Bootcamp, issues, partitioning and the works

Alright, heres my story
I did bootcamp properly, installed xp the works.
Quit using it and got ride of it. I didn't remove it right, not sure what i did but the partitioning was off or something. This was 2 years so im kind of vague.
Now i want to play rappelz and im in a pickle i get errors like in bootcamp, it tells me to use diskutility. So I do. but it doesn't go. It gets stuck on maping partitinoing. When I reboot the computer, it has been like this since removing the windows xp. I have to hold alt and boot from the mac side or it will just try to boot the mac. I don't know should I just reformat the whole computer. Or is there a way to "salvage it".
Thanks,

codman1004 wrote:
Thanks
When I go into bc assistent, and it wants to set up a new partition. I don't see a windows partition on my desktop or in disk utility.
When? After you partition it while your in BC Assistant? This is before you install XP? Your looking for the old partition? Sorry about all the questions just need to know the error your getting.
BCAssistant should be the one to set the partition if your installing Windows. Doing it first in Disk Utility doesn't seem to work very well it seems.
First off, look in Disk Utility and see if you have more then one Partition and the capacity ALL shows up on the one, say if it's a 500 gig drive your partition should show about 499 +- gigs for your capacity.
If BCA did it right and you canceled the install you should now have two partitions, the second one should be named BootCamp. If you look in Disk Utility it should show up as two partitions, yours (Mac) and an empty one at whatever size you made it. Make sure the Finder/Finder Preferences/General "Show these items on the desktop:" and the "Hard Disks" is checked to see it on your desktop.
With the XP disk in the computer, BCAssistant will partition it the size you want it (Don't worry about the format yet, Fat 32 if you want) and then it will ask if you want to down load the drivers or if you have the disk and then it will reboot and Windows will start the installer and the Windows installer HAS to be the one to format it the way you want it.

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First of all, open  > About this Mac, and check Version. If it's 10.5 or 10.6, insert the Mac OS X DVD of the version you are using and press C key while your Mac is starting. If it's 10.7 or 10.8, press Command and R keys while your Mac is starting. After doing this:
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DB connect problem,Disp+Work.exe dies and the work processes die on startup

Dear Experts,
I am getting the error on SAP startup,Disp+Work.exe dies and the work processes die on startup.
I found below error in my DEV_W0 trace as below
*failed to establish conn to np:(local).*
*C Retrying without protocol specifier: (local)*
*C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.*
*C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.*
*C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']*
*C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.*
*C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]*
But i could see the user 'pec' is availble in my database users list with db_owner , public permissions also been assigned to it.
However When trying to delete a user on SQL server 2000, we recieve the message "You cannot drop the selected login ID because that login ID owns objects in one or more databases.".
Please refer the below work process trace and please suggest the possible solution..
trc file: "dev_w0", trc level: 1, release: "640"
ACTIVE TRACE LEVEL           1
ACTIVE TRACE COMPONENTS      all, M
B
B Sat Feb 14 15:10:21 2009
B create_con (con_name=R/3)
B Loading DB library 'E:\usr\sap\PEC\SYS\exe\run\dbmssslib.dll' ...
B Library 'E:\usr\sap\PEC\SYS\exe\run\dbmssslib.dll' loaded
B Version of 'E:\usr\sap\PEC\SYS\exe\run\dbmssslib.dll' is "640.00", patchlevel (0.195)
B New connection 0 created
M sysno      00
M sid        PEC
M systemid   560 (PC with Windows NT)
M relno      6400
M patchlevel 0
M patchno    196
M intno      20020600
M make:      multithreaded, Unicode
M pid        3844
M
M ***LOG Q0Q=> tskh_init, WPStart (Workproc 0 3844) [dpxxdisp.c   1162]
I MtxInit: -2 0 0
M DpSysAdmExtCreate: ABAP is active
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(wp_adm)          21120     (1320)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(tm_adm)          29558776     (14772)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(wp_ca_adm)          24000     (80)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(appc_ca_adm)     8000     (80)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(comm_adm)          1160000     (580)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(vmc_adm)          0     (424)
M DpShMCreate: sizeof(wall_adm)          (384056/329560/64/184)
M DpShMCreate: SHM_DP_ADM_KEY          (addr: 07800040, size: 31492672)
M DpShMCreate: allocated sys_adm at 07800040
M DpShMCreate: allocated wp_adm at 07801B88
M DpShMCreate: allocated tm_adm_list at 07806E08
M DpShMCreate: allocated tm_adm at 07806E30
M DpShMCreate: allocated wp_ca_adm at 09437628
M DpShMCreate: allocated appc_ca_adm at 0943D3E8
M DpShMCreate: allocated comm_adm_list at 0943F328
M DpShMCreate: allocated comm_adm at 0943F340
M DpShMCreate: allocated vmc_adm_list at 0955A680
M DpShMCreate: system runs without vmc_adm
M DpShMCreate: allocated ca_info at 0955A6A8
M DpShMCreate: allocated wall_adm at 0955A6B0
X EmInit: MmSetImplementation( 2 ).
X <ES> client 0 initializing ....
X Using implementation flat
M <EsNT> Memory Reset disabled as NT default
X ES initialized.
M
M Sat Feb 14 15:10:22 2009
M calling db_connect ...
C Thread ID:3868
C Thank You for using the SLOLEDB-interface
C Using dynamic link library 'E:\usr\sap\PEC\SYS\exe\run\dbmssslib.dll'
C dbmssslib.dll patch info
C    patchlevel   0
C    patchno      195
C    patchcomment DBCON: database names must not start with digits (1078650)
C np:(local) connection used on CAMBSVR15
C CopyLocalParameters: dbuser is 'pec'
C
C Sat Feb 14 15:10:23 2009
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C OpenOledbConnection: MARS property was not set.
C
C Sat Feb 14 15:10:26 2009
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C failed to establish conn to np:(local).
C Retrying without protocol specifier: (local)
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C Provider SQLNCLI could not be initialized. See note #734034 for more information.
C Using provider SQLOLEDB instead.
C ExecuteAndFlush return code: 0x80040e14 Stmt: [if user_name() != 'pec' setuser 'pec']
C sloledb.cpp [ExecuteAndFlush,line 5989]: Error/Message: (err 4604, sev 0), There is no such user or group 'pec'.
C Procname: [ExecuteAndFlush - no proc]
C setuser 'pec' failed -- connect terminated
C failed to establish conn. 0
B ***LOG BY2=> sql error 0      performing CON [dbsh#3 @ 1204] [dbsh    1204 ]
B ***LOG BY0=> <message text not available> [dbsh#3 @ 1204] [dbsh    1204 ]
B ***LOG BY2=> sql error 0      performing CON [dblink#3 @ 428] [dblink 0428 ]
B ***LOG BY0=> <message text not available> [dblink#3 @ 428] [dblink 0428 ]
M ***LOG R19=> tskh_init, db_connect ( DB-Connect 000256) [thxxhead.c   1280]
M in_ThErrHandle: 1
M *** ERROR => tskh_init: db_connect (step 1, th_errno 13, action 3, level 1) [thxxhead.c   9621]
M
M Info for wp 0
M
M    stat = 4
M    reqtype = 1
M    act_reqtype = -1
M    rq_info = 0
M    tid = -1
M    mode = 255
M    len = -1
M    rq_id = 65535
M    rq_source = 255
M    last_tid = 0
M    last_mode = 0
M    int_checked_resource(RFC) = 0
M    ext_checked_resource(RFC) = 0
M    int_checked_resource(HTTP) = 0
M    ext_checked_resource(HTTP) = 0
M    report = >                                        <
M    action = 0
M    tab_name = >                              <
M
M *****************************************************************************
M *
M * LOCATION    SAP-Server cambsvr15_PEC_00 on host cambsvr15 (wp 0)
M * ERROR       tskh_init: db_connect
M *
M * TIME        Sat Feb 14 15:10:26 2009
M * RELEASE     640
M * COMPONENT   Taskhandler
M * VERSION     1
M * RC          13
M * MODULE      thxxhead.c
M * LINE        9806
M * COUNTER     1
M *
M *****************************************************************************
M
M PfStatDisconnect: disconnect statistics
M Entering TH_CALLHOOKS
M ThCallHooks: call hook >ThrSaveSPAFields< for event BEFORE_DUMP
M *** ERROR => ThrSaveSPAFields: no valid thr_wpadm [thxxrun1.c   730]
M *** ERROR => ThCallHooks: event handler ThrSaveSPAFields for event BEFORE_DUMP failed [thxxtool3.c 254]
M Entering ThSetStatError
M Entering ThReadDetachMode
M call ThrShutDown (1)...
M ***LOG Q02=> wp_halt, WPStop (Workproc 0 3844) [dpnttool.c   357]
I would greatly appriciate your quick response, Since it is a production issue.
Many Thanks,
Vinod

Hi Rohit and Subhadip,
My problem was solved, thanks for your effort.
reason is that, user 'pec' not been associated with login user for the SQL server.
subha : when i execute the first command which you suggested, but couldn't find any user's list.
so i didn't tried with the second command. just to give a final try i have executed the script like below and its worked out.
USE PEC
GO
EXEC sp_change_users_login 'update_one','pec','pec'
GO
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Many Thanks,
Vinod

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Regards
Stefan

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http://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
http://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/
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This response contains a reference to a third party World
Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you.
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Recovery partition and Recovery disk doesn't work

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I am installing to /dev/sdb, and /dev/sda contains the EFI partition and Mac OSX.
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Here was my process.
Steps:
1. Tried to install from new arch linux media. The media would not boot, no matter what I tried. Changed to 64-bit Archbang live-cd. Booted fine.
2. Created a GPT disk with a protective MBR on /dev/sdb (/dev/sda contains the EFI fat32 partition and the macintosh OS).
3. Installed Archbang onto GPT disk on /dev/sdb3, as /root /dev/sdb4 as /home, /dev/sdb2 as /boot and /dev/sda1 as /boot/efi
4. Chrooted from the LiveCD into the disk, updated pacman, installed grub-efi-i386, built the sysimage and kernel (stored in /boot on /dev/sdb2), and grub mkconfig storing all of it to the EFI partition at /boot/efi/EFI/grub
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Disk /dev/sdb: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 43A3E85A-F473-468C-B361-6B3383AA65C5
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 4077 sectors (2.0 MiB)
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 4096 413695 200.0 MiB AF00 Apple HFS/HFS+
2 413696 618495 100.0 MiB 8300 Linux filesystem /boot
3 618496 164458495 78.1 GiB 8300 Linux filesystem /
4 164458496 976773119 387.3 GiB 8300 Linux filesystem /home

bsilbaugh wrote:In regards to the step 1 you described in your post, you mentioned difficulty booting "arch linux media". What did you mean by "arch linux media"? Is this a CD you burned containing the latest Arch Linux ISO? If so, did you verify the checksum of the iso image you downloaded, and that it burned correctly to CD?
Yes. I verified that the 2012.09.07 official Arch Linux installation iso burned correctly and that the checksum was correct. What happened was that the disc would attempt to load after selecting it in the Mac bootloader, and then I would get a black screen with the following
" 1.
2.
Please select an option:
At this point the keyboard was unresponsive, and not recognized by the USB bus (I use a backlit keyboard, and it was not lit). So I changed strategies.
WonderWoofy wrote:You say that you need to use a 64-bit OS, don't you mean 32-bit.
No, I mean that I have to be able to use 32 Gigabytes of RAM with any application I am using, which cannot be done with a 32-bit OS. This system is used for Memory intensive 3D images and volumes.
WonderWoofy wrote:A 32-bit EFI is incapable of booting a 64-bit OS. I should know, I have a late 2006 MacBook and spent quite a bit of time banging my head against the wall over this. If you want to use a 64-bit OS, you have to use bios emulation. This is in fact why those other distros you mention above boot correctly. Many Mac users tend to (incorrectly) call this mode bootcamp.
Can you provide a link with a procedure or more information about booting in BIOS mode? I think all the places I looked I ignored this because I wasn't sure what the difference was.
WonderWoofy wrote:I think with the new install discs and macs, you have to remove the UEFI. Especially in your case where you need a 32-bit uefi, as this is not an option on the installer. I tried booting an installer on my macbook, and it would not go. These forums were filled with these threads a couple months ago, and the.redikulus.rat pointed everyone to a page in our wiki to remove the UEFI. Personally I did not try I because my mac is not my main machine anymore, but it is reported to work.
You know you can install Arch from any live cd or other distro now that it is a chroot install method. You could before, if you didn't use the AIF, but now there is no choice. I think it would be especially easy with the archbang live cd, as I think that they use the same repositories. So you should be able to install the arch-install-scripts package. If not, you could always simply fire up links and download the package and manually install it. Then you should be able to proceed like normal.
I am unclear what you mean with removing the UEFI. Do you mean removing it from the kernel or the bootloader? Please, point me to this page used by the.redikulus.rat. As for the second half, I have already installed via chroot, and the difficulty is getting it to boot from anywhere.

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