jcbnavy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 So I have tried several diffrent combs on how to install mac on my dell. After i install and reboot its just a black screen with a flashing cursor. i downloaded Gparted like the instructions said and It is flagged as boot. I made sure when i partioned it that i used MBR. I formated it using mac os extended journaled. I tried useing both darwin bootloader and bootloader efi. Still when i boot i get black screen and cursor. PLEASE HELP! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fassl Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 if just flagging bootable doesnt help also do: dd if=/usr/standalone/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1 /usr/sbin/startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsY /usr/standalone/i386/boot btw.... there are dozens! of howtos for this problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbnavy Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Ok and this may sound like a dumb question but where do i type it in at? thanks for the fast reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fassl Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 in terminal of ur install dvd you also have to replace the X and Y to match ur hdd and partition number! u will get this info in disk utility or in terminal with "diskutil list" before the dd and startupfiletool command be sure to unmount your hdd either in disk utility or in terminal with "diskutil unmount diskXsY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbnavy Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 ok i tried these two commands... dd if=/usr/standalone/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1 /usr/sbin/startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsY /usr/standalone/i386/boot it did some things in the terminal then i rebooted and it still went to the black screen with the cursor. Any other ideas? I have been working on this for hours and getting frustrated! :censored2: Thanks, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fassl Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 then try this: diskutil unmount diskX fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX update flag Y write exit dd if=/usr/standalone/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1 /usr/sbin/startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsY /usr/standalone/i386/boot if it doesnt work just repeat it some times... dunno why, but i had also to do it a couple of times until it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium06 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I had the same issue with iATKOS on a Dell D630 here's a little easier solution I think that worked for me. Installed iATKOS reboot to a blinking cursor download "Ultimate Boot CD" (google for it) insert the ultimate boot cd and boot it. navigate to MBRWork under "Filesystem Tools | Partition Tools | MBRWork" it'll display a menu of choices just dont press anytyhing and it will load the default up. once you get to a black screen with numbered menu choices and a "Choose Option: _" prompt I did a: "5" to install standard mbr "Y" to confirm "6" to set a partition active "0" to set partition 0 active "E" to exit. CTRL+ALT+DEL reboot w/o CD and should be in iATKOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbnavy Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Awesome! I got it to boot! It is very laggy though and the mouse does not respond well at all. That is my next problem. I might start over with install and select bootload efi this time. Any other suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbnavy Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 i tried installing the bootloader efi but when i reboot it goes to the bootloader and shows my harddrive and says to hit enter to load drive with no options or -v or ?. nothing works. it just sits there. idk why... so i am going back to the other bootloader option. Dell E1505 Intel core 2 duo 1.8ghz 1gig ram nvidia geforce go 7300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium06 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 so i've not installed leo on a dell 1505 but i have on a D630 and i wanna buy a 1400 series. but you should take a look at this thread i've been posting on. the two should be close to the same base install wise. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...6600&st=140 and here's my instructions for a D630: partition drive as MBR 1 partition and 1 word name as HFS+ Journaled. customize install and only install -iATKOS Main System -expand bootloader and check "Darwin EFI" so it installs all 3 below. (Don't select darwin x86) -dont select any of the patches -under "Drivers | System" select "AppleSMBIOS.kext" -dont select any of the network fixes select "Done" reboot to a blinking cursor insert the ultimate boot cd and boot it. navigate to MBRWork under "Filesystem Tools | Partition Tools | MBRWork" it'll display a menu of choices just dont press anytyhing and it will load the default up. once you get to a black screen with numbered menu choices and a "Choose Option: _" prompt I did a: "5" to install standard mbr "Y" to confirm "6" to set a partition active "0" to set partition 0 active "E" to exit. CTRL+ALT+DEL reboot w/o CD and should be in iATKOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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