venue Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 boot menu came up i pressed f8, typed -v to see exactly what it was doing. the installation always stops with this line: Localhost com.apple.launchd [1] (com.apple.SystemStarter): Failled to count the number of files in "/System/library/Startupitems" :No such directory any suggestions on how to fix this?? forgot to add, I installed using KALYWAY_LEO_10.5.1intel_SSE2_SSE3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Welcome to InsanelyMac! Please provide us with some specifications about your system (CPU, Motherboard, Graphics & Model Number if aplicable). Adding more specific information allows us to respond quickly with more precise answers. Chipset, LAN, Audio & If your Graphics are integrated or not, are excellent additions. You can also place this information in your "Signature". It will then apear on every post you make. This can be done via My Controls:http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...rCP&CODE=00 Please follow the rules described in this thread Most importantly keeping your signature to no more than 5 lines of normal text: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...p;hl=signatures Try booting with -v -f -x You need to make sure that you burn the disk at a slow speed. Despite being verified you may still run into problems. Most of these distros are packed tight and so the slightest error can cause a problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1041751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venue Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 i have an intel core 2 duo at 2.2, nVidia 8800 GTS 640mb, nvidia XFX 680i motherbord Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1042803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venue Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I burned the disk again using imgburn at the lowest speed it could write to that disk (4X) tried to install using -v -f -x and still ran into the same problem. the harddrive is 160 bg, and has been recently formatted to NTFS Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1042876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venue Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 so i tried a different distro, (ToH_x86_9A581_RC2.iso) and i got to the first install screen (language selection) but i cannot move my mouse or use the keybord to select anything. any way to get my keybord and mouse to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1042930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venue Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 lol alright this is getting ridicules. i now can get through the installer, but i click install, it starts, then says: not create the folder "/volumes/OSX/BaseSystem.pkg.132AozTB" is this a problem with my harddrive? please help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1043024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venue Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Really? can no one help me? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146980-problem-during-initial-install/#findComment-1043845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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