Mac – Install BackTrack 5 rc1 on Mac OSX Lion, feasable

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I just uninstalled windows from my bootcamp and i would like to run only my Lion and a second partition with BackTrack 5, is it doable?

I already tried to follow a couple tutorials i found around here and there, and all of them asked to partition my mac with bootcamp and then instal rEFIt, but this isn't possible on LION since when i try to partition my HD it asks for a Windows Installation disk..

Best Answer

Use the mac's disk utility to shrink your hard drive - leaving enough empty space for your installation. Restart holding C and boot the live cd. Once it's up, it probably won't load the GUI unless you open stealth mode. Once into the GUI, install picking the 'install on largest free space' option and hit advanced to include a bootloader - which will enable you to dual boot.

This has worked for me to get it installed but I can't yet get the GUI running on the install - command line only so far.

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