Sgt. Stinger Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Hello all wise OSx86 Gurus! Today, I decided to take the leap and try to install Kalyway 10.5.2 on my Zepto 6625 notebook, with the following hardware: Intel GM965 chipset ICH8-ME southbridge. TSSTCorp CDDVDW SN-S082H optical drive, witch i suspect is IDE. Samsung HM25JI SATA HDD. C2D T7500 Merom CPU, 2.2 Ghz 2GB A-data DDR2 RAM Phoenix technologies BIOS I got a "still waiting for root device" when booting with the DVD. Right before, I get an Error: Unable to detect firewire security mode. Is there aything i can try to make this work? I have googled and searched the forum, but I havn't fond an answer to my problem... Please help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/105877-yet-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (yet another) is about right... root device error basically means that, after loading all its ata/sata drivers, the OS can't find it's ass with both hands. The culprit is the ATA/SATA controller. The solution lies in: Changing the settings for the ATA/SATA controller in bios, so the drive is recognised. Changing the way the drive is connected (different sata port, different master or slave settings/cable connection/IDE port) so the drive is recognised. Adding a driver (kext) or editing the driver settings (plist) so the controller is recognised. Changing/adding a storage controller that is supported (hardware). As you are on a laptop, with an intel ich controller, which tend to be well supported, you are generally limited to options 1 & 3. Depending on the design, you could remove the DVD drive, and perform some juggling to get the OS on the drive, as an option 2. All I can say for certain is that root device error (or "still waiting..." as it is often called) on laptops is often a {censored} & can be a show-stopper. - and I'm sure someone who has had more than 7 hours sleep in the last 3 days wil be able to point out that I've missed an option, but there you go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/105877-yet-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-752862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
koppertrans Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Also try booting without the LAN connected. Helped me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/105877-yet-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-752899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Stinger Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Thanks for the answers, you guys! Unforunately, my BIOS is VERY limited... I will try all the options, but unfortunately I cant shut of any of my onboard devices in BIOS... I'll get back to y'all if i find a solution Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/105877-yet-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-752908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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