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magicalnegro
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I just came upon the full install of 10.4.4 .. Decided to install it on my laptop, which had Windows XP on it. I boot off the DVD, it came up with the grey screen with the apple logo for a minute or two, but then it went to a light blue screen and just sat there. No hard drive activity. I waited about an hour and still nothing. After reading through countless posts on here, I figured out it was the way the drive was formatted. So I deleted the XP partition, and left the drive unformatted. Boot off the DVD again, this time it came up with the install screen. I used disk utilities to format the drive with HFS+ . The install seemed to go without a hitch. It went all the way, told me it needed to restart the computer, so I let it restart. Upon restart, it seems like its starting to boot, and then just goes black to this light blue screen and sits there. No hourglass or mouse icon or anything. No disk activity. Just sits there. I waited almost an hour and nothing .. Not sure what to do from here. If anyone has any ideas that could help, I would really appreciate it. Im going to try build 10.4.3 to see if that makes any difference I guess.

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magicalnegro
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I can boot in single user mode, and get to a command prompt. But if I try to boot regularly, safe mode, verbody mode, any other mode, It shows all the white text scrolling on the screen and then goes to a light blue screen with nothing on it and sits there. Any help please?!

p2pow350
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Hi,

I'm getting the same problem trying to install 10.4.3 on my notebook Fujitsu Amilo Pro 8010...

Did you find a solution for that problem?

 

I'm waiting from some guru answer on my post but seems not to be interesting as other similar ones...

 

Thanks

Max

Shen
Shen
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I install Mac OS X 10.4.3 1099 on my note book and successfully started up.

 

Here is my hard ware list:

 

P-m 740

DDR2-533Mhz-512Mb

Samsun 60G HDD

915GM Motherbord

Intel GMA900

 

Here are the motheds I used:

 

1.Disconnect any USB device.

2.Press "F8" when start up and put these words: "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x32"

(width x higth x depth @ ... according to your monitor. you can first insert ? to get some boot information)

3.Open /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.boot.plist in another OS. Change the words to below:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>Platform=x86pc</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1024x768x32<string>

<key>Quiet Boot</key>

<string>No</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>8</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

Save it and replace the original one.

 

It works in my computer. Hope can help you.

p2pow350
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Hi Shen,

how did you edit that file under another OS?

 

I would like to follow a native install as another installation I completed but on my notebook the first attempts was unsuccesfull...

I will try to follow your suggestion trying to change screen depth otherwise I will post a photo of the verbose screen errors I got.

 

Many thanks and I hope to have more luck than now on installation

Max

Shen
Shen
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I have two OS installed on my NoteBook. Windows Xp and Mac OS X 10.4.3.

I found it difficult to edit the "boot.plist" file in Mac OS. Because the folder"Sys~config~" you don't have write right and I found it is unchangeable. So I boot my notebook with windows and edit that file.

 

I'm a frash man here, don't know much about Apple. So my suggestion may not work on your system. You'd better serch some other help. Wish you good luck.

p2pow350
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Ok, I've understood but my problem is that installation was never succesfull.

There is something that seems to be incompatible and the installer did not start...it freeze on first blue screen.

So what I have is simply my disk partitioned and waiting for the first installation but with no success.

 

Btw, my laptop hadware is the same you listed so I hope that changing screen resolution will go forward..

 

Many Thanks

Max

Shen
Shen
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When I installed my Mac OS X, I failed every time. But very luckyly, I successed once. Just as Maxxsun said that there is a success rate. Next time you install Mac OS X I suggest that you do this: Befor installation, boot your PC and press F2 or DEL to enter the BIOS SETUP, set the "Video Feature" From "LCD+CRT" to "LCD" and Disable USBContraller(you can change it back if you want to use them after installation). after insert the DVD, boot from DVD-Rom, then press F8, insert ? to see what to set, and then set the screen and kernel. It may work for you.

I think the blue screen death may be because the Mac OS X want to check the screen set and choose the best one for you but unfortunatly our LCD didn't have a description file or even a name. Most of the CRT monitor have a name and description file, so some said that if you connect another monitor on your notebook the Mac OS X will work for you. So in my opinion, if you want to solve the blue screen problem, you'd better set the monitor yourself instead Mac OS X, or at least don'e let computer choose it(disable LCD monitor, for example you can close your notebook to let computer miss the monitor checking part).

Or you can set the "Video feature" to "CRT" and connect another CRT on your notebook for the installation. After the installation you can set it back and search other method to get your Mac OS X work.

After lots of trying, my system works well for me. May be you still have to try several times But Don't Give Up, it will work, just not the time.

 

Wish you Good Luck.

p2pow350
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Hi,

I followed your suggestions and I got the same blue screen on my CRT monitor connected to the laptop.

My conclusion: seems not to be a video problem (at least on my laptop)...

 

Insted what I discover, running installation with -v parameter, that the installer seems to hang up on network installation (After discovering NIC card I can see "running Crash Report") and sequentially trying to running copyAirPortPrefs...() function.

The strange thing is that everything is disabled at BIOS only CDROM controlled is enabled.

 

I think I will buy a Mac Mini othewise if Apple will decide (I hope) to sell O.S. install DVD box in every computer store I will buy this and I will format immediately my HD for installitg it...Installing OSX on a laptop is a quest for heroes...

 

Thanks

Max

digitallysick
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Hi,

I followed your suggestions and I got the same blue screen on my CRT monitor connected to the laptop.

My conclusion: seems not to be a video problem (at least on my laptop)...

 

Insted what I discover, running installation with -v parameter, that the installer seems to hang up on network installation (After discovering NIC card I can see "running Crash Report") and sequentially trying to running copyAirPortPrefs...() function.

The strange thing is that everything is disabled at BIOS only CDROM controlled is enabled.

 

I think I will buy a Mac Mini othewise if Apple will decide (I hope) to sell O.S. install DVD box in every computer store I will buy this and I will format immediately my HD for installitg it...Installing OSX on a laptop is a quest for heroes...

 

Thanks

Max

 

 

 

Im having the same problem as you, blue screen of death, and then it goes to the command prompt, strange thing is 10.4.3 works just fine (with no sound) installs easy, but not the new discs that are out

p2pow350
p2pow350
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Hi,

as for a Shen conclusion (maybe Maxxuss one) there is a success rate...

After 100 reboots and failed installations suddenly Installer start and I was able to proceede on complete installation of 10.4.4!! That's incredible....

Now I can afford that at my side OS is working but only using an external monitor connected.

I was trying to follow some solution not to use a CRT but I think that the only way is to use a key dongle to let OsX think that monitor is connected.

BTW Many thanks to all for the patience and for helping a beginner in working with this beautiful OS.

 

Thanks

Max

onyx_re2
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Hi,

I have a similar blue screen of death problem with my PC (not a notebook...)

I have a Biostar mobo 915 chipset with onboard GMA900 which was working fine in 10.4.1 and 10.4.3.

Was unable to install natively using the patched DVD everyone else is using (10.4.4 and 10.4.5 with Maxxuss patches) due to getting a black screen with a white cursor on the top left, so I did a VMWare install to an entire hard drive.

I then placed this drive into the Biostar machine and it starts to load up but then gets to the blue screen with the mouse cursor and nothing else happens.

 

Anyone got any thoughts on this (all the info I could find here was regarding laptops with this problem.

Thanks,

dponmac
dponmac
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I found it difficult to edit the "boot.plist" file in Mac OS. Because the folder"Sys~config~" you don't have write right and I found it is unchangeable.

 

You know you can make yourself the owner of the file and then you will be able to change it..

123steamn
123steamn
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Sorry for bumping this back up. Any thoughts on my desktop blue screen of death issue?

10.4.3 is working just fine. 10.4.4 and up are no go's.

Thanks

 

Replace the file" IOATAFamily.kext" from your 10.4.4 system, with the one from your 10.4.3 system.

 

/System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext

 

 

 

Replace the file "AppleSMBIOS" with 10.4.3 also.

 

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext

 

When you find the file "AppleSMBIOS.kext" right click on it and select:

 

1.show package contents

2.contents folder

3.MacOS folder

4.replace file

5.repair disk permissions

6.reboot

 

back-up original files before replacing

123steamn
123steamn
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Replaced IOATAFamily.kext and AppleSMBIOS (in AppleSMBIOS.kext), repaired permissions, shut down, swapped hard drive order (moved SATA cables) and powered up....

Still the Blue Screen of Death as before!!!

 

In some of the testing I have done with different kernel patch combinations, I have encountered what you are experiencing.

 

Can you replace the mach_kernel on the root level of your drive with the mach_kernal from the root level of the install DVD.

 

 

The suggestions I make regarding the problems being described, I have had success with.

 

As always, back up the files you are replacing.

 

kaos

onyx_re2
onyx_re2
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Wow,

This is really killing me now!!

I tried replacing the mach_kernel but still got the blue screen.

I then wiped out the drive and re installed 10.4.4 manually using Maxxuss' instructions (from a 10.4.3 system using an original DVD restore disc (unpatched) and then manually applying the patches).

As far as kernel patches I only used the base (patch-base.ppf) since I have a P4 630.

Would you know it, Blue Screen of Death again!!

I even tried replacing IOATAFamily.kext from the working 10.4.3, no good.

I also did the AppleSMBios, no good again.

 

There must be something really weird here...

123steamn
123steamn
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Wow,

This is really killing me now!!

I tried replacing the mach_kernel but still got the blue screen.

I then wiped out the drive and re installed 10.4.4 manually using Maxxuss' instructions (from a 10.4.3 system using an original DVD restore disc (unpatched) and then manually applying the patches).

As far as kernel patches I only used the base (patch-base.ppf) since I have a P4 630.

Would you know it, Blue Screen of Death again!!

I even tried replacing IOATAFamily.kext from the working 10.4.3, no good.

I also did the AppleSMBios, no good again.

 

There must be something really weird here...

 

 

 

Using the method you are describing, I did not have to apply a patch to the kernel. I manually replaced the files that are suppled in the "Decrypted" folder along with the "mach_kernel.orig" file, in the patch solution folder. Then replace "AppleSMBIOS" and "IOATAFamily.kext" from the 10.4.3 working system, repaired disk permissions and it booted fine.

 

 

Let me know if I lost you

kaos

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onyx_re2
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This time I tried the 10.4.6 JaS disc and this time the blue screen goes away and I get a black screen with a flashing cursor on the top left. (this is while trying to do the install)

Even with a verbose boot I can't see any error.

10.4.3 still works like a champ on this machine however.

Anyone have any thoughts on this one?

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onyx_re2
onyx_re2
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I tried a few more things to get the 10.4.5 or 10.4.6 to work but still to no avail. My system just doesn't seem to like anything beyond 10.4.3 (which is still chugging along just fine on it).

Luckily I broke down and got a Macbook Pro, but the fact that the production version of MacOS X x86 won't run on my devkit clone are really killing me now!

Anyone else got any suggestions?

Thanks

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