Boot Camp (software)

Boot Camp (software)

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Boot Camp
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The partitioning options window in Boot Camp
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Initial release April 5, 2006
Stable release 4.0.1 / October 12, 2011
Operating system Mac OS X
Type Software assistant for dual booting
License Proprietary
Website www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Boot Camp is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers. The utility's Boot Camp Assistant guides users through non-destructive disk partitioning (including resizing of an existing HFS+ partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and installation of Windows device drivers. The utility also installs a Windows Control Panel applet for selecting the boot operating system.

Initially introduced as an unsupported beta for Mac OS X Tiger,[1][2] the utility was first included with Mac OS X Leopard and has been included in subsequent versions of the operating system ever since. Previous versions of Boot Camp supported new installations of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. However, with the release of Boot Camp 4.0 for Mac OS X Lion, only installations of Windows 7 are officially supported. Users have also installed Linux using the utility, although Apple has not listed support for Linux operating systems.[3]

Contents

Overview

Holding down the option key (⌥) at startup brings up the boot manager, allowing the user to choose which operating system to boot. When using a non-Apple keyboard, the alt key usually performs the same action. The boot manager can also be launched by holding down the “menu” button on the Apple Remote at startup.

Mac OS X's Startup Disk selection screen used by Boot Camp

Boot Camp displaced the open source Xom Project for dual booting Mac OS X and Windows XP.[4]

Its functionality relies on BIOS emulation through EFI and a partition table information synchronization mechanism between GPT and MBR combined.[5]

Requirements

Mac OS X Lion

Apple's Boot Camp FAQ lists the following requirements for Mac OS X Lion:[6]

  • An optical drive
  • Blank CD/USB media for installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware
  • 16 GB free hard disk space for 32-bit versions of Windows, 20 GB for 64-bit versions of Windows
  • A full version of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions)

Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard

Apple lists the following requirements for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard:[7]

  • An Intel-based Mac with the latest firmware (Early Intel Macs require an EFI firmware update for BIOS compatibility).
  • A Mac OS X Leopard or Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation disc or Mac OS X Disc 1 included with Macs that have Leopard or Snow Leopard preinstalled; this disc is needed for installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware
  • 10 GB free hard disk space (16 GB is recommended for Windows 7)
  • A full version of one of the following OSs:
    • Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or higher (32-bit editions only)[8]
    • Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate RTM or higher (32-bit and 64-bit editions)[9]
    • Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions)

Limitations

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Boot Camp does not work if more than three primary OS X partition exists on the target hard drive. To work around this problem, and create a boot drive with 3+ partitions, one must take the following steps.

Only one partition may exist at the beginning of the Boot Camp setup process. 2+ partitions will cause a failure in the creation of the second boot partition. Having a non-Boot Camp partition also prevents the OS X Lion recovery partition from being created as well as the use of File Vault.

Version history

1.0
beta		 April 5, 2006
  • Original release
  • Contained a software bug that prevented certain users from booting back into Mac OS X[1]
1.1
beta		 August 26, 2006
  • Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
  • Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
  • Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
  • Support for built-in iSight cameras
  • Support for built-in microphones
  • Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards
  • Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys
1.1.1
beta		 September 14, 2006
  • Support for Core 2 Duo iMacs
1.1.2
beta		 October 30, 2006
  • The Apple USB Modem now works correctly
  • Trackpad scrolling and right-click gestures work correctly
  • Fixed idle sleep bugs
  • Reduced dialogs during Windows driver installation
  • Improved international support
  • Improved 802.11 wireless networking support
1.2
beta		 March 28, 2007
  • Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
  • Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (sync), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
  • Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
  • A Windows Notification Area icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
  • Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
  • Improved Windows driver installation experience
  • Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
  • Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)
1.3
beta		 June 7, 2007
  • Support for the MacBook Pro's backlit keyboard
  • Apple Remote pairing
  • Updated graphics drivers
  • Improved Boot Camp driver installer
  • Improved international keyboard support
  • Localization fixes
  • Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
1.4
beta		 August 8, 2007
  • Support for the MacBook Pro's backlit keyboard
  • Adds Apple Remote Pairing
  • Updated graphics drivers
  • Improved Boot Camp driver installer
  • Improved international keyboard support
  • Updates to Windows help for Boot Camp
2.0 October 26, 2007
  • Updated Boot Camp control panel
  • Updated keyboard support
  • Updated drivers
  • Updated Localization
  • Support for the latest Mac models
  • Updates to Windows help for Boot Camp
2.1 April 24, 2008
  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 support
  • Windows Vista x64 support
2.2 November 19, 2009
  • Fixes issues with the Trackpad and digital audio ports on portables
  • Adds support for Apple Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard
3.0 August 28, 2009
  • Read Mac Volumes from Windows
  • Read/Copy Files between Mac and Windows
  • Support for advanced features on Apple Cinema displays
  • Improved tap-to-click support
  • Command line version of the Startup Disk Control Panel from Windows[10]
3.1 January 19, 2010
  • Support for Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) both 32 & 64-bit
  • Addresses issues with the Apple trackpad
  • Turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used
  • Supports the Apple wireless keyboard and Apple Magic mouse
3.2 November 18, 2010
  • Adds support for the ATI-Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, Apple USB Ethernet Adapter, MacBook Air SuperDrive
  • Addresses critical bug fixes
  • Drops support for 64-bit Windows Vista[9]
3.3 August 24, 2011
  • Addresses critical bug fixes
  • Adds support for new hardware
  • Drops support for all versions of Windows XP and Vista[11]
4.0 July 20, 2011
  • Drops support for all versions of Windows XP and Vista[12]
  • Currently only available in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion


See also

Apple's transition to Intel processors
This box:
Wikinews has related news: Apple unveils "Boot Camp" allowing Windows to work on Macs



References

  1. ^ a b Broersma, Matthew (2006-04-13). "Users Find Flaw in Boot Camp". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125393,00.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  2. ^ Mossberg, Walter (2006-04-06). "Boot Camp Turns Your Mac Into a Reliable Windows PC". The Wall Street Journal. http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20060406.html. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  3. ^ "How to install Ubuntu via Boot-Camp on Intel iMac, Mac OS X 10.5". Ubuntu Forums. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=678542.  (Registration required)
  4. ^ "Xom hack for running Windows on Mac". EveryMac. http://www.everymac.com/articles/q&a/windows_on_mac/faq/xom-hack-for-running-windows-on-mac.html. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  5. ^ "You need BIOS compatibility and a MBR partition table to boot Windows". rEFIt project. 2006-12-09. http://refit.sourceforge.net/myths/. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  6. ^ Apple Inc. (2011-07-21). "Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows". Apple Inc.. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4410. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  7. ^ Apple Inc. (2010-01-19). "Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows". Apple Inc.. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1899. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  8. ^ "Boot Camp 2.0: Which versions of Microsoft Windows are supported?". Apple Inc.. 2008-06-17. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1888. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
  9. ^ a b "Boot Camp: Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista". Apple Inc.. 2010-12-21. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1846. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  10. ^ Apple Inc. (2011-03-16). "Boot Camp 3.0, Mac OS X 10.6: Frequently asked questions". Apple Inc.. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3777. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  11. ^ Boot Camp Software Update 3.3 for Windows
  12. ^ Keizer, Gregg (2011-08-02). "OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp". Computer World. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218794/OS_X_Lion_requires_Windows_7_for_Boot_Camp. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 

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