starobrno1 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I'm a noobie to the OSX86 installation l and am having a heck of a time trying to get past the Darwin boot loader and boot from my retail leopard dvd. I've got about 10 hours of reading, etc into this and I'm still having a problem. Here's my config: Asus P5N-E SLI with intel E2160 overclocked to 3.0Ghz with the latest BIOS update 4GB RAM LG 20x DVD RW SATA 120 GB internal IDE drive Geforce 8600gt with 1GB RAM, 128 bit PCI-E I've downloaded the generic.iso and added the jmicron boot patch as well as the jmicronata.kext. I just cannot get past the Darwin boot loader. I type -v -f and it keeps prompting me for the boot device. It's like it just is not finding my sata dvd rw drive. Kalyway doesn't give me this problem but I'd really like to go the retail version route. I'm now thinking of going the route of installing from a usb thumb drive per this thread. Does anyone have any suggestions? I really appreciate it. Could be the combination of Sata DVD and IDE hard drive that´s causing the problems but it´s hard to tell for sure. Seems it´s a mistery if it works or not and for some reason from time to time nomatter what you do it just does´nt work. I´ve succelfully installed the Kalyway 10.4.10 the Kalyway 10.5.1 the Retail 10.5.1 up to 10.5.4 using all these methods from 123 to LTLs method on an Asus P4P800se a Ga P35-DS3R and aGA EP45-DS3 and an Intel D945GCLF mobo but had to use different methods every time. In short words in can drive one nuts, I´ve been trying for a week to install Leo on a new hard drive on my Asus P4P800se mobo but it just coes´nt work. The case is I already have a working install on this mobo on another hard drive so it´s possible but for some reason this time it wount let me, really strange. I´d try LTLs retail install if I where you, seems that one works pretty much moast stable. You need a working install though to install from. There´s where I´m going from here. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonc Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Quick resume about "oh, what to do now?" #1 - Burn .iso on a CD; #2 - Boot this CD; #3 - When Darwin prompt appear, eject CD and put Mac OS X Leopard Retail DVD; #4 - Press enter (or -v and enter...wherever...) #5 - After install, boot using CD boot again and install .kext needed...and usual files. #6 - Done! First, thanks to all in the community for making all these great tools available. I have a gaming rig that was sitting around doing nothing that I'm trying to get a retail install of leopard working on. Using your guide, i used the "Generic" iso and burned it to DVD as is. I boot from that, wait for the prompt, switch in the retail DVD (I think its 10.5.0 or other very early Leopard distro.) I hit enter, it asks for a drive letter and I accept the suggested default of "ef", I see a bunch of EBIOS errors, I see another boot: prompt, i enter "-v -f" and it starts scrolling through kexts. When it gets to one called "TMSafeftnet.kext" it reports errors and reboots. My hardware: Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro NIC: Realtek 8169 GPU: Nvidia 8800 GT overclocked edition with 512MB RAM Anyone seen this issue before? Any sussgestions? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartmobili Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 First, thanks to all in the community for making all these great tools available. I have a gaming rig that was sitting around doing nothing that I'm trying to get a retail install of leopard working on. Using your guide, i used the "Generic" iso and burned it to DVD as is. I boot from that, wait for the prompt, switch in the retail DVD (I think its 10.5.0 or other very early Leopard distro.) I hit enter, it asks for a drive letter and I accept the suggested default of "ef", I see a bunch of EBIOS errors, I see another boot: prompt, i enter "-v -f" and it starts scrolling through kexts. When it gets to one called "TMSafeftnet.kext" it reports errors and reboots. My hardware: Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro NIC: Realtek 8169 GPU: Nvidia 8800 GT overclocked edition with 512MB RAM Anyone seen this issue before? Any sussgestions? Thanks in advance. Try to pass -x to the command prompt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonc Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Try to pass -x to the command prompt First off, thanks for taking the time to offer a suggestion. I tried it both as the only option and with the others "-v -f -x" and I got the same error in the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martisti Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hi, I will try to instal a retail DVD on my GA-EP43-DS3L with Intel E8200...I dont see a image for it and will use the generic_ISO.Will it work for me? After installing (hope everything will be fine) do I need to copy the chameleon for HDD or do I need something else to boot without the CD? Thanks Another thing: Will GF 7300 GSorGT work on this system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartmobili Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hi, I will try to instal a retail DVD on my GA-EP43-DS3L with Intel E8200...I dont see a image for it and will use the generic_ISO.Will it work for me? After installing (hope everything will be fine) do I need to copy the chameleon for HDD or do I need something else to boot without the CD? Thanks Another thing: Will GF 7300 GSorGT work on this system? So please try with EP35-DS4.iso(even if you don't have a DS4 board) and in your BIOS check HPET is enabled with 32 bit, AHCI is enabled. Before to start check that your keyboard AND mouse are both connected using USB and not PS2. If one is using a PS2 please buy a PS2->USB adaptor. If you have a wireless keyboard with a wireless key I don't know... 1) Boot on the boot cd 2) When prompt is displayed - remove boot cd and install MacOS retail DVD(update disk won't work^, only retail) 3) Press ESC to display another prompt with this time the default CD/DVD number [fe] 4) Press Enter to boot on the macOS Install DVD 5) A message should appear indicating that you can press F8 for more options 6) press F8 7) boot: -x then press enter key 8) MacOS should start. 9) Once installed you should have an error message. It's normal 10) Put your boot CD back 11) when prompt is displayed , enter 80 and press enter 12) add -x 13) Once you are here please let me know ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martisti Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 thanks for helping me...but the mobo isn't arrived yet.I'll give a try tomorrow.I have only PS2 mouse and keyboard.Is that such a big problem? Can I try with iPC 10.5.6 or iDeneb ( I use it at this time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartmobili Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 thanks for helping me...but the mobo isn't arrived yet.I'll give a try tomorrow.I have only PS2 mouse and keyboard.Is that such a big problem? Can I try with iPC 10.5.6 or iDeneb ( I use it at this time) Of course everything is possible but I prefer not to play to much with kext and that kind of stuff. Rebooting three times just to add support for PS2 keyboard is too complicated for me ;-) The less I mofidy the original install the better I feel. iDeneb works fine ... iPC never tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martisti Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 OK...I run iPC 10.5.6 everything is FINE but the driver for 7300 GT 128mb...no QE. I have to find NVinstaller_V.41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javisep Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I pop in the initial boot CD and it prompts for the DVD. I put that in and then press enter and it just hangs on the white screen with the apple logo. Anybody seen this before. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Turfboer Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Is there a source or list on which chipsets (Intel, ...) support the vanilla kernel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maleorderbride Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 edit: nevermind, I leave the room to go type this up after finally giving up, then return and its working! I was Ep45-DS3l Q6600 boot-132/retail install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumthrasher109 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Are you on AMD or Intel? It would help if we knew what your specs were... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javisep Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I have a Dell D600 using an Intel processor with SSE2. I saw on another string that I should turn go to the bios and turn off speedstep, turn off LAN and change the POST from minimal or automatic to Thorough. When I do that I will begin to load 10.5.4 and then reboot continuously. If you need any more info let me know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilos Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I can`t use boot file from PCEFIv9 with boot 132 USB version. Why ? I just replace original boot file with boot file from PCEFIv9 and when boot from my usb it`s load initrd again and again ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilInside Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi, I need help in some matter I booted 132 put mac os x leopard retail an pressed F8 , wrote -v -f . All good and nice but whet it finishes loading it says pausing for 5 seconds and restarts the pc. I have a toshiba l30- 113 laptop What I should do? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vld.nimrod Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 how do i get rid of the error "still waiting for root device" ? i tried using -f , -v , -x .. but nothing. My DVDRom is IDE Samsung - Secondary Master My HDD is Sata - Primary Master Motherboard - Intel please help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubenix Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi Folks, First of all a BIG thank you to u all!!! First post in here, Im reading us from a quite while now, amazing work u do. Used to have kalyway versions iatkos and idenevs but this is just LOVELY!! I'm really impressed My question is about loading the mac osx system using Grub bootloader ( no probs with mac installation nor chamaleon for hdd utility). I know it can be done as i used to have it on my system. For some reason i had to reinstall ubuntu and since then i cant load my lovely mac from GRUB, have to do a quickboot from BIOS if I want to, and that's not as good as it used to be!! Anyway, here's my fdisk output: Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 488397167 244198583+ ee GPT /dev/sda2 * 0 0 0 0 Empty Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ae284 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 63 299805029 149902483+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb2 299805030 312576704 6385837+ 5 Extended /dev/sdb5 299805093 312576704 6385806 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000a1d0b Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 63 625142447 312571192+ b W95 FAT32 sda is a disk for mac system, sdb ubuntu and then sdc data storage drive. Here my GRUB config: ## ## End Default Options ## title Apple Mac OSx Leopard 10.5.6 root (hd0,0) map (hd0) (hd1) map (hd1) (hd0) chainloader +1 makeactive title Ubuntu Linux Intrepid 8.10 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=ab8b36da-41fb-4741-9513-5f638203a976 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=ab8b36da-41fb-4741-9513-5f638203a976 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic As far as i know the chamaleon for hdd creates a fat32 partition flaged as boot, isn't it?? i think i should boot my system using that --> hd0,0 isn't it?? tryied without the map thing and different combinations (removing chainloader & makeactive) but no luck at all. Anyone out there knows what im doing wrong in here?? i would really apreciate some help as im fed up of presseing F8 and to do the quickboot thing to boot my beauty mac. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriel Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hi,I'm having problems booting from my retail Mac OS X Leopard Install Disc, I have inserted dsmos.kext into initrd.img, and I have successfully been able to boot into the Darwin bootloader, but the problem is I get the grey Apple loading screen and it just hangs, I've tried using -x, -v but even using -v it doesn't load in verbose mode. Any thoughts, Thanks Shannon I have the exact same issue as him. Im using a HP xw4300 workstation. Some help would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Guy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hi! I am new here and also to the OSx86 arena. My system is a Dell XPS M1710 with: Intel i945PM Motherboard Intel C2D T7200 CPU 4GB DDR2 667 RAM Samsung 320GB SATA HDD nVidia GeForce 7900GS 256MB SATA DL DVD-RW I need a custom ISO with all the required kexts (or a location where i can find them), please? UPDATE: Found a custom ISO built for Dell Inspiron XPS. Works! I managed to install Leopard with the modified "generic.iso" although the keyboard didnot work during the install and the usb mouse i attached worked only with a lot of hiccups. UPDATE: Found the cause, disabled Multi-Core in BIOS and problem of mouse solved. Integrated keyboard does not work though. I think it may require some kexts. But I don't know how to install the kexts after booting after the install. Can anyone help in this regard too please? UPDATE: Still couldnot find this anywhere, will keep looking. UPDATE 2: Fixed. Thank You in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinthegreatone Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hi All, I have been trying to install using the boot 132 method with the retail disc and its still not working. It boots the generic disc, then I swap disc for the retail and it boots and into the apple screen. It makes it pass the apple logo screen but then it turns blue for less than a second and then complete black screen. Following system (Dell Latitude D820): Intel C2D T7200 3 GB DDR2 667 RAM Toshiba 120GB SATA HDD Intel GMA 950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegmanosx Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 is there a boot132 cd that is based off PC EFI v9 so i can install snow leopard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanzh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks guys, i did it ! The install took quite a while but it went ok. I've used BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.ISO and just went till the end.(thanks folks!!!) There are only still small things on my way and some directions would sure be nice... no sleep, no QE, and the same s**t error about CPU and Memory in System Profiler as some people is having. Thanks for your hard work, keep on going...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delorean175 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hello! im a noob to hackentosh. i have tried a iATKOS v1.0i, v2.0i, and v5.0i and i have tried kalyway 10.5.2. with no luck. i can never seam to even get to the install menu. kalyway seams to get to a screen with a really small text. then it freezes. the iATKOS disks all show an error message saying that there is a Library boot file or somethine missing. i cant remember what it says. my spaces. Dell M1330 XPS mobile intel ® 965 chipset / including the graphics proccesor. Dell Wireless 1505 802.11n WLAN mini card 4 GB RAM Intel ® Core 2 Duo CPU T7250 (2.00 GHz) x2 64 bit opperating system Intel ® High Def Audio HDMI I know others have sucessfully installed OS X on their M1330's Im also curious. this method of using a boot CD and a Retail versions of OS X works fine or what have you. but could i use the boot CD to load Kalyway ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhupesh Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi!I am new here and also to the OSx86 arena. My system is a Dell XPS M1710 with: Intel i945PM Motherboard Intel C2D T7200 CPU 4GB DDR2 667 RAM Samsung 320GB SATA HDD nVidia GeForce 7900GS 256MB SATA DL DVD-RW I need a custom ISO with all the required kexts (or a location where i can find them), please? UPDATE: Found a custom ISO built for Dell Inspiron XPS. Works! I managed to install Leopard with the modified "generic.iso" although the keyboard didnot work during the install and the usb mouse i attached worked only with a lot of hiccups. UPDATE: Found the cause, disabled Multi-Core in BIOS and problem of mouse solved. Integrated keyboard does not work though. I think it may require some kexts. But I don't know how to install the kexts after booting after the install. Can anyone help in this regard too please? UPDATE: Still couldnot find this anywhere, will keep looking. Thank You in advance The Green Guy - you need to install Chameleon and then you can call the extra kexts etc. onto the boot partition, have you followed one of the setup guides like this one: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...=128274&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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