Help ASUS G50Vt installation

[Humhead74]

my computer

 

ASUS G50Vt-X1 Specifications:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache)

 

Chipset Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset +ICH9M

 

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS with 512MB of GDDR3 discrete video memory

15.6” WXGA Glossy LCD (1366x768)

 

Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100AGN

 

Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit) SP1

 

Trying JaSOsX86 10.5.4 Client/Server (install sucess, failed reboot, Stuck on Apple Logo Screen or instant reboot after Apple Screen)

 

Failed Kalyway 10.5.2 and 10.5.5 installs and Boot132cd with Leopard 10.4 retail image

 

4GB (4096MB) DDR2 Memory (2 x 2048MB modules)

 

320GB 5400RPM Seagate HD (SATA) Vista Ultimate

and 250GB 5400RPM Western Digital (SATA) 3 Partitions created from disk utility first partition OsX86 other blank for installing Ubuntu and XP

 

8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with LightScribeTechnology

 

Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam

 

6-Cell 11.1v 4800mAh battery, 120w power supply

 

Audio Built-in Azalia compliant audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex

Support Dolby® Home Theater

Altec Lansing® co-brand speakers

 

 

I've been reading everywhere and can't really seem to find any topics with this laptop. Some are close and would seem that Kalyway would install fine. I haven't had much luck. I installed the JaSOsX86 10.5.4 image and got all the way through a few sucessful installs with different customizations but every time I reboot and remove the CD it just flashes through the boot and goes to the Gray Apple Screen and reboots again instantly. -v, -x, -s nothing seems to really slow this down to catch what the error is. I tried -v -x and got it to run each prompt but they flew by to fast to read also. Any help would be great. Thanks. I'm new to this and I haven't don'e anything with Kext, yet. Hopefully I'll try editing that this week, looks like I'll have too.

[absolutenot]

THere's an alternate bios you have to install to get around that issue --

 

Once there, there's still the nightmare of getting video, sound and wifi going -- i've not had any luck with any of those so far with this laptop, but look for the alternate bios and you should at least be able to boot in....

 

 

10.5.6 vanilla -- retail install with pcefi v9 don't remember the exact procedure -- haven't worked on it in a while.

 

hope that helps.