Altin Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Hey, I just found out a week ago you can install OSX on 'any' computer, so I've been doing a lot of research trying to get it to work. Without any luck though. Tried it on both my laptop and computer, none seems to work. Using a DVD I get some multimedia error, so now I'm trying it with VM ware (mounting the iso with daemon tools) And I've gotten further then with the DVD, but still not quite there yet. I do get as far as the grey screen with the mouse ( http://i44.tinypic.com/2wfjpc2.jpg ) but further then that nothing happens... Few times I did get further though, received the message that it couldn't be installed and I should try it over. (this was not on the grey screen but one of those popup messages, I could see the navigation on top but not use it) Any of you guys got any suggestions for me? I'm using the Ideneb 1.4 iso, and I checked the wiki, I had the impression my hardware was supported... This is what I'm running on: http://i39.tinypic.com/i3xhy1.jpg So yea, any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altin Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Here's a small update, I'm getting this error (this is the farest I've gotten) http://i42.tinypic.com/25aulh4.jpg But the show log button won't work (log looks empty) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1108534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Here's a small update, I'm getting this error (this is the farest I've gotten)http://i42.tinypic.com/25aulh4.jpg But the show log button won't work (log looks empty) You can try booting the install DVD with -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048.......and you probably need a modded BIOS.......see here.......under 10.5.5 desktop...... For SAM multimedia error......it is sometimes a bad "burn"......burn the DVD at ≤ x4 speed after having checked the MD5 checksum for your .iso file...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1108557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altin Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 You can try booting the install DVD with -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048.......and you probably need a modded BIOS.......see here.......under 10.5.5 desktop...... For SAM multimedia error......it is sometimes a bad "burn"......burn the DVD at ≤ x4 speed after having checked the MD5 checksum for your .iso file...... Hey, thanks for your reply. I have a few questions though, can I do the "-v cpus=1 maxmem=2048" under VMware, or do I need to boot from the CD? I tried burning at lowest speed, several times, on several computers, and I still get that SAM error. And how can I do the md5 checksum? Read about it several times, but no idea how to test it. Thanks again! I'll try the bios modding. Altin EDIT: How do you actually perform the bios modding? Can't find more then the files on that site... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1108814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altin Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hey, I got a little further with the "-v cpus=1 maxmem=2048" command, but still couldn't get it installed. Nothing happens after I get this screen: http://www.majotphotography.com/TestingGro....5/DSC_4205.JPG Any suggestions? Havn't modded the BIOS yet, still trying to figure out how exactly to do that part Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1109081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hey,I got a little further with the "-v cpus=1 maxmem=2048" command, but still couldn't get it installed. Nothing happens after I get this screen: http://www.majotphotography.com/TestingGro....5/DSC_4205.JPG Any suggestions? Havn't modded the BIOS yet, still trying to figure out how exactly to do that part Thanks! Try -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048 platform=ACPI|86PC -legacy If this does not get you further then it is very probable that you need a modded BIOS...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1109390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altin Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hmm that doesn't seem to work either. I don't even get past the black screen with white text now... (http://i43.tinypic.com/nyino7.jpg) I'll try the bios flashing then. Do you have any links with some more info on how to do this please? Thanks a lot for your help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1109414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hmm that doesn't seem to work either. I don't even get past the black screen with white text now... (http://i43.tinypic.com/nyino7.jpg) I'll try the bios flashing then. Do you have any links with some more info on how to do this please? Thanks a lot for your help! How about -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048 platform=ACPI|86PC.....? For flashing BIOS you need to get a modded BIOS if available......see here......and follow the BIOS flashing procedure for your MOBO......see MOBO board maker web site to dowload BIOS flash program and instructions...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1109569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGM Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 huuum... i got the same problem. NO MORE ! I got an AMD and the DVD was trying to boot some type of boot that my configuration don't boot, and the round circle of Apple stops and nothing more happens. So with my AMD i typed -f to try another type of boot.. and worked ! What i know is that a lot of types of booting to different type of machine. Aaahh... i got this from inside the iDeneb's DVD, i was messing around and i found a README file, so i opened in Notepad and given a read, that helped me with that booting problem. Here it is: Chameleon Boot Loader ===================== What is it? ----------- Chameleon is combination of various boot loader components. It is based on David Elliott's fake EFI implementation added to Apple's boot-132 project. Chameleon is extended with the following key features: Features -------- - Device Property Injection via device-properties string in com.apple.Boot.plist - hybrid boot0+boot1h loaders for both MBR and GPT partitioned disks. - automatic FSB detection code even for recent AMD CPUs. - Apple Software RAID support. - stage2 loader (boot) can be placed as a regular file in the boot partition's root folder. It has precedence over the embedded startupfile. Installation ============ Normal Install (non-RAID): -------------------------- Suppose that your installation is on /dev/disk0s2 - Install boot0 to the MBR: fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/rdisk0 - Install boot1h to the partition's bootsector: dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk0s2 - Install boot to the partition's root directory: cp boot / No need to use startupfiletool anymore! RAID Install: ------------- Suppose that your installation is on /dev/disk3, which is either a mirror- or a stripeset consisting of /dev/disk0 and /dev/disk1 Mac OS X creates a small helper partition at the end of each RAID member disk, namely /dev/disk0s3 and /dev/disk1s3 - Install boot0 to the MBR of both disks: fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/rdisk0 fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/rdisk0 - Install boot1h to the bootsector of each boot partition: dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk0s3 dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk1s3 - Install boot to both helper partition's root directories. diskutil mount disk0s3 cp boot /Volumes/Boot\ OSX diskutil unmount disk0s3 diskutil mount disk1s3 cp boot /Volumes/Boot\ OSX diskutil unmount disk1s3 - Add "rd=uuid boot-uuid=506D8F03-0596-32D8-BE0B-E3A4E7D5C72A" to your kernel flags (replace with your root volume's UUID; find out using "Disk Utility.app", right click on your root volume, then Get Info"): nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist touch /System/Library/Extensions Support: -------- If you have any questions, issues etc. feel free to join us at irc.osx86.hu #chameleon I don't know if this helps but I just passing the knowledge, maybe will work. See ya ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/157876-cant-get-ideneb-v14-to-work/#findComment-1109691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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