

The software installation puts an executable file on the Windows disk partition that can be used to control operation of Boot Camp from the command line.

The Boot Camp drivers also include command line support. Yes, this is an improvement over simply rebooting and having to interrupt the default boot, but we can still do a lot better. The option toīoot straight to OS X is what we were after and came here to find, so we could say we’re done.

This is helpful for making the machine and the uncomfortable (in Windows) Macintosh keyboard operate in a way that is a little easier to use. OS X and a control panel for controller keyboard options and TrackPad operation. In Windows, if you install the Boot Camp drivers, you have options for controlling how Boot Camp operates, including having access to a menu in the system tray with options for things like booting into I was tired of doing this and decided there had to be a better way. I have had my machine set up to bootīy default to Windows, meaning if I wanted to boot into OS X, I needed to wait patiently following a my issuing of a reboot command from either Windows or OS X for the machine to shut down and then to start back up again and hold the Option (Alt) keyĭown while the startup sequence starts to be presented with a user interface I can use to select the disk partition from which I want to boot. I also use Virtual Box to be able to run Windows from within OS X, but most of the time, if I am developing software, my life is better running my operating system on the real hardware. Since acquiring my MacBook Pro, I’ve been using Boot Camp extensively to be able to run either OS X or Windows on hardware as my application and performance
