ecluley Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hi, Im trying to install osx on a Sony Vaio laptop. it is the VGN-FS515E. I am using the kalyway 10.5.2 disk. Install works as it should, 1 partition as Guid with guid efi and sse2 patch. On boot, everything goes through but after the boot screen it stops on the blue screen, no mouse nd no hdd activity. I can get past this by booting into single user mode and removing applesmbios.kext from system/library/extensions using these commands /sbin/mount -uw / rm -rf system/library/extnsions/applesmbios.kext exit This will then allow me to use osx everything working as normal but when I go and reboot I have to delete the file every time by going into single user mode first. I tried the Jas 10.5.4 dvd and it does the blue screen when i boot from it, before i've even installed. I have also tried replacing applesmbios with one i found on http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=98051 to no avail. same blue screen. I also tried plugging in an external monitor- suggested for laptops with a gma 900. Any advice/suggestions would be great. I am happy try anything! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 anyone? I have alos tried deleting all vidoe kexts- ATI and NDRV in single user mode but to no avail. I would guess its the AppleSMBios.kext but it keeps reapearing every time i reboot. is there a way to make it stay gone?! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttonhenrysfinest Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 how long do you wait?, sometimes mine does it and i have to wait about 6 minutes, then it boots fine...obviously a soloution would be great, but for the meantime try waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 thanks for the reply! i have tried waiting for an hour before and it still stays blue! its really bugging me as ive kinda run out of ideas. i believe its maybe a common problem on sony vaios- read a few threads on people with the same prob and not found many potential solutions. thanks for the reply though- anything is better than nothing. Do you think it would be worth my while getting a distro like leo4all? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttonhenrysfinest Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 yeah, id just keep trying different distros, my mate has a viao, we couldnt get leo4all grafting on it but ive seen people on here that have done a job, Just out of interest - did you install any graphics card drivers during the install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 i didnt tick any extra ones but it seams to have installed one anyway- qe works and its got an arrangement panel in display settings. its a gma 950 i think. will try some other distros cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 tried ideneb10.5.5. no luck. does anyone know what could be causing this problem? i fancy it is AppleSMBIOS but i dont even know what that does!? thansk for the help so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademonkey Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 it's your video drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecluley Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 ok, i have tried deleting all video drivers and once i do finally get into osx (by deleting smbios.kext) the gfx work with QE and resolution change perfectly. if it's the video drivers what should i do to get it woring? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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