jadhad Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hi i'm new to this forum and recantly I download the following relese: Mac.OS.X.Tiger.10.4.4.X86-HOTiSO this is a DVD bootable disc that runs the installation. i was able to use the disk utility and create a new partition on the HD with the type Mac-os , and the installation was completed successfully. BUT when i boot the machine, the boot loader is not loading the Mac, but gives me an error. 1. did i installed it correctly? maybe i needed to create more partitions or something? 2. if I need to install it differently, does anyone has a guide on how to do it? 3. if i did install it correctly, how do i fix it so it will load. Thanks for all the help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenSimpson Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I am in the same boat... I have the same ISO, I had a successful install... The system never did restart on its own...I gave it about 4 hours... but now when I am trying to boot... it sits there with the black screen as it it cannot fing anything to boot from.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-72912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPTiK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I to have the 10.4.4 disc and having the same problem. Just a black screen and a blinking curser. The first time it worked like a charm.. but now that I reinstalled, nothing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-72984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Same thing happened to me. The workaround for it is pretty simple. Restart your computer with the install DVD in your drive. When the "Darwin/x86" screen comes up, hit F8 to get to the boot options. Then type "rd=disk0s2" without the quotations, and in all lower case (it's case-sensitive). It should boot from there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPTiK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Okay I'll try that. Do you have to do that every time you start the OS or just the one time? If anyone tries it before me, let me know how it worked out. I'll post my results as soon as I try it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 You have to do that every time you want to boot. Yeha, it's a pain, but just think... Tiger! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Padrino Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 is there anyway to make the boot config file use that every time or not Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPTiK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Well this is my story. I installed it over a windows partition, tried to boot the first time, got a b0 error. Set the new partition to active, booted fine. Then I tried to install it again. That's then it started messing up. Here's my hardware, Intel Pentium D 805 ASUS P5LD2-VM with i945G chipset. Onboard sound & graphics 512mb DDR2 ram 80gb WD HDD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadhad Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Ohh... i was starting to think that I did something wrong. i will try what Inverted offered, but i need to find a solution that will "stick", because the machine that I installed it on doesn't have a DVD drive. i had to open it and put a temp one, in order to install. so if any one know where is the file that holds the boot configuration for the "Darwin/x86" and how to change it so it stay for ever, it will help a lot of us. Thanks for all the help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockviech Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 set platform=x86 in the com.apple.Boot.plist as a kernel flag maybe this helps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 if only ppl searched. GO here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Tips_And_Tricks Messing with the boot options Tired of typing '-x "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32@85" platform=ACPI or platform=X86PC' every time you boot? This is for you! NOTE: It is best to test out your commands before editing the Boot file. By testing, we mean typing your command during boot (Darwin). If it works, then proceed. Why? Because your changes to the boot file is used EVERY time you boot into Mac OS. Typing out the commands during the boot only affects the OS during that current boot. Rebooting clears it. Browse to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist and open it up in your text editor- You can add some switches in here to make your life a little bit sweeter... HINT: If you are having difficulty saving changes to com.apple.Boot.plist; Open Terminal and type "sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" (WITHOUT the quotes.. just copy and paste the text) and press enter. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor. Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to close. To automatically use a certain graphics mode <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1280x1024x32@85</string> Note: If your video card is using VESA 2.0 drivers, leave out the '@85' part as it only works on VESA 3.0 will cause the system to reset before getting anywhere. If you need to specify a platform <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>platform=X86PC</string> or <string>platform=ACPI</string> If you don't want to see the Darwin text on boot - HINT: You can get the prompt back by holding "ctrl" at boot. <key>Quiet Boot</key> <string>Yes</string> If you want to show the Logo with spinning Boot Graphics <key>Boot Graphics</key> <string>Yes</string> To put in switches (-v, -x, -s, etc) <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> Speed up Darwin's timeout count-down <key>Timeout</key> <string>8</string> Replace 8 (default seconds) to a new value. To set Darwin to boot from a particular partition: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>rd=diskXsY</string> Where X is your hard drive number and Y is the partition number (BSD naming scheme) if you are unsure about the rd value open Aplications>Utilities>Disk Utiliy, click on the partition with OSX installed and click on info, the right "rd" value is the value from "Disk Identifier" EDIT: I've tested this a few times, doesn't seem to want to work for me. Anyone got any ideas? T This page has some info: http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/hacker...ust/004540.html work fine for me, I use <string>rd=disk1s3</string> to boot from the 3rd primary partition of my second disk. NOTE: The kernel flags option has made some computers unbootable. </br> Type "-F mach_kernel -v" at the boot prompt if your computer fails to boot after messing around with this. NOTE 2: **ONLY IF YOU HAVE PARTITIONMAGIC** In the event you are not provided with a boot prompt, just boot to Windows normally. In command prompt, use diskpart to set the second partition active. This will boot the computer directly to OS X 86. Once booted, delete the changes made to the com.apple.Boot.plist file, save, and reboot. Use PartitionMagic( There may be another way?) to boot the computer, then reset the Windows partition back to active. Reboot again and you're back to your OS Selection menu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotUser Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 doent work Unstable Connection darwin doesnt even show up when i'm trying to boot from hdd (good to see i'm not the only one with this prob) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPTiK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Well I finally got it work. I had to disable my legacey floppy drive (a:) in my bios. Then I got the b0 error again which was a BIG step forwared as I knew then that I only had to set the partion as active. It worked fine after that. Just no network or audio, but that's another story. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11577-boot-configuration-for-macosxtiger1044x86/#findComment-73313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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