Hero!! Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Hello, when I try to install a MACOSX 10.4.5 Prepatchd DVD (AMD INTEL) I have this error: Unable to find driver for this platform: "ACPI" I have tried to upgrade my bios with the latest version but I have the same problem. How I can recompile kernel with no control for ACPI error enabled? Anyone can help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoniloilo Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 i know this will sound weird. i had exactly the same problem like you. the solution was to upgrade the firmware of my optical drive. in that way the installation went without any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero!! Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 I am not sure that is this the problem, I have used the same drive for install OSX to another computer and is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoniloilo Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 If it says, it can't find ACPI, it could mean that it wasn't installed properly. Did you see any error messages during the installation ? In my case, installation stopped after Base Part 1, when Essentials was about to install. Then i saw the message: "The were errors during the installation. Please retry". That's Apple-language for "Your optical drive is faulty". In my case i was able to install 10.4.1 with that optical drive. Didn't work after a few months with 10.4.5, until i upgraded the firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon 64 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I am having the same trouble with my Athlon 3200+ on an AS-Rock 939S56 Has anyone had any luck with this mobo? Im currently using an SATA HD and a Radeon X550, would these cause any problems? Have tried booting with platform=X86PC|ACPI but get the same result each time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon 64 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Has anybody got any suggestions or startup commands i can try? I only know the 'platform' command which makes no difference. I only get to the first CD boot screen and the darwin loader, never even got as far as the apple logo. Please help! I don't really want to go back to my B&W G3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobdy Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I have the same issue, and no solution. Put in DVD, boot, immediately get kernel panic, "Unable to find driver for this platform: "ACPI"". I'm using the same DVD title as you, maybe it's not the machine but the DVD? In my BIOS, I have an option to set power management to APM or OFF. If I turn it off, then I get a different error which I unfortunately didn't write down. This is on a Dual PII 450. For what it's worth, I get a warning a boot warning about ACPI from Linux on the same machine, and if I enter a ? at the boot prompt, instead of the promised help I get a complete garble. Let me know if you find any solutions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 This is on a Dual PII 450. Im pretty sure a PII doesnt have SSE2, which is a minimum requirement for running OSX. This will be why you cant boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 The first intel processor that had SSE2 was the Pentium 4, so your processor won't cut it, nobdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nights and Dreams Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I don't know that the lack of SSE2 is what causes the ACPI problem. I've got an AMD Sempron 2800+ and according to CPU-Z, it's got SSE3, and yet, I still have ACPI problems. .... not to question what anyone else has said. Can anyone put a list of the syntax commands that may help, i.e. platform=such and so? or... you know... if there's a solution, since I havent seen any activity from this thread. Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo-V with K8T800 Chipset, Southbridge-- VT8237, AMD Board CPU-- AMD 64 Sempron 2800+ 1.6 gHz Memory-- 1 GB (2 Chips, 512 MB Centon, 512 MB Kingston) Video-- nVidia GeForce FX5200 Sound-- SBLive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
node64 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 enable acpi in your bios and it should boot. i disabled it in mine to teset and recieved this error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon 64 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 i have not seen an option on my asrock motherboard to enable acpi, any chance it may be called something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pupdawg Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I have this error on an Athlon 64 3200+ with SSE2 and SSE3 using the Goatsecx 10.4.6 DVD... This might be a DVD ROM issue... I'm going to swap drives and do a test. Nope... no luck... tried two other DVD drives... must be BIOS related... I could up date my BIOS but there are no updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimmu Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 (edited) First time I tried to install the 10.4.5 I had a USB enclosure and installation went smoothly but I could never boot the OS (plist problem) Now I moved the same hard drive as my Primary Slave drive and I try to boot the same DVD and I get "unalbe to find driver for this platform: ACPI" error message... P4 3.Ghz Intel 865D PERL mobo SSE2 Edited January 28, 2007 by chimmu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddbng Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Boot hangs at: enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes ACPI CA 20060421 I have almost the identical freeze booting either DVD or good HDD(had 3 drives with 10.4.9i r3 clones all booting perfectly) install since updating my BIOS Abit IL9 Pro with almost perfect install everything working on previous BIOS----such a shame--don't know if I have the nerve revert to previous BIOS---have already removed NIC, firewire card & changed the video card: same prob----also have tried booting -x, -S, & platform=X86PC & Platform=ACP----always hangs at same place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middleman Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Guys, I've found a solution! I had the same 'ACPI' error and managed to install Jas 10.48 SSE2 SSE3 without a hitch on my PATA with Asus VP5V900 aka P5VD2-VM. The problem was using a Beta V2 of the Jas install and a few settings in BIOS. Once I changed the BIOS, used the proper Jas 10.4.8 and reformatted the drive for installation, everything went smoothly. First, before installation you must make sure you have the following settings in BIOS: PATA IDE: Set to master on Primary IDE, all settings to Auto CDROM IDE: Set to master on Secondary IDE, all settings to Auto HDD Smart monitoring: on CPU Config: all enabled, especially Limit CPUID Maxval Chipset primary display: mine was PCI-E PCI Pnp > Plug & Play OS: Yes Resources controlled by: Auto Assign IRQ for VGA: Disabled Maximum payload size: 4096 Onboard IDE: Sata controller: Enabled Sata Controller mode: IDE HDA controller: Auto Onboard Lan device: Enabled Onboard Lan rom: Disabled Serial port1 address: 3F8/IRQ4 Parallel port address 3F8/IRQ7 Parallel port mode: Bi-directional ECP Mode Use DMA: 3 USB: all enabled including legacy support Power > ACPI Suspend type: S1 (POS) ACPI ACIP support: Enabled (mine was fixed) APM Configuration: all off including HPET support Hardware monitor: enabled Boot > Boot settings configuration > OS select for DRAM > 64MB: OS2 With the above settings I just loaded up Jas 10.4.8 and got the thing installed on my PATA drive. Now I'm following this guide > http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=47859 to get my OSX onto the SATA drive I also noticed on my installation after the BIOS setup that the darwin text screen showed two VIA UNKNOWNs at startup whereas the failed installs only had one VIA UNKNOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddbng Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Middleman can u please tell me if u were having the ACPI error I was or was it continuing after the line ACPI CA 20060421? thx, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 ewww.. this thread is older than me.. anyways.. this acpi not found thingy happens mostly becouse you haven't done a custom installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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