eedd Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 5601 that I'm trying to get to boot. I installed Kalyway 10.5.2 using the default settings and I'm able to boot up to the blue screen that comes right after the apple logo. After that it just hangs and never gets to the login screen. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 5601 that I'm trying to get to boot. I installed Kalyway 10.5.2 using the default settings and I'm able to boot up to the blue screen that comes right after the apple logo. After that it just hangs and never gets to the login screen. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks. Video driver issue buddy, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-872298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eedd Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 The sticker on the computer says it has the intel graphics media accelerator 950, but windows hardware manager says it has the mobile intel 945gm display adapter. Are they the same thing, and if so which driver do I need? Thanks again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-872311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eedd Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 I made some progress I tried plugging my laptop into an external monitor and then I was able to see everything. I went through the intial setup (creating user account, etc.) and it seems to be working now as long as it's connected to an external monitor. When I boot up without it connected to an external monitor it just shows the blue screen again. Is there a driver or a fix for this problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-872335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I also have the 5601, and I used Leo4all 10.5.2 and I am able to get into Leopard but the screen is flickering and moving around everytime I move the mouse or press a key. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-872646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eedd Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 I also have the 5601, and I used Leo4all 10.5.2 and I am able to get into Leopard but the screen is flickering and moving around everytime I move the mouse or press a key. It sounds to me like you should try pressing F8 at boot, and typing "cpus = 1" there. It sounds like a problem with it not being able to handle the two processor cores. That may not be it, I'm still a noob but that's what it sounds like to me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-872913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Wow, thank you so much. It worked like a charm! Now, would you happen to know how I can renable the core without the screen jumping? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-873229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I do not know if this relates to your problem but I would try get GMA950 drivers here. Then use your external monitor to install them. Now reboot without the external and see if it works. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-873466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eedd Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thanks, poopmonkey the GMA drivers fixed it, I should've figured that out. I'm not sure if there is a way to restart the 2 cores, but if you find a way let me know because I"m having the same problem. Mine is jumpy even with 1 core though so I'm wondering if it's something else. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-874405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Check out this thread. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=123651 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123320-osx-hangs-at-blue-screen-on-acer-aspire-5601/#findComment-875620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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