Description

This test verifies that installing Fedora onto a machine with a pre-existing Mac OS X installation will result in a functioning dual-boot system.

OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is the primary target, since older releases don't have Boot Camp and we can't (yet) resize HFS+.

How to test

Start with a system with a typical, functioning OS X installation
- Partition layout: primary disk has one partition, HFS+ formatted.
- If possible, just use a factory restore disk or similar
Start Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility)
Use Disk Utility to shrink the existing Mac OS partition
Boot the Fedora installer from any media
- Hold down 'C' key when booting to boot from CD/DVD, or 'Right Alt/Option' key to see a boot selection
Advance to partitioning screen
Use the free space to automatically create Fedora system layout
Complete the installation with whatever package set you like
Reboot system after installation and boot into OS X
After OS X boots successfully, reboot and hold the Alt/Option key to bring up the OS chooser
Choose "Windows" from the menu to boot Fedora (sigh)

Fedora installer should boot normally.
Partition details should show a typical Fedora partition layout and an HFS+ partition both on the drive
Bootloader configuration screen should have entries for both Fedora and "Other" (maybe? check this)
Fedora installation should complete normally
OS X should boot normally and not notice the presence of the Fedora system at all
When rebooting back into Fedora, the system should boot normally.