windows bootcamp, print screen !!!

apparently ---

• Capture Full Screen: FN+Shift+F11
• Capture Front Window: FN+Option+Shift+F11

Note that on some larger Apple keyboards Boot Camp maps F14 as the printscr button instead, allowing you to just hit F14 for the full screen or Option+F14 to grab a window. Also, some keyboards label the function key as “fn” and the option key as “alt”.



from
http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/19/print-screen-boot-camp/

booting from usb flashdrive on virtualbox OSX 10.7

OSX 10..7.4 , VirtualBox 4.1.18

importqnt note.. the reason i wanted to do this was to test the bootability of a usb flashdrive.. however, apparently being able to boot from such a drive in virtualbox doesn't give any true indication of booting a real computerrer.. oh well.

so.
install virtualbox extension pack to give usb2.0. not sure if this is necessary, but it maywell give a useful speed increase la usb2.0 vs 1


basic steps.
create a virtual hdd (usb.vmdk) which matches your usb location using command line tools.
add usb.vmdk as a hard drive in storage settings, make it as primary master.

mmm, i think that was it.
i also added a usb device filter under ports/usb settings, not sure if necessary or not.


again with greater verbosity :)
1. attach flash drive, then in disk utility unmount the partition of flash drive. step 2 will not work when mounted.

2. in terminal the command i used was (creating a virtual disk image in Documents folder) :
VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /Users/admin/Documents/usbdrive.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/disk1

3. in  the virtual machine settings, storage.
add hard disk, then browse to the usbdrive.vmdk just created.
then change the attributes so the usbdrive is IDE primary master.

4. settings/port - add USB filter, browse to your usb drive.. this may only be possible if its' mounted ? which makes me think it an un-necessary step.

mmm, i think that was it.
i did find that OSX kept mounting th partition. if so then the VM wouldn't boot giving an error message about being unable to open image file. this is fixed by once again unmounting in disk utility (NOT ejecting).

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note - the help manual (section 9.8 - Advanced storage configuration) also includes extra variables for connecting to partitions rather than the whole drive.

version for windows
http://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/

also viewed was
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=14648

adding the usb device filter came from here
http://frank.heydlauf.de/jm2c/archive/80/virtualbox-on-os-x-host-howto-mount-an-external-usb-drive

.net framework uninstall the lot goldarnnit

go here, read it. download the file, and uninstall easy peasy !!!

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/08/28/8904493.aspx

how to create a OSX recovery partition

for LION.
how to create a recovery partition when none exists.

from http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/19145/how-can-i-create-or-recreate-a-lion-recovery-partition

First, open a Terminal. Status before: $ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 127.8 GB disk0s2 Get Lion Recovery Update v1.0 (431.91 MB) Mount RecoveryHDUpdate.dmg $ hdiutil attach ~/Downloads/RecoveryHDUpdate.dmg Extract data from RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg $ pkgutil --expand /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Lion\ Recovery\ HD\ Update/RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg ~/Desktop/RHD Mount RecoveryHDMeta.dmg (in the RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg package) $ hdiutil attach ~/Desktop/RHD/RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg/RecoveryHDMeta.dmg Run tool that will finally resize current partition and create recovery $ ~/Desktop/RHD/RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg/Scripts/Tools/dmtest ensureRecoveryPartition / /Volumes/Recovery\ HD\ Update/BaseSystem.dmg 0 0 /Volumes/Recovery\ HD\ Update/BaseSystem.chunklist Creating recovery partition: finished Status after: $ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 127.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3

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also
furthermore
and not withstanding etc...
this other page also incorporates a non-functioning or broken recovery partition. removing and merging said partition then building a new one.

http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/removing-and-rebuilding-a-malfunctioning-recover-hd-partition/



there also seems to be a script to do all this as well.

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120316132618149

lion recovery partition on a usb stick....

lion recovery partition on a usb stick !!!

woot !!!

unfortunately it's use is limited -

Notes

• If the computer shipped with OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, the external recovery drive may only be used with the system that created it.
• If the system was upgraded to Lion or Mountain Lion purchased from the App Store, the external recovery drive can be used with other similiarly-upgraded systems. 

cut to the chase ...
To download the Recovery Disk Assistant, click here.


from
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848

using UBCD on a USB stick has become a non-event with v5 (at least for me).
won't boot, sometimes gets to a black screen with a flashing cursor at the top left..

todays excitement is to try this persons "fix"

i took me like a week to figure it out but its the easliy way i did it and it worked. i downloaded the UBCD and made it into an iso. then i downloaded super grub iso cd. then i downloaded ultra iso opened both files with it.copied the super grub to my desktop then i opened the ubcd iso with ultra iso.then i delete the folder that said syslinux and replaced it with the ones from the super grub iso. when to bootable tab in ultra iso then when to write bootable disk.plugged the usb in then let everthing copy and it worked. :-) 


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248753-32-running-ultimate-boot-flash-drive