squiddog Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hello all! I've been lurking for a while, trying to answer my own questions by using the search function, so I hope I'm not wasting anyone's time here. I have downloaded 2 different 10.4.4/10.4.5 patched ISOs from the favorite spots. When I try to boot from them, I get stuck at the gray screen. If I use the "-v" switch, I notice that the install stops just after showing the Copyright notice, and there is a solid white text box, and that's it. My hardware follows: Intel P4 2.8 Northwood (800MHz FSB) with SSE and SSE2 support ASUS P4P-800E Deluxe -Chipset: Intel 865, Southbridge: Intel ICH5 NVidia 6800GT (AGP) 2GB RAM ATA (not SATA drives), one is dedicated to this install, the other has Win2K3 I've tried connecting one drive and one DVD to a primary IDE, disconnecting Win2K3's drive for safety. I've tried booting from either DVD. I've tried with and without Hyperthreading enabled. No change in where it hangs during boot. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! One more note: I've disabled the onboard RAID completely, and have set the chipset to PATA only, and I've also switched it back and forth between compatibility mode and Enhanced mode (if I recall correctly), no changes. Thanks again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiddog Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 ===========later============== More details: I've tried both DVD ROMs, they are: Lite-On DVDRW SOHW-1673S Lite-On DVD SOHD-167T (It's a Sony, manufactured by Lite-On, that I've reflashed with Lite-On firmware) I tried my DVD in my IBM T40 laptop, and I can get all the way to the Installer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/#findComment-98911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiddog Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Just tried it again with the Jas 10.4.6 DVD iso, still no go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/#findComment-99003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiddog Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 I tried a VMWare install, and the installation CD comes up and lets me install to a persistent independent dis. After rebooting, the system comes up, spews lots of file loading messages, and reboots before the GUI. If I use "-F -x" it goes to gray screen with gray apple, and reboots before the blue screen. If I try to run it under VMWare, it does the same thing, just loads and then reboots about the time the blue GUI should kick in. Any ideas? I've spent a couple of days searching these two issues (hang on native install CD, and the crash/reboot after doing a VMWare install), and I can't find a thing. My motherboard is supposedly compatible. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/#findComment-99821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drclip Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I tried a VMWare install, and the installation CD comes up and lets me install to a persistent independent dis. After rebooting, the system comes up, spews lots of file loading messages, and reboots before the GUI. If I use "-F -x" it goes to gray screen with gray apple, and reboots before the blue screen. If I try to run it under VMWare, it does the same thing, just loads and then reboots about the time the blue GUI should kick in. Any ideas? I've spent a couple of days searching these two issues (hang on native install CD, and the crash/reboot after doing a VMWare install), and I can't find a thing. My motherboard is supposedly compatible. Yeap, I do have the same but with Parallels, any ideas? dC Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/#findComment-99841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shwouchk Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I have the same problem... could it be a problem with the dvd booktype? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15412-1045-boot-cd-hangs-during-install-see-details-inside/#findComment-106945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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