Due to several issues, I had to bring my Mac book Pro with me on a trip. The idea is that I install Windows server 2008 so that I can run the hypervisor role and test out virtualization in Windows server. The hardest part has been installing Windows server, as it is not a straightforward process.
The first thing that you need to know, is that the ISO you download from Microsoft’s site will not boot up your Mac book Pro. If you try to put up with this DVD, you will be prompt to select two boot options, and neither one of them will work when you press any key. In order to circumvent this issue, reading Volker’s blog really made things easier. Turns out you need to modify the iso image so that it will not include a version number that makes the Mac book go crazy. Once I modified the iso, the machine booted and I was able to install Longhorn without any problems. Be warned though, that Longhorn requires at least 15 GB of hard disk space, so make sure you have that much in your Boot Camp partition.
The installation went without any problems and the only thing that did not work very well was running the Boot Camp installer. I do believe most of these drivers are 32-bit, so they will not work with Windows server 2008 [UPDATE: Please check this post for BootCamp driver issues].
The one that that needed to have was the ethernet driver. After some searching I found the following driver worked fine:
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?dId=155&pId=28
Now I am off to install the hyper-v role and see how things go about, stay tuned I will keep you posted.
I like your method better than mine. I booted off of a Vista DVD, opened the command prompt (in recovery options), and ejected the Vista disc. I put in the server 2008, then ran D:(cd drive)\sources\setup.exe. From here, setup worked fine.
By: Rich M. on May 11, 2008
at 8:33 pm
Interesting…your solution sounds like a great way to get things done quickly if time is an issue. Thanks for sharing!
By: csaborio on May 11, 2008
at 8:37 pm
Hi,
were you able to install the wireless might mouse BT driver ?
the wirless keyboard are working, but not the mouse
By: itzik on July 6, 2008
at 8:19 pm
@itzkik: I think my logitech bluetooth mouse worked out of the box. When I installed updated BootCamp drivers, it stopped working – so try to manually remove the Bootcamp mouse drivers and see if that helps any.
By: csaborio on July 9, 2008
at 2:45 pm
Rich M: your suggestion sounds more time-saving than Volker’s reburn-idea, but I have one question: how do you eject the Vista disc while you are in Vista Recovery Console (if that’s what you meant by “opened command prompt”)?
By: phiofn on August 6, 2008
at 11:29 pm
@phionfn: I believe “shift+F10″ brings up the command prompt, and from there issue a command-line argument to eject the DVD (sorry, not on Windows at the moment).
By: csaborio on August 21, 2008
at 7:58 am