StannY Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I am trying to install Mac OS X 10.5.6 on my desktop. I've tried the xxx-release, and now I'm trying with the iDeneb one... But in both cases, after the installation (which went all fine) he keep showing the same error every 10 seconds. During the installation, I have checked the installation DVD and it didn't show any errors. And it never showed any error either... My system is: - AMD X2 5000+ - Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 - 2*1GB DDR2 800MHz - 80GB Seagate SATA2 harddrive - dvd-rw - GeForce 8800GTX 512 MHz and a standard usb keyboard, usb mouse and a 17" tft screen The error is: SAM Multimedia: READ or WRITE failed, SENSE_KEY = 0x05, ASC = 0x64, ASCQ = 0x00 disk2s2: unsupported mode Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost kernel[0]: Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost kernel[0]: Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost Does anyone have a solution for my problem? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170120-boot-failure/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyp Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I am trying to install Mac OS X 10.5.6 on my desktop. I've tried the xxx-release, and now I'm trying with the iDeneb one... But in both cases, after the installation (which went all fine) he keep showing the same error every 10 seconds. During the installation, I have checked the installation DVD and it didn't show any errors. And it never showed any error either... My system is: - AMD X2 5000+ - Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 - 2*1GB DDR2 800MHz - 80GB Seagate SATA2 harddrive - dvd-rw - GeForce 8800GTX 512 MHz and a standard usb keyboard, usb mouse and a 17" tft screen The error is: SAM Multimedia: READ or WRITE failed, SENSE_KEY = 0x05, ASC = 0x64, ASCQ = 0x00 disk2s2: unsupported mode Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost kernel[0]: Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost kernel[0]: Jun 10 06:41:33 localhost Does anyone have a solution for my problem? Thanks in advance!! Have you tried -F -v after the install completes? I had to do that on my machine to get it to boot the first time around and now it boots without a problem. I also had to install the OS on the primary HDD and could not use my secondary HDD for the install(might just be the way I installed it though). Another thing that got me a little further on one attempt was pointing to the root device using "mach_kernel rd=diskxsy" where x is the drive and y is the partition. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170120-boot-failure/#findComment-1174198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StannY Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Have you tried -F -v after the install completes? I had to do that on my machine to get it to boot the first time around and now it boots without a problem. I also had to install the OS on the primary HDD and could not use my secondary HDD for the install(might just be the way I installed it though). Another thing that got me a little further on one attempt was pointing to the root device using "mach_kernel rd=diskxsy" where x is the drive and y is the partition. actually... it was very simple to make it work i had selected the wrong chipset (because i thought i had another motherboard), but when i selected the right one, it worked like a charm, and still does Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170120-boot-failure/#findComment-1175074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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