I successfully installed 10.5.5 (iDeneb v1.3) using the Nvidia-patched ISO and applying the 9.4 Kernel

However, after install, I remove the DVD and boot into OSX but get the "no smoking" sign over the gray apple.

Any suggestions?

My setup:
Asus P5ND2 SLI (non-deluxe) w/ Pentium D 915
IDE hd w/ 3 partitions:
* 50gb NTFS (XP Installed)
* 50gb (Mac Journaled)
* 200gb (NTFS music/media storage)
N-Vidia 7300GT 256mb

I'm a using USB mouse & keyboard (NOT wireless). I've removed my SATA hd, external USB drive, and all expansion cards (like my sound card) just to limit my variables.

Thanks

i had this problem as well. googled frantically, but all i really learned was that this no smoking sign is called a 'prohibitory sign'.

i solved my problem by going into the bios and changing the SATA hard drives to run in acpi mode.
also, try booting in -v mode

I'm using an IDE hard drive, and I've disconnected my SATA drive and disabled all SATA in the BIOS. I guess I can check for that ACPI setting as well. I didn't see it in there before. I'll also attempt the -v mode. See if that works.

Thanks. Any other suggestions in the mean time?

i found after much testing with iDeneb that it simply hated my ATA drives and preferred me installing it onto a primary SATA partition

boot with the -v command so we can get an accurate error message. if it says 'waiting for root device'

try installing onto a SATA partition with AHCI turned on for SATA devices
should work better after that, ive found since i dont even need it on, but it seems to vary from machine to machine

I am getting this same problem on Sony Vaio CR .. I cannot find where in the bios I need to make this change to " AHCI turned on " .. would you please be able to help me? I am stuck