Boot OSX86 problem

[Kingstone]

I've cloned my osx86 partition because i wanted more space, 100gb instead of 20gb.

 

Well it gone well partialy.

 

I know it's hard to do it but i think i have chance.

 

I run vista but it doesn't affect anything.

 

After all I remain with one problem: I can only boot the system (it reaches the darwin bootloader) if i have the installation DVD inserted. If it's not, then as I press enter to load after the darwin bootloader, (no matter what switches i use), the computer restarts almost instantly.

 

It looks like some kind of boot problem or kernel, the problem is i don't have any error message so i don't know why.

 

Honestly, can you explain to me why it works with the DVD? i never figured it out.

 

I've tried the bless thing the problem is it doesn't work because once i've booted the system, it can't unmount the disk of course... Do you know how to get into single user mode while still loading from DVD? because i insert the DVD and press F8 and then it loads, otherwise it goes straight to loading the DVD installation...

If you know a key combination or something..?

 

Or do you have any other idea to repair my partition so that it boots autonomically?

 

Specs: osx86 10.5.2 leo4all v3 - core 2 duo cpu

 

Thanks in advance.

[renjith]

I would also appreciate any help with this issue. I have the same problem Kingstone has (though a fresh install and not cloned, but I have a feeling the root cause of our issues are the same nevertheless). I can boot from the installation DVD to Leopard without any probs, but when booting Darwin from the hard disk (either by setting direct leopard partition as active partition / chain0 / tboot method tested), computer reboots after showing "Staring Darwin/...". Tried "-v/ -x/ -s/ bless from -s mode on DVD", still no luck.

 

Surely if it can boot from DVD, then this should not be a serious hardware problem? Only speculation I have is that it might be something that may have to do with my ATi HD2400 Pro PCIe / USB keyboard/mouse..

 

Some tech info in my case:

 

- Intel Pentium D (SSE3 support)

- Gecube ATi Radeon HD 2400 Pro PCIe (0x94c3,0x1002)

- Used Kalyway 10.5.2

- Had a prob during installation (USB mouse, USB keyboard)

- Mouse / Keyboard not active (error -> "trouble enumerating usb device")

- But after restarting for a 3rd time, everythings fine, install goes smoothly.

-Dual-Boot

- WinXP / Leopard - on same harddisk

- Leopard installed on 2nd primary partition

[Kingstone]

I finally fixed it! Woohoo!

 

Okay, what I did is use only the startupfiletool (i used boot_v8 file but i think boot file should work as well from the DVD of course).

 

I don't think that was the main issue.

BTW, it turns out, my osx86 partition wasn't flaged as active. i have to HDDs. so i changed the boot order in bios to boot windows HDD first (i use bcd) and it worked!

 

I even now don't have the "Errors encountered during booting the computer" i used to have on old osx86.

 

So now, i can do quiet boot with graphic screen like i own a real mac hehe. BTW i own a real mac, mac g5 ppc (i hate PPC!)

 

So that's cool.

 

I think the problem was the flag thing, so it is important it's primary + active flag.

 

 

About your problem, because you have one HDD so we can cross out the active thing.. to me it looks like kind of hardware thing really. have you installed vanila kernel? because i think you need this to support SSE3.. this maybe what's doing the problem you have..

Hope you get your problem fixed.