Innervision Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Hey all, I've been able to install 10.5.5 on my XPS 420, but it doesn't actually boot into the OS successfully. I just hangs at the grey Apple logo until I'm forced to restart. System specs: Prcoessor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Video: ATI Radeon 3870 Audio: Intel 82801I HD Audio Controller / ATI Radeon HD 3870 Audio device Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n RAID bus controller: Intel 82801 SATA RAID Controller For the installation, I used these settings: iATKOS v5i Main System PC EFI V9 AppleDecrypt (added SMBIOS-EFI) 9.5.0 Kernel Voodoo Stock ACPI Modified Disabler.Kext ATI SATA/IDE > Intel SATA NTFS-3G I really appreciate any help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/169995-xps-420-iatkos-1055-installation-troubles/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innervision Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 If any other information is required to determine what the problem could be, just let me know and I'll look at my system again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/169995-xps-420-iatkos-1055-installation-troubles/#findComment-1173456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazepo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 That mostly means you have the wrong kernel installed or did not a kernel at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/169995-xps-420-iatkos-1055-installation-troubles/#findComment-1173790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 If you use the -v option during your boot, you will see the startup sequence. You will then end on the actual error it comes up with! Knowing Dell it will most probably be a "waiting for root device2 error! You will have to change the BIOS setting from it original RAID setting to AUTODETECT. Once you then have everything installed you can search the forum on how to patch the right kext with a working Device ID in order to get it to run with the RAID setting set on ON. If you have two drives, and they are currently set as such and you have WindBLOWS installed you will loose it, if not you may change it with confidence! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/169995-xps-420-iatkos-1055-installation-troubles/#findComment-1173810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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