BurtonJEB Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Hello folks, I finally have an extra computer to experiment on and I am having a problem with installing IDENEB v1.54. I got through the installation but when it reboots it goes to a MAC screen saying I need to reboot by holding in the power button and powering off the machine. But this is as far as it will go. When I used the Kalyway version it wouldn't even finish the install before an installation error came up and I redownloaded it and burned it to DVD again and still the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My spec are: CPU: AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800 MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte G4 K8NSC-939 RAM: 2g VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512ram AGP Somethings make sense to me when customizing before installation and some things do not (like the fixes,kernels,etc.) And one more question. . .If I format and partition the drive, do my customizing before installation and install and it doesn't work do I have to reformat everytime I change the customization or can I just change it and reinstall. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Hey, On the customization screen make sure to select the "nForce old" chipset driver. Your chipset is fairly old and if you install the new one you'll get a kernel panic. (Which is the message saying you need to restart your computer). And i would recommend reformatting the drive before installing just in case the files dont get confused. Good luck and pm me for anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurtonJEB Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thanks for the reply. . .I did use the old nvidia chipset after formating still goes to the gray mac screen with the big power button in the middle saying to restart. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Hey, Can you boot into verabose mode (-v at the F8 prompt) and tell me whats giving you the kernel panic. Just for the heck of it install it again with the nForce test driver and see what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurtonJEB Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here is what I came up with using -v. . . I'm so lost hope these pics came through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Yeah...the kernel panic is coming from the nForce driver. Try the nForce test and see if the same thing happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Heres the attached kext and guide (Containts Right Code) Ok i've attached the AppleNForceATA kext from the iDeneb dvd on the thread. Heres how you're gonna install it 1) Unzip the kext and put it on the root of a flash drive 2) Boot your comp from the dvd and install as normal (Do not select any of the nForce chipset packages) 3) After installation reboot you comp but you need to boot back into the installer dvd 4) Open up the terminal (Utilites>Terminal) Note: To make things easier I will be referring "OSX86" to the drive that has leopard on it and "USB" to the flash drive 5) Type in these commands: rm -rf /Volumes/OSX86/System/Library/Extensions/AppleNForceATA.kext Note: This is a precautionary measure. There shouldn't be that kext in the extensions folder but if it was we just deleted it cp -R /Volumes/USB/AppleNForceATA.kext /Volumes/OSX86/System/Library/Extensions/AppleNForceATA.kext Now that we just copied the kext from the USB drive to the HDD, lets repair the permissions sudo chown -R root:wheel /Volumes/OSX86/System/Library/Extensions sudo chmod -R 755 /Volumes/OSX86/System/Library/Extensions Exit terminal, reboot with "-f -v" at the F8 prompt (From the HDD this time), cross your fingers and GOOD LUCK!!!!!!! AppleNForceATA.kext.zip KextInstall.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurtonJEB Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 I know this is gonna sound very noobish but how do u get the file into the ROOT of the usb drive. . .sorry for being a pain. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Go to my computer and open the flash drive....your in the root of the drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurtonJEB Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 DUH I'm such a dummy. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurtonJEB Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Dude you have been so patient with me but this is in another realm for me. . .I cannot get the computer to recognize the flashdrive and I wouldn't even know where to find it when in terminal. Sorry for the noobness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hey, Look in the disk utility in the installer, if the flash drive is recognized it will be there. Also in terminal it will be under /Volumes/YourFlashDriveName Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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