Bootcamp with partitioned disk
Hi
I have 3 partitions on my Macbook Pro.
When I try to run BootCamp assistant i get the message:
"tha startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition"
So I guess I can only use bootcamp in a disk that has not been partitioned ?
If so, is there a way I can restore them to a single partition ? I guess that is the only solution ?
From the 'Enlarging a volume' help:
+If you have multiple volumes on a disk and one is running out of space, you may be able to enlarge it without losing any of its data.+
+To enlarge a volume, you must delete the volume that comes after it on the disk, and then move the volume’s end point into the freed space. You can’t enlarge the last volume on a disk. You can see the order of the volumes in Disk Utility by selecting the disk, clicking Partition, and looking at the Volume Scheme list.+
+All data on the deleted volume will be erased. Be sure to back up your disk’s data before you begin.+
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Hey Guys!
I'm quite desperate and can't find answers for the following problem - maybe some of you already had a similiar problem.
I want to reuse a SSD that I used on a different machine as primary system drive. It's partition-table:
# fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 119.2 GiB, 128035676160 bytes, 250069680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x0004f0e5
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 497664 243M 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 501758 250068991 249567234 119G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 501760 250068991 249567232 119G 8e Linux LVM
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It feels like the drive is somehow write-protected.
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Sadly didn't work either - see below. Underneath I added results of smart-tests - maybe I miss something.
$ sudo lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 119.2G 0 disk
|-sda1 8:1 0 243M 0 part
|-sda2 8:2 0 1K 0 part
`-sda5 8:5 0 119G 0 part
sdc 8:32 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdc1 8:33 1 512M 0 part
`-sdc2 8:34 1 6.9G 0 part
sdd 8:48 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdd1 8:49 1 512M 0 part /boot
`-sdd2 8:50 1 6.9G 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
zram0 254:0 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram1 254:1 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram2 254:2 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram3 254:3 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
$ sudo blkdiscard -v /dev/sda
/dev/sda: Discarded 128035676160 bytes from the offset 0
$ sudo blkdiscard -v /dev/sda
/dev/sda: Discarded 128035676160 bytes from the offset 0
$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.26.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): o
Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x591d429c.
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 119.2G 0 disk
|-sda1 8:1 0 243M 0 part
|-sda2 8:2 0 1K 0 part
`-sda5 8:5 0 119G 0 part
sdc 8:32 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdc1 8:33 1 512M 0 part
`-sdc2 8:34 1 6.9G 0 part
sdd 8:48 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdd1 8:49 1 512M 0 part /boot
`-sdd2 8:50 1 6.9G 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
zram0 254:0 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram1 254:1 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram2 254:2 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram3 254:3 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
$ sudo blkdiscard -v /dev/sda
/dev/sda: Discarded 128035676160 bytes from the offset 0
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 119.2G 0 disk
|-sda1 8:1 0 243M 0 part
|-sda2 8:2 0 1K 0 part
`-sda5 8:5 0 119G 0 part
sdc 8:32 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdc1 8:33 1 512M 0 part
`-sdc2 8:34 1 6.9G 0 part
sdd 8:48 1 7.4G 0 disk
|-sdd1 8:49 1 512M 0 part /boot
`-sdd2 8:50 1 6.9G 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
zram0 254:0 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram1 254:1 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram2 254:2 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
zram3 254:3 0 75.1M 0 disk [SWAP]
I checked smart too now:
$ sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sda
smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-3.19.3-3-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
Sending command: "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode".
Drive command "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful.
Testing has begun.
Please wait 1 minutes for test to complete.
Test will complete after Fri Apr 17 12:22:27 2015
Use smartctl -X to abort test.
$ sudo smartctl -H /dev/sda
smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-3.19.3-3-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-3.19.3-3-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: JMicron based SSDs
Device Model: KINGSTON SNV425S2128GB
Serial Number: 07WA50010371
Firmware Version: D100309a
User Capacity: 128,035,676,160 bytes [128 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Form Factor: 2.5 inches
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is: Fri Apr 17 12:31:57 2015 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 30) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x1b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
No Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 100 100 050 Pre-fail Offline - 0
3 Unknown_Attribute 0x0007 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0013 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
7 Unknown_Attribute 0x000b 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
8 Unknown_Attribute 0x0005 100 100 050 Pre-fail Offline - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 12054
10 Unknown_Attribute 0x0013 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 5448
168 SATA_Phy_Error_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
175 Bad_Cluster_Table_Count 0x0003 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 29
192 Unexpect_Power_Loss_Ct 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 052 100 020 Old_age Always - 52 (Min/Max 29/52)
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
240 Unknown_Attribute 0x0013 100 100 050 Pre-fail Always - 0
170 Bad_Block_Count 0x0003 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 144 329 118
173 Erase_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 6399 10521 7887
SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 153 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
CR = Command Register [HEX]
FR = Features Register [HEX]
SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
ER = Error register [HEX]
ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.
Error 153 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 11818 hours (492 days + 10 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 28 66 d3 eb Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0bd36628 = 198403624
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
c8 00 08 28 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 36d+21:07:12.000 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 03 45 00 00 00 a0 08 36d+21:07:12.000 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 36d+21:07:12.000 IDENTIFY DEVICE
c8 00 08 28 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
Error 152 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 11818 hours (492 days + 10 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 28 66 d3 eb Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0bd36628 = 198403624
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
c8 00 08 28 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 08 20 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 08 18 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 08 10 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 08 08 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
Error 151 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 11818 hours (492 days + 10 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 00 66 d3 eb Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0bd36600 = 198403584
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
c8 00 00 00 66 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 00 00 65 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 00 00 64 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 00 00 63 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
c8 00 00 00 62 d3 eb 08 36d+21:07:12.000 READ DMA
Error 150 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 6211 hours (258 days + 19 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 a8 f6 75 eb Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0b75f6a8 = 192280232
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
c8 00 08 a8 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.600 READ DMA
ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:55:01.600 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 03 45 00 00 00 a0 08 04:55:01.600 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:55:01.600 IDENTIFY DEVICE
c8 00 08 a8 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
Error 149 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 6211 hours (258 days + 19 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 a8 f6 75 eb Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0b75f6a8 = 192280232
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
c8 00 08 a8 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
c8 00 08 a0 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
c8 00 08 98 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
c8 00 08 90 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
c8 00 08 88 f6 75 eb 08 04:55:01.500 READ DMA
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 12054 -
# 2 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 11117 -
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 11116 -
# 4 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 11100 -
# 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% 6804 -
# 6 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2818 -
# 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2750 -
# 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2744 -
# 9 Short offline Aborted by host 00% 2521 -
#10 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2448 -
#11 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2290 -
#12 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2120 -
#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2021 -
#14 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1936 -
#15 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1859 -
#16 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1823 -
#17 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1727 -
#18 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1687 -
#19 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1580 -
#20 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1292 -
#21 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1245 -
Selective Self-tests/Logging not supported -
As stated above. I get this when I try to resize my HD. Was having issues with BootCamp so I removed it and got this.
This disk doesn’t contain an EFI system partition. If you want to start up your computer with this disk or include it in a RAID set, back up your data and partition this disk.the same problem...
any help? -
I have a 1 TB Macbook Pro running Mavericks.
My disk is a single-volume...
Here is the information on my disk:
And I'm trying to use boot camp assist to partition my disk, like this:
But when I do, I get this error message:
"The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved. Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again."
It already is a single Mac OS Extended journaled volume. Right? Here is an image from Disk Utility:
Any ideas?Hey there!
It sounds like you are unable to install BootCamp due to an error that your some files cannot be moved, and to format your disk as a single volume, but you have confirmed that it already is. I would verify and repair your disk permissions with the following article next, if you have already restarted your computer and tried again:
Disk Utility 12.x: Repair disk permissions
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5821
Choose Apple menu > Software Update to make sure you have the latest version of Mac OS X.Software updates sometimes change a file’s permissions to improve security, so updating your software can solve some permissions problems.
Open Disk Utility, in the Utilities folder in Launchpad.
Select the disk you want to check.You can verify or repair permissions only on a disk with Mac OS X v10.7 Lion installed.
Click First Aid.
Do one of the following:
Click Verify Disk Permissions to test permissions.
Click Repair Disk Permissions to test and repair permissions.
Disk Utility repairs the permissions for files installed by the Mac OS X Installer, Software Update, or an Apple software installer. It doesn’t repair permissions for your documents, your home folder, or third-party applications.
If that does not resolve the issue, I would next verify and repair the disk with this:
Disk Utility 12.x: Repair a disk
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Sterling -
Need help with Boot camp assistant!!! (partitioning disk)
when i click partition disk in boot camp asistan after 5 minuts this message appears:
*+Verification failed. This disk could not be partitioned.+*
+Use Disk Utility to repair this disk.+
anyone know how to fix this??
i really want bootcamp!Yes. Your directory is damaged and needs to be repaired. Boot up to your original gray iMac install Disk but instead of going through the install process, after you select the language go up to the top under the Utilities Menu and open Disk Utility. Select your hard drive on the left hand side and under the First Aid tab click Repair Disk.
George -
So I recently removed my partition so I can repartition but its telling me to do something with the disk utility I don't understand what I'm suppose to do?
GCapinpin wrote:
So I recently removed my partition so I can repartition but its telling me to do something with the disk utility I don't understand what I'm suppose to do?
Unless you tell us what it is telling you we can't help. -
Bootcamp stuck on partitioning disk
I've made enought room on my hard drive, and when i try bootcamp, it always gets stuck here
Is it because i partitioned wrong?raghav malhotra wrote:
bootcamp is stuck on partitioning disk once i needed to restore to only mac.
so is there any way out to uninstall windows manually?
Yes,
1. clone your OSX partition to an external drive
2. erase the internal drive
3. restore the backup -
When i remove bootcamp. It stuck in Partitioning disk...
I want to remove bootcamp from my mac. When i click restore and it say Status:Partitioning disk and look like it stuck. I wait for it about one night but it still stuck. How can I do?
Can you go to Disk Utility, click on your Macintosh HD, then click on the Partition tab? Select your Boot Camp partition, click the minus button, and then once that is removed drag your Macintosh partition down to where it takes the whole drive.
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Bootcamp is stuck at ( status : partitioning disk)
i recently got window 8.1 and wanted to install it on my macbook pro retina display late 2013 15 inch. everything is going until it is partitioning disk which takes forever to load it just remain loading like this picture right here. help me
http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PS4-Support/bd-p/bEN_TSOPS4
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Hi,
I am having a few problems with bootcamp on my imac. When i tried to move the bootcamp partition on windows 7 into free space, it crashed and turned off. Ever since i have had the error 'Missing operating system' and it fails to boot. I have some very important files on the bootcamp partition. Is it possible to recover these files or even to restore the bootcamp partition to it's original state? I do not have a backup of my bootcamp partition. Another problem i have is that ever since i tried to expand my macintosh HD partition into free space, when i hold alt while booting up (to choose which partition to boot like i normally do), the bootcamp partition has stopped appearing. This means that i cannot even boot the windows 7 bootcamp partition anymore!
So basically here are my 2 questions:
How can i restore/recover files from Bootcamp with Boot Failure - Missing operating system error?
How can i make the Bootcamp partition appear in Startup Disk and when i hold the option key while starting up my computer to allow me to boot windows 7?
Any solutions are very much apreciated!
Thanks!
I know that bootcamp (disk0s4) hasn't been fully deleted since it appears in disk utility (i cant do anything to it though)
And here is the error i see when i try to launch bootcamp (back when i was actually able to boot up bootcamp to the error screen)WinClone 3 is OS X and saves Windows image it makes for restore - that should work but you will have to try and you would need to make a new image unless it also works with a native Windows system restore image. It is now supported and has come a long way.
http://www.twocanoes.com/
Paragon Clone OS works and does disk-to-disk clone just like CCC you end up with two bootable drives. But does not work with your setup. It would let you clone and move your Windows install to an SSD or another disk drive though and be bootable.
During its clone process it checks for errors which is very helpful and lets you know - something CCC and others should adopt more of.
http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/demo.html
I wish for our/my sake you had re-read and rewritten the long 'story' and broken it into a brief list of facts we needed.
OS X
Windows
Backup (though external is much safer) and you want bootable OS X clones as well as TimeMachine
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
There are a number of things to do like chkdsk and others as well as Windows DVD to do automatic system repairs and find out why.
AppleHFS - the abilty to mount and read HFS volumes can be notorious.
I would rearrange and redo your storage setup and how you use the 4-5 internal hard drive bays. -
Unable to format partition, disk may be damaged
I was experiencing a problem with my Windows XP installation on Bootcamp. The Windows side kept restarting, and I could not find the reason, so I formatted with the Windows XP disc and tried to re-install it, but it didn't work. I forget the exact error as to why. So I went back to the Mac side and re-formatted the partition sing Bootcamp, and now when I try to re-install the Windows XP on the Bootcamp partition, I get the error:
Unable to format partition, disk may be damaged
What can I do? I don't understand, because this disk has worked before and I am on the mac side right now, so the actual disk does not appear to be damaged. What can I do?Do a full format as it will check for errors and mark bad clusters if it finds any (full format = quick + chkdsk /x ), but only create one OS partition e.g like 30GB or something , this will be plenty enough for the os ,instead of the whole drive . Will save you time .
Wait with partitioning the rest of the drive as an extra partition until the OS is installed using diskmanagement .
Also make sure sata-dma is enabled in bios .
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Hello, I have a Mastadata InfoObject with one Attribute and one Compound: <b>Masterdata - InfoObject:</b> IO_MASTER, with masterdata, CHAR(30) <b>Attribute:</b> IO_ATTRIBUTE, CHAR(29), ... <b>Compound:</b> IO_COMPOUND, CHAR(29), ... ...which means lo
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Stacked Bar and combination chart
Hi Guys, Does anyone know if it is possible to do a combination chart with a stacked bar chart and line chart. Thank you Jess