treyhamilton25 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Blah!! Wont boot. Tried -v for an instant restart, tried normal and got stuck at apple screen. And the only way I can get it to boot is with a boot disk. I must be doing something wrong. Guess I'll just DL Lion Retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If you can boot from disc. Install the latest chameleon bootloader. Search for chameleon wizard and install it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Followed that guide. Now I'm getting Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device... Ugh.. Tried to update again. idk why my laptop hates me. Anyway, booting normal gets kernel panic. Will upload a pic shortly. Commands just get me stuck at apple screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Boot using -x -f -v to get past root device error just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well I gave up on installing lion. I'll just stick to Snow Leopard. I've gotten lion installed on a dell Inspiron N7110 but it sticks at the apple screen. It's going through the setup though because I can hear the guy talking. But no visual. I've tried different commands, with no luck. Only thing I can think is I shouldn't have installed iopcifamily kext in the setup. But others are saying delete all the applintelhd kexts. Can't do that because of no visual. As far as my msi, I just want to get a fully updated snow Leo and be done with it. Think you could give me some insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well I gave up on installing lion. I'll just stick to Snow Leopard. I've gotten lion installed on a dell Inspiron N7110 but it sticks at the apple screen. It's going through the setup though because I can hear the guy talking. But no visual. I've tried different commands, with no luck. Only thing I can think is I shouldn't have installed iopcifamily kext in the setup. But others are saying delete all the applintelhd kexts. Can't do that because of no visual. As far as my msi, I just want to get a fully updated snow Leo and be done with it. Think you could give me some insight? If you wan't to stick with SL look at this thread. It might help out a bit, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=269841 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 What about the graphics problem on the dell? Any idea? Lol. Sorry, I know I'm prolly troublesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 What about the graphics problem on the dell? Any idea? Lol. Sorry, I know I'm prolly troublesome. Did you try booting with GraphicsEnabler=Yes -v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Yup. I wish I could upload a pic with my phone. It shows the verbose texts. And plays sound too. Only thing I see that errors is BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist: 2 No such file or directory Other than that I see no errors and I hear sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Yup. I wish I could upload a pic with my phone. It shows the verbose texts. And plays sound too. Only thing I see that errors is BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist: 2 No such file or directory Other than that I see no errors and I hear sound. What are the specs of the Dell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=281741&pid=1843338&st=0entry1843338 That's the thread. It has the specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 http://www.insanelym...0 That's the thread. It has the specs. Try, GraphicsEnabler=No arch=i386 -v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Stuck on verbose screen with no sound now. I can get into -s and type. But when I exit it stays on that screen and sounds starts playing. Idk if -s can help or not. Back on my SnowLeo now.. But cant uload pics of screen because it wont read my iphone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Stuck on verbose screen with no sound now. I can get into -s and type. But when I exit it stays on that screen and sounds starts playing. Idk if -s can help or not. Back on my SnowLeo now.. But cant uload pics of screen because it wont read my iphone.. Are any USB devices working on SL? If not boot with USBLegacyOff=Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Yea, I have a flash drive plugged in, usb mouse because touchpad wont work, and my phone is charging. itunes says it cant make a secure connection to it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Yea, I have a flash drive plugged in, usb mouse because touchpad wont work, and my phone is charging. itunes says it cant make a secure connection to it.. Search for ApplePS2 kexts for the touchpad to work. Not sure about the itunes error. Is id updated to the latest version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 FIXED!!!!! And yes, itunes is latest. I'll look for the ps2 kexts. Thanks for you help too. I'm going to post a tutorial for this Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Glad you got some stuff working then Glad to see your helping the community out with a tutorial also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 what do you make of this? specs on the machine are in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Your missing IOGraphicsFamily.kext Is it SL this is from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Lion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Lion. Install this with Kext wizard or Kext utility. You may need to use another mac to do this or connect the HDD to a windows PC using TransMac and add the file to S/L/E Or try booting your system using -x -f -v to get the file added. IOGraphicsFamily.kext.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Alright. I have a few errands to run, but I'll try that as soon as I get back. I have to go to best buy for a couple things. May just try to get a retail DVD from them. -x -f -v gets me "Still waiting for root device" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Try PCIRooUID=1 -x -f -v or change =1 to =0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyhamilton25 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Tried both. Still giving me the same response. Ran Ubuntu live cd and I do have IOGraphicsFamily. So right now I'm putting SL back on and getting the wifi fix for my gf's dell. Then I'm going for ML on my MSi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.