folders it talks about is totally unnessesary):

oscdimg -n -m -bh:\boot\etfsboot.com h:\ c:\windows7.iso

In this case, the DVD drive letter is "h:". When the command finishes, you'll have a Windows7.iso file that you can use ImgBurner to burn back to a DVD. Windows 7 installed fine from that new image where it had failed with all of the other techniques.

[cirobaja]

yeah, the imgburn didn't worked as well, but i've figured out that it was because my .iso downloaded from msdnaa was corrupted... i just realized that because it was 700mb, and in a forum it said it was suposed to be about 3 Gb...as a academic user i couldn't download it again, so i requested another one, in portuguese-brazil, and this time it was correct size, typed the oscdimg commands and it worked all right...
then to install the drivers i've used a bootcamp 3.0 downloaded somewhere, executed the bootcamp.msi by the cmd, and it is all working fine...

thanks!!

[jwheels10]

Nevermind, found it.

Enter this in terminal: ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi

Mine says EFI64....

I have vista 32 loaded via bootcamp and want to replace with 64. I just completed this EFI check. My macbookpro says EFI32. Can I run vista 64?

[Artmuzz]

I have this problem too. I don't think the "Select CD-Rom Boot Type" problem is anything to do with my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 disc as it installed perfectly well on my MacBook Pro. I only get this problem when trying to install on my iMac.

So I think this is an issue with pre2008 iMac.


Art

[gugucom]

I have this problem too. I don't think the "Select CD-Rom Boot Type" problem is anything to do with my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 disc as it installed perfectly well on my MacBook Pro. I only get this problem when trying to install on my iMac.

So I think this is an issue with pre2008 iMac.


Art


It is a firmware issue!!! Your newer machine has EFI64 and your older machine EFI32. Use the EFI64 machine to do the work around.

[Artmuzz]

It is a firmware issue!!! Your newer machine has EFI64 and your older machine EFI32. Use the EFI64 machine to do the work around.

Thanks for the reply. I have tried to do the work around but to no avail:(

I tried this method on this link http://sergiomcfly.blogspot.com/2008/04/select-cd-rom-boot-type-when-installing.html I made three folders (windows7exe, windows7iso and windows7dvd) in c:/ and extracted the windows 7 image file in the the windows7iso folder and place the supplied exe file into windows7exe folder I then went to "Run" then typed in CMD which opened a MS_DOS window and I typed in that command but I get an error every time:(

Please help:confused:

Art

[Artmuzz]

Ok, The oscdimg method doesn't work for me as I get errors on the MS-DOS command prompt but I found another different method here that works... http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/24/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type-prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx

This method really works:) And I now have a Windows 7 64bit disc that will actually install on my older 2006/2007 macs:) I also found a fix for the dreaded "Bootcamp64 doesn't support this model" issue when trying to install the Bootcamp Drivers on Windows 7:)

Art

[gugucom]

Ok, The oscdimg method doesn't work for me as I get errors on the MS-DOS command prompt but I found another different method here that works... http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/24/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type-prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx

This method really works:) And I now have a Windows 7 64bit disc that will actually install on my older 2006/2007 macs:) I also found a fix for the dreaded "Bootcamp64 doesn't support this model" issue when trying to install the Bootcamp Drivers on Windows 7:)

Art

compare post #21 for jowie

Welcome to the Bootcamp fighters! ;) :D

[JP89Hornet]

So I'm just getting this error for the first time... I thought I needed to go though bootcamp assistant again, so I deleted my windows partition. Is there a way to do this without installing xp to run imgburn? Also I do not have the ISO... just the DVD from my university.

[lookatbowen]

I have the same error and understand the problem, but my problem is more basic. I want to eject my Windows 7 64bit cdrom out of the iMac, but have not been able to do it.

Is there a way?

What has not worked so far:


Pressing D on start-up - (meant to bypass the cdrom and load hard disk).
Pressed either mouse button on boot up.
No keyboard key presses seem to work.
Held the power button in for 10 seconds in the hope I see some sort of menu or boot up screen (Nothing)
Tweezers are too large to fit in the front of the CD drive.


I am shortly going to try and open my iMac up to extract the CD myself, but was wondering if there are any other solutions. :confused:

[niZmo]

I have the same error and understand the problem, but my problem is more basic. I want to eject my Windows 7 64bit cdrom out of the iMac, but have not been able to do it.

Is there a way?

What has not worked so far:


Pressing D on start-up - (meant to bypass the cdrom and load hard disk).
Pressed either mouse button on boot up.
No keyboard key presses seem to work.
Held the power button in for 10 seconds in the hope I see some sort of menu or boot up screen (Nothing)
Tweezers are too large to fit in the front of the CD drive.


I am shortly going to try and open my iMac up to extract the CD myself, but was wondering if there are any other solutions. :confused:

Lol try holding down f12 on boot up when you hear the chime. Worked for me yesterday getting a disk out of my mac pro.

[niZmo]

I have been trying to install W7 and finally got it. It is different depending on what hardware you have. I am running on an 2007 Mac Pro Quad-Core, and I am installing windows 7 Ultimate on its own internal HDD in bay 3.

The first problem I was encountering when trying to install Windows 7 was this...

"1.

2.

Select CD-Rom Boot Type:_"

To solve this problem you have to use ImgBurn and follow this tutorial by Jowie (www.jowie.com). Unfortunaly yes you will have to use windows to make a bootable windows CD.

With all that information in hand, I went about recreating the .iso file to burn back to disk to see if simply setting checking the option in imgburn to not use the versioning scheme worked.
First thing you will want to do is extract the boot image off of the DVD created from the .iso downloaded from the beta site, you can access this while in "Build" mode.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img183.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

While that DVD you burned is still in the drive, and after you've extracted the boot image somewhere to your hard drive, click the button right above to delete button to browse for a folder to add the files from the DVD to the image. Just add the root of the drive, you should then have something that looks like this.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

On the Options tab, ensure the file system is selected as ISO9660 + UDF, and the UDF version is set to 1.02. These settings matched what the MS .iso file were set at, and is the only reason I chose them. Other settings may work, experiment if you like, rewritable DVDs are your friends.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

Now we get to the part where we configure the ISO9660 settings, on the Advanced tab, Restrictions subtab, then ISO9660 subtab, I set the Folder/File Name Length to Level X, and checked all the options toward the bottom of that pane.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

We're almost done, onward to the Bootable Disk tab. Check the option to make the image bootable, select None for emulation type, browse to the boot .ima file you extracted earlier, and set the sectors to load to 4(8 if you're building a Win7 DVD!).

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9875/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png (http://img147.imageshack.us/i/bildschirmfoto20090920u.png/)

That should do it! Create the new .iso file and then burn it to disk.

Now that I had my DVD bootable, I tried to install W7 but got the error "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style." To fix this problem I had to go back to OSX and go to Disk Utility.

I chose my bay 3 HDD and went to the Partition tab. In here you want to select One Partition, MS-DOS format. Then Click the Options button and choose MBR. (only use MBR if you are installing W7 on its own HDD with 1 partition. Apple specifically requires all drives for Intel machines to use GUID. If you split partition you hard drive using MBR you will run into problems.)

That was it for me. From there Windows 7 installed flawlessly. Except I had no sound.

To enable sound I explored the Snow Leopard DVD and went to Boot Camp>Drivers>IDTSigmaTel, and right clicked to open properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and check off "Run this program in compatibility mode for:". Now choose Vista x64 or Vista x32 depending on what you are running. Go install the file and your sound will be working but will be very low. I don't know if there is a work around for this problem until the new boot camp comes out.

[LOZER]

Ok, The oscdimg method doesn't work for me as I get errors on the MS-DOS command prompt but I found another different method here that works... http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/24/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type-prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx

This method really works:) And I now have a Windows 7 64bit disc that will actually install on my older 2006/2007 macs:) I also found a fix for the dreaded "Bootcamp64 doesn't support this model" issue when trying to install the Bootcamp Drivers on Windows 7:)

Art
Jowie Post worked great for me! Thanks! I have a 2007 Mac Pro 1,1 2.66Ghz 32EFI and it worked great. I got the $30 student Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. So, if any Mac Pros are out there like mine, this works! http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/24/Select-CD-ROM-Boot-Type-prompt-while-trying-to-boot-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspxThanks again to everyone!:D

[apfhex]

I should have realized this but I thought the problem only existed with burned ISOs of Windows x64, but since it's caused by the 32-bit EFI on older Intel Macs, it happens with any 64-bit install of Vista or 7. I've been running RC1 up 'till now but went to install Home Premium retail last night and got the same error. Unfortunately I'd already erased my Boot Camp partition so I had to install Windows in a VM in order to make a new disc with Imgburn :o, which luckily was fairly painless aside from a lot of waiting. As with the RC, manually executing BootCamp64.msi with admin privileges from the Snow Leopard DVD worked great.

And to quote myself from earlier,
It might be possible to use Crossover, or use Parallels/Fusion (trials) to install Windows and either follow the ImgBurn or command line instructions, depending on if those can access the disc drive properly.
Imgburn will install in Crossover but can't access the DVD drive. Using VMWare Fusion however was very easy and worked automagically.

[sabertooth2010]

Hey, can anyone please advise if this still happen after bootcamp upgrade to 3.1? Thanks

[chrfr]

Hey, can anyone please advise if this still happen after bootcamp upgrade to 3.1? Thanks
The bootcamp update happens after you get Windows installed so this will not have any effect.

[sabertooth2010]

Chrfr thanks for reply. Is there anywhere I can download a clean single full install Windows 7 rather than going through all the hassles as mentioned above?

[garyd]

The quickest way to get a usable image is with oscdimg.exe from an already working Windows installation. Assuming D is your DVD-ROM, enter your 64-bit Windows 7 disc and type the following from a command prompt:

oscdimg.exe -n -m -bd:\boot\etfsboot.com d:\ win7x64.iso

Burn the resulting ISO and and Bob's your uncle. oscdimg.exe is a premastering tool from Microsoft part of the Automated Installation Kit for Vista and other packages but also available by itself via your favorite search engine.

-Gary

[CelestialAvatar]

I have a 2007 MacPro and I tried the instructions posted here to create a bootable Windows 7 64-bit install disc. I followed the instructions to the letter and it did not work for me. I tried again, but this time I forgot to set "Sectors to Load" to '4', I accidentally left it at '8' and the disc that I created worked beautifully.

Also, the new version of ImgBurn has 5 check boxes at the bottom of the Advanced - Restrictions - ISO9660 tab, I left the one not mentioned in the instructions unchecked.

[0ra1]

I have to original Windows 7 Home premium X64 and it wont boot? it say select cd-rom boot type?
cant type enything no mather what? eny help? i spent money buying a genuin version of windows and want to install it wiht boot camp

[sbibiz]

The quickest way to get a usable image is with oscdimg.exe from an already working Windows installation. Assuming D is your DVD-ROM, enter your 64-bit Windows 7 disc and type the following from a command prompt:

oscdimg.exe -n -m -bd:\boot\etfsboot.com d:\ win7x64.iso

Burn the resulting ISO and and Bob's your uncle. oscdimg.exe is a premastering tool from Microsoft part of the Automated Installation Kit for Vista and other packages but also available by itself via your favorite search engine.

-Gary

Hi everybody. This worked for me but i have a question:

are there any risks of using the oscdimg.exe found in that website?

am i creating any vulnerability to my sistem using that file?

Thanks in advance.

Bye

[sbibiz]

up :confused:

[Jimmetry]

Bumping... this is absurd. Not everyone has a Windows machine lying around. Surely there's a way to do it from a Mac.

[balamw]

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Bumping... this is absurd. Not everyone has a Windows machine lying around. Surely there's a way to do it from a Mac.

Sure you do. Install your copy of Windows in a VM and don't activate it and you have a PC.

B

[Toddsta]

B - I tried what was suggested, making an ISO of my Windows 7 64 bit disk - but got an error in the command prompt.

For oscdimg.exe to work, does your dvd drive have to be letter "D?" I have mine set to "L"

Here's the error I got:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/tomwalace123/oscdimgerror.jpg

What do I do??? Notice they say cannot open boot sector in 'D'.... even though I entered the dvd drive location as 'L'

Thanks.

[balamw]

What do I do??? Notice they say cannot open boot sector in 'D'.... even though I entered the dvd drive location as 'L'


You missed one

oscdimg -n -m -bd:\boot\etfsboot.com l:\ win7x64.iso

B

[Toddsta]

Thanks B ! :-)

I replaced that 'd' with an 'l' and it did something... it's supposed to copy the iso so that I can burn it on a disk.. but where would it have copied it so I can burn the ISO to a dvd ??

Now, I'm faced with this.... what do I do now??

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/tomwalace123/oscdimgmessage1.jpg

Yeah, that's right... I'm a newbie...haha.

Thanks.

[balamw]

where would it have copied it so I can burn the ISO to a dvd ??

It should have gone to win7x64.iso as you asked it to.

If that screenshot is the output of the command it still didn't work.

B

[Toddsta]

Where do I find win764.iso?? I don't get it.,.,. sorry about my ignorance here. I'm basically following the instructions, but I haven't a clue as to what this string of text even means.... but once I find it, I burn it to disk and then install it after I make my Bootcamp partition, right?

Any idea where the command put the file?

The picture I posted after I executed the string of text, almost makes it look like I need to select one of the options (somehow) that they have listed??

[dragonseth07]

So, I realize this thread is a little old, but my problem is an extension of this. I ran into all of these, and have used the fixes here to get around it. I have reburned a copy of the Windows 7 Ultimate x64 disk, just like prescribed. However, I have a new problem: my computer is rejecting the disk. Any time I put the disk into my drive, from Mac or Windows, it is ejected. Because of this, I can't install off of it. The disk reads fine on the machine I burned it on (my burner is busticated). I ran into this before when my friend burned me one of his free installs of Windows 7 x64. My computer just won't take it. What is the problem? Is there a fix? Is getting it on this computer hopeless?

[kaywan]

After encountering the Select CD-Rom Boot Type freeze screen on boot when first trying to install Win7 Professional Upgrade, I followed this thread and checked other resources to successfully install Win7-64. Plus, even though I own full versions of former versions of Windows, as Lion does not support these, I was even able to activate the upgrade without having to install the other versions.

I mostly followed the directions in post #43. I used the most recent version of IMGBurn, which although it looks very different on startup from the images in this thread, it was easy enough to find my way to the right dialogue boxes. Although there were extra options, I did not check any more options than those recommended in #43, except include system files and include hidden files in the Options. I checked these because it was recommended on a another forum/article. I set sectors to load to 8. When prompted, I overrode the recommended volume name, naming it CD_ROM instead. This helped another user solve a similar boot issue as reported elsewhere. I then burned the disc inside of Windows XP via VMWare using IMGBurn at 8x speed. This worked beautifully.

Although this strategy worked, the one I had tried before failed, yielding the code 5 error on boot. I used a sectors to load value of 4 for that time (as this worked for another user as per post #50). I had not set the build to include system and hidden files; I let IMGBurn name the volume for me; and I burned it with Apple's Disk Utility at 8x speed. Again, this failed.

Whether my successful burn took more steps than necessary I have to wonder. Maybe changing the sectors to load to 8 was all that was needed. But if you own a similar MacBook Pro, I would recommend the settings I used and more than one blank DVD just in case.

BTW, I was able to activate the Windows7 upgrade using this simple strategy at: http://blog.noldorin.com/2011/05/installing-windows-7-from-an-upgrade-disk/

Also, bootcamp drivers that Lion downloads will not install unless the msi file is troubleshooted and run as administrator. Details can be found via a web search.

Now I can explore SWTOR without the lag I was experiencing in XP on VMWare. Yoo hoo!!