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http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=128274

 

This method works well for several motherboard types. You'll have to find kexts for specific components (audio, LAN, wireless) if you still need to enable them post-installation.

 

GL.

thx forest!

okay i downloaded Asus P5W-DH by macita (lightweight version by MACinized) and burnt a disc from the .iso he gave me. I rebooted my comp and booted onto that disc. i ejected the bootloader and put in retail leopard. hit enter twice, and it started to load....

first off it gave me ebios device errors....

then it told me the computer could not start... pausing 5 seconds.... it then flashed me some more code something like cpu 9.... i saw the white screen with gray apple for a second! then my computer rebooted....

i have tried to repeat this process with -v and -x. am i using the wrong boot-132?

thanks again.

**UPDATE

 

I went and changed alot of the bios settings as seen here:

http://lifehacker.com/348653/install-os-x-...acking-required

 

it booted and finally made it past the apple loading screen.... now its stuck at the umbrella loading spinner and the leopard background right before the language selection... well at least im closer

 

any help is appreciated

 

**UPDATE

 

I went and changed alot of the bios settings as seen here:

http://lifehacker.com/348653/install-os-x-...acking-required

 

it booted and finally made it past the apple loading screen.... now its stuck at the umbrella loading spinner and the leopard background right before the language selection... well at least im closer

 

any help is appreciated

hey forest,

 

im still attempting to use the boot-132 method. so far ive downloaed and burnt 2 different boot-132 discs one built for the p5w dh deluxe and one just a generic bootloader. everytime i get a error that says "a error occured pausing 5 seconds" then the screen flashes the while apple logo screen then the computer reboots. I've also tried this with -v and -x no luck. any help is apprecited

 

thanks

 

-v flags verbose mode so you can see the bootlog. What does it say before the reboot? We'll need to know the last 4-5 lines to isolate the cause. If you can post a picture of the screen before it restarts, do so.

 

You may need to post your BIOS settings as well. Get that list ready just in case we can't determine the problem from the boot log.

 

My guess is that you have a new or recent version of Leopard retail. Many of the customized boot loaders (like Boot-132) have been based on compatibility with 10.5.1, and are probably outdated for use with your copy if yours is the 10.5.4 retail (I don't know if there was a 10.5.2 or 10.5.3 DVD released). In any case, check what version you have from the box or from the kernel version listed in the boot log (if it gets that far).

 

If it is indeed an updated DVD, then you'll have to find an bootloader for that or build one yourself.

YESSSS! its working!! :D

but theres probably another giant problem looming around the corner.

 

i used Asus P5W-DH by macita (lightweight version by MACinized) instead of a generic boot-132 bootloader and that seemed to work. got past the apple logo screen and finally got the the language selector screen. I guess Ill just follow that guide you recommended now and get OSx finally working!

 

Thanks!

**UPDATE

 

I went and changed alot of the bios settings as seen here:

http://lifehacker.com/348653/install-os-x-...acking-required

 

it booted and finally made it past the apple loading screen.... now its stuck at the umbrella loading spinner and the leopard background right before the language selection... well at least im closer

 

any help is appreciated

 

 

Does it ever get to the installer?

 

Have you tried flashing an older / newer BIOS? It might aleviate some of the hangs and stalls you're experiencing, especially if the market release of your CPU is newer than the motherboard itself. Some people say the older BIOS versions are more compatible, but my motherboard is ASUS as well, is already a year old at least, and I've flased the latest version available. (All's well here except for eSATA - but that's because I had to overwrite a working controller version from 10.5.5 to get to 10.5.6.)

 

- - -

 

Woot!

 

^_^

 

Grats! Have fun!

well got another problem :rolleyes:

 

not as bad as before.

 

I can't seem to get the macloader running.... I can successfully boot up leopard with the boot-132 disc..... it boots i press enter and enter "82" and boot on macosx. when i take the cd out and let it boot, the computer goes directly to the white apple logo screen... then crashes ill post the errors soon. I'm gonna try go back and retrace my steps. Any help appreciated

ok first of all what does the dsdt patcher do? i don't think i used that at all...

i think my problem lies here

 

diskutil list (take note of the “IDENTIFIERs”)

sudo fdisk –e /dev/rdiskX (where X is the appropriate disk identifier)

f 1 (where 1 is the partition number of MacLoader)

w

y

q

 

i typed in diskutil list in terminal got the disc identifier which is disc 2.

typed sudo fdisk -e /dev/rdisk disc2

and a list of commands popped up

the partition of boot is disc2s3 so i entered

f 3 didn't work unk command

tried f disc3

-f 3

bunch of things.... doesn't seem to work..

help!

i just noticed this

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *465.8 Gi disk2

1: EFI 200.0 Mi disk2s1

2: Apple_HFS MacOSX 464.8 Gi disk2s2

3: Apple_HFS boot 696.0 Mi disk2s3

i created the boot parition for mac boot and that is the parition i specified in terminal when loading macbootloader. am i supposed to specify efi 200mb parition?

help guys

um the latest bios not sure what version number but im sure its the latest. well everything is "working" for me leopard is running fine, in fact i am typing this message in leopard ^_^ my only problem is the macloader... im following this guide forestguardian suggested here

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=128274

 

im trying to enter these commands in terminal here

diskutil list (take note of the “IDENTIFIERs”)

sudo fdisk –e /dev/rdiskX (where X is the appropriate disk identifier)

f 1 (where 1 is the partition number of MacLoader)

w

y

q

 

this is what i get

 

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ diskutil list

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *74.5 Gi disk0

1: Windows_NTFS 74.5 Gi disk0s1

/dev/disk1

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: FDisk_partition_scheme *298.1 Gi disk1

1: Windows_NTFS Mondo-Z 298.1 Gi disk1s1

/dev/disk2

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *465.8 Gi disk2

1: EFI 200.0 Mi disk2s1

2: Apple_HFS MacOSX 464.8 Gi disk2s2

3: Apple_HFS boot 696.0 Mi disk2s3

/dev/disk3

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: CD_partition_scheme *2.2 Mi disk3

1: CD_ROM_Mode_1 BOOT132 1.9 Mi disk3s0

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ sudo fdisk -e /dev/rdisk disc2

usage: fdisk [-ieu] [-f mbrboot] [-c cyl -h head -s sect] [-S size] [-r] [-a style] disk

-i: initialize disk with new MBR

-u: update MBR code, preserve partition table

-e: edit MBRs on disk interactively

-f: specify non-standard MBR template

-chs: specify disk geometry

-S: specify disk size

-r: read partition specs from stdin (implies -i)

-a: auto-partition with the given style

-d: dump partition table

-y: don't ask any questions

-t: test if disk is partitioned

`disk' is of the form /dev/rdisk0.

auto-partition styles:

boothfs 8Mb boot plus HFS+ root partition (default)

bootufs 8Mb boot plus UFS root partition

hfs Entire disk as one HFS+ partition

ufs Entire disk as one UFS partition

dos Entire disk as one DOS partition

raid Entire disk as one 0xAC partition

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f 3

-bash: f: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f disc3

-bash: f: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f s3

-bash: f: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f3

-bash: f3: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f disc2s3

-bash: f: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ f 3

-bash: f: command not found

acidic:macloader aidananddavidanderson$ -f 3

-bash: -f: command not found

im not entering the "f" command correct or something..

 

its probably some really stupid mistake... as far as i know ppl dont have problems entering in terminal code....

okay well i entered

sudo -e /dev/fdisk2s3

and that seemed to work got more errors though

it said partition active

i rebooted and... it began to load the apple gray screen but eventually i got a small do not enter sign. not sure what to do help is appreciated

I had no luck with that method either, but I am using the same boot 132 disk as you, so what I did was a lot easier and I did not use terminal once,

 

Just fallow these instructions and if all goes well, then you can delete that mac loader partition.

I have had some trouble upgrading to 10.5.6 because of my firewire now working so I am just going to stay at 10.5.5 for now.

 

22/07/2008 BOOT FROM HARD DISK!!

 

ONLY AFTER THE RETAIL INSTALL USING THE FIRST CD BOOTLOADER....

 

FROM KALYWAY:

 

Download link : Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk.zip --->http://tinyurl.com/6je4eh

1 - Copy the contents of your "Extra" folder located in your boot 132 CD in the initrd.img image to the "Extra Contents" directory link !!!

 

2- then run Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk.pkg and install it to your hard disk !!!

your are done ! now no need to use dfe 132 cd to boot your hd !!

enjoy!!

by kalyway !

the chameleon method worked very well! Thanks!

 

My only problem with it is getting the bootloader to recognize the windows partition. Right now it only recognizes macosX partition and my old boot partition for startup.

 

another thing, does anyone know how to get the bootloader to automatically count down and boot up on mac as default, so when i dont have a keyboard connected it automatically goes?

 

Thanks

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