Velvet Ghost Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I have a feeling that this post is too 'newbie' to get any replies, but here goes anyway: I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 (laptop), I want to install Leopard. I downloaded Kalyway 10.5.2, tried installing it both natively and with VMWare. Neither worked. The native installation gets stuck on the 'IOAPIC' error, which I believe nobody has been able to resolve, and the VMWare installation gives the 'ATA Disk: Checksum cookie not valid' error and hangs. When I use SCSI mode for the installation, it gives the "Still waiting for root device" error, proceeds to a grey screen with the 'rainbow' mouse pointer on it and hangs. And yet, YouTube has a video showing Kalyway running perfectly on this same machine. And one more thing, what's with all these distributions? Kalyway, iAtkos, Leo4All, BrazilMac, Jas, ToH, and many more! It would be wonderful if someone could post a quick comparison. After all, they all install the same OS, right? Then what's the basic difference between, say Kalyway and BrazilMac? I don't want a MacOS that's crippled or has its functionality reduced in any way, but I also don't want a MacOS that's filled with GUI customizations and extra software. Just plain vanilla Leopard will do, as authentic as possible. Please, has anybody been able to install Leopard successfully on the 1520? I'm ready to use any sort of configuration / distribution, though I'd prefer a VMWare install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuriy Samorodov Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 O, God! I have just the same problem... Please, help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-771955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkster Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 The waiting for root device has something to do with your hard drive. Thats what it is I believe. So possibly something to do with that in your BIOS. But really you'll just have to wait till someone else can clear it up. The reason for all the different distros is...well this is a computer hacking scene, so no ones going for simplicity. And the differences are really to numerous to compare them easily. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-772367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stravaganza Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 O, God! I have just the same problem...Please, help! Completely off topic.I love your avatar picture. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-774694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Ghost Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Completely off topic.I love your avatar picture. Completely off topic. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-774945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 And one more thing, what's with all these distributions? Kalyway, iAtkos, Leo4All, BrazilMac, Jas, ToH, and many more! It would be wonderful if someone could post a quick comparison. After all, they all install the same OS, right? Then what's the basic difference between, say Kalyway and BrazilMac? I don't want a MacOS that's crippled or has its functionality reduced in any way, but I also don't want a MacOS that's filled with GUI customizations and extra software. Just plain vanilla Leopard will do, as authentic as possible.The different releases have different components added and subtracted. You can save a lot by removing PowerPC code and leaving just the Intel code...Some releases are compressed into a .zip file which also reduces size. iAtkos is tiny because he has removed Alex (the awesome speech voice) and chess, but everything else is there. Don't worry, you can put it right back if you use Pacifist. (I'll show you how) However all the releases have the essential components of the OS, everything you need. I was worried about the same thing when I started out. When you compare Tiger Distros, Uphuck is a 1.1 gb download, whereas Jas is like 4.4gb! I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 (laptop), I want to install Leopard. I downloaded Kalyway 10.5.2, tried installing it both natively and with VMWare. Neither worked. The native installation gets stuck on the 'IOAPIC' error, which I believe nobody has been able to resolve, and the VMWare installation gives the 'ATA Disk: Checksum cookie not valid' error and hangs. When I use SCSI mode for the installation, it gives the "Still waiting for root device" error, proceeds to a grey screen with the 'rainbow' mouse pointer on it and hangs. And yet, YouTube has a video showing Kalyway running perfectly on this same machine.I would recommend iAtkos, just because Macgirl says so.. It's never failed me either. Get iAtkos 2.0i.Please, has anybody been able to install Leopard successfully on the 1520? I'm ready to use any sort of configuration / distribution, though I'd prefer a VMWare install.Yeah, check it out:Dual Boot Dell 1520 iATKOS & XP, iATKOS v2i 10.5.2 and Windows XP Dell 1520 Installation with iATKOS, Step by step guide. I recommend you partition your HDD and dual-boot, it's always been the easiest/best for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-776512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Ghost Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Thanks a million! I'm downloading iAtkos 2.0i now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-778035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Ghost Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Well, I'm done. iAtkos is working fine, I'm typing this post from Safari right now. Only there's no sound. Anyone know a solution? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-780901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Ghost Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-782773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashTECH Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Anyone? Not sure if this will help you or not. I haven't tried it myself... I first downloaded the Kalyway image... but it didn't work. I have a 1520 as well. I am getting the iAtkos 2.0 image now. Have to wait for that to try it out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-904808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammie300 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Just to let you know Don't Use Ideneb V1.3 I'm using a Dell 1520 and trying various ideas. At the moment I'm trying Leo4All distribution I'll report back when I have progress. James Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-980909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neodeng Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Is there anybody install the Ideneb V1.3 on Dell1520 successfully by VMware6.5.1? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108859-leopard-on-inspiron-1520/#findComment-982593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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