jamesholt Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Hello all, First I have never messed with a Mac before ,mostly just windows as I do alot of PLC programming, and some linux(SUSE,UBUNTU) I am trying to install with Leo4allV3. The Alien Aurora M9750 has AMD Turion Mobile ML-42 @2.4GHZ 1GB Ram NVidia 7900 Realtek Audio The Vostra (dell) has Intel Dual-Core @1.8GHZ Intell video 1GB Ram The Alien will complete the install and reboot but when it goes through the part where you move your information from one Mac to another it restarts the introduction video, and then you start over with the country and keyboard selections then hit continue with the transfer screen and get another restart. The Vostra will finish the install and reboot. The last thing showing on the screen is APR 27 12:47:57 localhost MDNSResponder MDNSResponder-170 (Jan 4 2008 18:04:07)[22]: Starting Then you hear some music play and thats it. If you press any keys you here a tone but nothing else happens Also both system will not boot without the install dvd in the drives Any ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeRed Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Hello all, First I have never messed with a Mac before ,mostly just windows as I do alot of PLC programming, and some linux(SUSE,UBUNTU) I am trying to install with Leo4allV3. The Alien Aurora M9750 has AMD Turion Mobile ML-42 @.41GHZ 1GB Ram NVidia 7900 Realtek Audio The Vostra (dell) has Intel Dual-Core @1.8GHZ Intell video 1GB Ram The Alien will complete the install and reboot but when it goes through the part where you move your information from one Mac to another it restarts the introduction video, and then you start over with the country and keyboard selections then hit continue with the transfer screen and get another restart. The Vostra will finish the install and reboot. The last thing showing on the screen is APR 27 12:47:57 localhost MDNSResponder MDNSResponder-170 (Jan 4 2008 18:04:07)[22]: Starting Then you hear some music play and thats it. If you press any keys you here a tone but nothing else happens Also both system will not boot without the install dvd in the drives Any ideas?? What model is the vostra and is it a core dual or a core 2 dual? This will make a big difference. Also is is an x3100 intel video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesholt Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 The Vostra is an Intel Dual-Core E2160 @1.8ghz It does have the GMA3100 Intel Graphics It is the 200 slim tower Last night I got it to boot to the setup but it loops after choosing not to transfer any information (just like the Alien) The settings I used are Kernal 9.2.0 Intel-ICHx Old ACPI gma950 and gmax3100 SMBIOS1033 All sound drivers I had to install SUSE on theAlien so I can get online Any Ideas??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonswab Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Try turning off your onboard LAN and when asked to boot with command line options, add -x cpus=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesholt Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Just tried that but still same problem. I understand the "cpus=1" but what does the "-x" do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonswab Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Here is a list of some of the command line options you can use. Try using this combination first: -v -x cpus=1 "Graphics Mode"="640x480x32" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -v = verbose mode. Basically tells you wants happening during boot up. -x = Safe mode. Basically boots your system with the bare minimum kexts. -s = Single user mode. Command line only mode. Allows you to run commands as root to fix system. -f = Tells the machine to reload all kext and dump the boot configuration cache, (kext cache found in: /System/Library/Extensions.mkext, you can delete it manually and the system will recreate it). -l = The flag attempts to enable the L2 cache if not already enabled. Not sure if this works on hacks. If your having an L2 cache issue try this flag. kernel name "mach_kernel" This flag simply tells the system to boot from another kernel available in / (aka root). Ex: kernel name "netkasSS_kernel" cpus= Tells the kernel how many cores or physical CPU's there are in place. Ex: cpus=1 "Graphics Mode"= Tells the system what resolution width, height, color depth & refresh rate to boot the OS with. Ex: "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x32" WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH For VESA 3.0 graphics, you may append a refresh rate after an "@" character Ex: "Graphics Mode"="640x480x32@60" WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH@REFRESHRATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesholt Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 OK I will try this when I get home. I am using the "leo4allv3" do I have to do any patching or has this already been done on the dvd. All I have done is just ran the installer from booting the dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonswab Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I haven't used the leo4all v3 install yet. but it should be 10.5.2 I think. One thing you can also try is to turn off the onboard audio and network. Once you've installed everything, then install the audio and network patches separately. You'll need to find out what chips are being used but you can search here on the forums for links. You should be able to find some of the add in drivers on the DVD also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesholt Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 I got the Vostra and the Alien to complete the setup. They were locked in the "account loop" (when all else fails read the instructions!!) I dont remember seeing any folders on the dvd but I will look again. If nothing else I can download one of the other ones and try with it. Everything on the Vostra works, But the Alien has no sound or wireless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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