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[HELP] Vaio TX1XP don't work


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Hello !

is a bit 'of days that I try to play around with this Sony Vaio VGN TX1XP but did not come to the head.

I try ideneb 1.5.1 and iPC 10.5.6 but it always crashes with this error:

ERROR: Firewire unable to Determina Security-mode, defaulting to full-secure

and after

still waiting for root device

 

How can I do?

 

thank you very much

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  • 3 months later...

By pure luck, I just found a way to boot.

 

No matter what I tried so far, resulted in "still waiting for root device".

 

I know that OSX has been installed on disk0s2, but when inputting the variable rd=disk0s2 from the bootloader did not do any help.

 

However, today I tried this:

 

I chose CD Rom as the boot device from Bios.

 

I booted from the DVD installation disk, and just when the DVD bootloader kicked in asking me if I want it to proceed to load the OSX installation, or press f8 for boot options, I pressed f8, and at that prompt I typed rd=disk0s2.

 

Surprise - the installed OSX booted.

 

On my next reboot, if I try to boot directly from the HD, I still get "still waiting for root device". The only way to get into OSX is to boot through the DVD bootloader.

 

I will research it further and add any notes if something new comes up.

 

Keep in mind:

- screen resolution is 1027 x 768, streched.

- wifi does not work

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Hi there, I manage to solve the problem, and boot.

 

The laptop was unable to boot with Chameleon 2. Reinstalled everything with Chameleon 1.0.12 bootloader, and so far it works fine. The only thing I have yet to fix is a)resolution is stuck at 1024x768 (and not 1366x768), and b)wifi.

 

Check youtube video:

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Managed to resolve further issues.

 

1. Screen Resolution: from the post http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=141549&st=0 install only the AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext. When rebooting, make sure that on BIOS you "strech" the screen, and on boot option type -f. You should get in OSX in 1024x768, but the 1366x768 should also be available.

 

2. Wifi: I downloaded the drivers for Intel Pro 2200BG from http://projectcamphor.mercurysquad.com/downloads/. Wifi works, but I can only connect to unsecure networks (no WEP/WPA).

 

Two issues still remain:

1. Sleep (does not work)

2. Touchpad is being seen as mouse, so I am not able to choose options like tap to click.

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