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GibrillSounds
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Hey guys, 

 

Managed to install Niresh 10.8.2 without any problem. Everything went smoothly, no -v necessary or any other flag. 

 

At first reboot I selected ML, hit enter, Apple Logo, little wheel spinning, HDD working, then stopped and there it stayed. 

Rebooted with -v and after stalling around 5 mins at "NTFS NAME 3.1" it passed that and finally stopped at "Resetting IOCatalogue". -x, -s, -f flags not working. 

 

I mention that this is the second installation, first time selected ATI and Atheros, didn't uncheck "False blabla" that Niresh says that has to be unchecked and it was stopping at ATHEROS Wifi kext, imagined that was the problem, reinstalled, issue with Atheros dissapeared but appeared the problems mentioned above. 

 

My specs are in my signature, I mention that I use an 500gb HDD for installing niresh, inside an e-rack, connected to the e-sata port my laptop has. On the laptop HDD WIN7. 

 

 

Hope someone can provide some ideeas on how to boot the damn thing. 

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iFIRE
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boot with -s  

and use this code for mv de graphics kexts to folder backup

 

 

fsck -fy

mount -uw /

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA*/kext_backup

rm ../Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache

reboot

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boot with -s  

and use this code for mv de graphics kexts to folder backup

 

 

fsck -fy

mount -uw /

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA*/kext_backup

rm ../Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache

reboot

 

thx a lot for the info but please be a little more specific as I'm newbie with mac :)

 

right before I hit enter for booting up I should write 

 

-s fsck -fy

mount -uw /

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA*/kext_backup

rm ../Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache

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well...just did what you said...I think I did it correctly...rebooted after and booted up normally (no -v), apple logo with spinning wheel that kept spinning forever and forever. Rebooted with -v, this is what it's now stumbling across (picture)

 

If I could only understand what am I aiming for...I don't understand (and nobody seems to explain in humanly terms) what I am trying to do with all these commands and flags...what is the damn problem which stops ML booting on my PC... 

 

 

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ok, boot with -v -f UseKernelCache=No

 

boot flags:

 

 

02. BootHelp.txt:
 
The boot: prompt waits for you to type advanced startup options.
If you don't type anything, the computer continues starting up normally. It
uses the kernel and configuration files on the startup device, which it also
uses as the root device. 
 
Advanced startup options use the following syntax:
 
    [device]<kernel> [arguments]
 
Example arguments include
 
 device: rd=<BSD device name>       (e.g. rd=disk0s2)
         rd=*<IODeviceTree path>    (e.g. rd=*/PCI0@0/CHN0@0/@0:1)
 
 kernel: kernel name                (e.g. "mach_kernel" - must be in "/" )
 
 flags: -v (verbose)    -s (single user mode), 
        -x (safe mode)  -F (ignore boot configuration file)
 
 "Graphics Mode"="WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH" (e.g. "1024x768x32")
    For VESA 3.0 graphics, you may append a refresh rate
    after an "@" character (e.g. "1280x1024x32@75")
 
 kernel flags                       (e.g. debug=0x144)
 io=0xffffffff                      (defined in IOKit/IOKitDebug.h)
 
Example: mach_kernel rd=disk0s1 -v "Graphics Mode"="4096x4096x32@85"
 
If the computer won't start up properly, you may be able to start it up using
safe mode.  Type -x to start up in safe mode, which ignores all cached
driver files.
 
Special booter commands:
  ?memory    Displays information about the computer's memory.
  ?video     Displays VESA video modes supported by the computer's BIOS.
  ?norescan  Leaves CD-ROM rescan mode.
 
Additional useful command-line options:
  config=<file>             Use an alternate Boot.plist file.
 
Options useful in the com.apple.Boot.plist file:
  "Boot Graphics"=Yes|No    Use graphics mode or text mode when starting.
  "Quiet Boot"=Yes|No       Use quiet boot mode (no messages or prompt).
  Timeout=8                 Number of seconds to pause at the boot: prompt.
  "Instant Menu"=Yes        Force displaying the partition selection menu. 
 
  "Default Partition"       Sets the default boot partition,
    =hd(x,y)                  where 'x' is the disk number, 'y' the partition number.
 
  GUI=No                    Disable the GUI (enabled by default).
 
  USBBusFix=Yes             Enable the EHCI and UHCI fixes (disabled by default).
  EHCIacquire=Yes           Enable the EHCI fix (disabled by default).
  UHCIreset=Yes             Enable the UHCI fix (disabled by default).
 
  Wake=No                   Disable wake up after hibernation (enbaled by default).
  ForceWake=Yes             Force using the sleepimage (disabled by default).
  WakeImage=<file>          Use an alternate sleepimage file 
                              (default path is /private/var/vm/sleepimage).
 
  DropSSDT=Yes              Skip the SSDT tables while relocating the ACPI tables.
  DSDT=<file>               Use an alternate DSDT.aml file 
                              (default paths are /DSDT.aml or /Extra/DSDT.aml).
 
  SMBIOSdefaults=No         Don't use the Default values for SMBIOS overriding
                              if /Extra/smbios.plist doesn't exist, factory
                              values are kept.
 
  Rescan=Yes                Enable CD-ROM rescan mode.
  "Rescan Prompt"=Yes       Prompts for enable CD-ROM rescan mode.
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ok, boot with -v -f UseKernelCache=No

 

boot flags:

 

 

02. BootHelp.txt:
 
The boot: prompt waits for you to type advanced startup options.
If you don't type anything, the computer continues starting up normally. It
uses the kernel and configuration files on the startup device, which it also
uses as the root device. 
 
Advanced startup options use the following syntax:
 
    [device]<kernel> [arguments]
 
Example arguments include
 
 device: rd=<BSD device name>       (e.g. rd=disk0s2)
         rd=*<IODeviceTree path>    (e.g. rd=*/PCI0@0/CHN0@0/@0:1)
 
 kernel: kernel name                (e.g. "mach_kernel" - must be in "/" )
 
 flags: -v (verbose)    -s (single user mode), 
        -x (safe mode)  -F (ignore boot configuration file)
 
 "Graphics Mode"="WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH" (e.g. "1024x768x32")
    For VESA 3.0 graphics, you may append a refresh rate
    after an "@" character (e.g. "1280x1024x32@75")
 
 kernel flags                       (e.g. debug=0x144)
 io=0xffffffff                      (defined in IOKit/IOKitDebug.h)
 
Example: mach_kernel rd=disk0s1 -v "Graphics Mode"="4096x4096x32@85"
 
If the computer won't start up properly, you may be able to start it up using
safe mode.  Type -x to start up in safe mode, which ignores all cached
driver files.
 
Special booter commands:
  ?memory    Displays information about the computer's memory.
  ?video     Displays VESA video modes supported by the computer's BIOS.
  ?norescan  Leaves CD-ROM rescan mode.
 
Additional useful command-line options:
  config=<file>             Use an alternate Boot.plist file.
 
Options useful in the com.apple.Boot.plist file:
  "Boot Graphics"=Yes|No    Use graphics mode or text mode when starting.
  "Quiet Boot"=Yes|No       Use quiet boot mode (no messages or prompt).
  Timeout=8                 Number of seconds to pause at the boot: prompt.
  "Instant Menu"=Yes        Force displaying the partition selection menu. 
 
  "Default Partition"       Sets the default boot partition,
    =hd(x,y)                  where 'x' is the disk number, 'y' the partition number.
 
  GUI=No                    Disable the GUI (enabled by default).
 
  USBBusFix=Yes             Enable the EHCI and UHCI fixes (disabled by default).
  EHCIacquire=Yes           Enable the EHCI fix (disabled by default).
  UHCIreset=Yes             Enable the UHCI fix (disabled by default).
 
  Wake=No                   Disable wake up after hibernation (enbaled by default).
  ForceWake=Yes             Force using the sleepimage (disabled by default).
  WakeImage=<file>          Use an alternate sleepimage file 
                              (default path is /private/var/vm/sleepimage).
 
  DropSSDT=Yes              Skip the SSDT tables while relocating the ACPI tables.
  DSDT=<file>               Use an alternate DSDT.aml file 
                              (default paths are /DSDT.aml or /Extra/DSDT.aml).
 
  SMBIOSdefaults=No         Don't use the Default values for SMBIOS overriding
                              if /Extra/smbios.plist doesn't exist, factory
                              values are kept.
 
  Rescan=Yes                Enable CD-ROM rescan mode.
  "Rescan Prompt"=Yes       Prompts for enable CD-ROM rescan mode.

 

introducing -v -f UseKernelCache=No takes me back to freezing at Resseting IOCatalogue. Normal -v boot freezes at NTFS Volume Name 3.1. 

 

Maybe I should try with iAtKos...

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