HFS+ format error

[mynamesafad]

I have tried to install Mac OS X 10.5.2 on my new HP HDX a couple times now and everytime it comes up with an error at the end. It says HFS+ Format error or something like that. The installation says successful. but when it boots up it shows a black screen with that on it. And I have tried to install it on the following formats:

Mac os extended(journaled) - this is the one I have tried multiple times

Mac os extended - once

Fat32 - once

 

And i think my system should be able to take it:

16" screen

320GB HDD

3GB DDR2

Nvidia Geforce 9600 w/ 512DDR3

blu ray drive w/ DVD r/w & CD r/w

Intel core 2 duo 2.4Ghz (centrino 2)

 

Any help would be great. Thanks!

Joe

[rhyguy]

Reformat The entire harddrive in GUID, then make the 3 Partitions you want using disk utility

 

install to the first one

 

 

you could also try another dvd, like iPC, or iDeneb

[mynamesafad]

Reformat The entire harddrive in GUID, then make the 3 Partitions you want using disk utility

 

install to the first one

 

 

you could also try another dvd, like iPC, or iDeneb

Well I have been using the same partition(20GB) and just formatting it to different types to try it. I format it in the kalyway/Mac disk utility.. Im afraid to reformat my entire HDD because then I have to reinstall everything.

[realityiswhere]

use the OSx86 install disc as a bootloader to boot into the installed OS using the

rd=disk_s_

option at the f8 boot prompt.

 

rd=diskXsY

 

where X is the disk number (only hard drive would be disk0 for example)

and Y is the partition number

 

only partition of an MBR installed disk would be disk0s1 for example

 

only partition of a GUID install disc would be disk0s2 (cause of the secret EFI partition at the beginning of GUID formatted disks).