ShadowLegion88 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-390XA-UD3Processor AMD Phenom II X4 Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4800RAM: 4GB Im trying to install Mac on my desktop but with no success so far. I was able to install Leopard but all it does when i try to boot is restart itself everytime. I also have the same issue with a Mountain Lion dvd/usb or niresh. I was curious as to what osx installation is best for my PC and is there a way to get past the reboot loop issue that im having Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duran Keeley Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hey ShadowLegion88 Lets sart with if you do not have a working mac to make a Lion installer then the option here would be a Nawcom ModCD & a Snow Leopard DVD. Alternatively you can get a iATKOS S3 (it's a distro) because the Snow Leopard DVD for the 8GB DVD. Once you have that you should be in a bootable OS and therefore be able to make a Lion install, let me know how you get along with SL first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 i have a iATKOS V3, v7, and snow leopard disk but the installation wont load. It will restart before it gets to the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duran Keeley Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 tired booing with -x -v? Try the ModCD with the SL disk, by the way if you have a 8GB flash you can restore he SL disk to a USB with TransMac or http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/62-win32disk-imager/ With SL I had to boot with cpus=1, also worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Tried that still with no luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 With no luck im able to get an installation or leopard to boot it just restarts itself automatically after it leaves the bootloader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderq Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hello I think it is better to try fresh and no distro install so you can track errors more easily and if you dont have a mac you can use this tool here to make a bootable media. Then i can help you with any error but don't forget that you have to replace the machkernel becouse you have an AMD processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hello I think it is better to try fresh and no distro install so you can track errors more easily and if you dont have a mac you can use this tool here to make a bootable media. Then i can help you with any error but don't forget that you have to replace the machkernel becouse you have an AMD processor. I cant even install mac because my computer restarts when leaving the bootloader. How do i go about replacing the machkernel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderq Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 From windows with trial Macdrive Transmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 still no luck, im stilling getting the system rebooting at the bootloader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackmymac Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Tried booting with nawcoms bootcd the using the flags: GraphicsEnabler=No -force64 -v? Thats how I got mine to boot. Could also try the link below http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/275100-guide-install-1068-on-amd-getting-around-all-errors-pci-configuration/ It's not the guide I used, I can't find that anymore, but its very close. Id also restore the *.dmg image to a thumb drive or external HDD. works alot faster and generally really well. If that doesn't work, there are plenty of other guides around. Just gotta look for them. Take your time and don't rush it. It took me months to get a solid stable system up and going. And boot loaders can mess up plenty of hours of work, so pick one that others have used, and resist the urge to update it. It'll cause a bootable system not to work anymore. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Still not having any luck with getting it to load up or reinstall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Ask help here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285760-help-topic-further-help-in-chatosx86hulegacykernel-irc/page-70?do=findComment&comment=1943057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowLegion88 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 still having issues getting the os to install it panics after a couple minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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