macaddict223 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have just joined the forums here after seeing so much from here regarding info on installing mac on pc and everything else about apple. So today I got a new seagate hard drive since my old western digital was an ide and very old and mac didn't recognize it as a hard drive (either hangs on still waiting for root device or disk utility wouldn't find it). The seagate is a new 7200.12 just released 1tb and it is detected fine by mac. I install mac os x (iDeneb 1.4 mac os x 10.5.6) and customize with amd patch, nvinject for my 512mb video card, transmission, osx86tools, atheros (some numbers) wifi adapter, and I have also tried with and without the cpu=1 fix. The installation goes fine then it says restart so I restart then when I tell it to boot into the fresh mac os x 10.5.6 it flashes a white screen in a split second and the pc reboots (can't even tell if the apple logo is there it's so fast). If I boot in verbose mode it shows loading (blah blah blah) really fast for a few seconds and is loading lots of files then it hits the end the screen goes black instead of the white flash and it reboots (nothing unusual at the end or its too fast for me to see). This also happened with a western digital my book (external) that I had formatted into mac os extended journaled (500gb). So I'm wondering what is wrong? I tried iPC osx86 10.5.6 but it doesnt even install. It goes straight to verbose without command and sits on "still waiting for root device" even though everything is plugged in like for iDeneb (i used disk utility to format a partition of my seagate to mac os x extended journaled btw). Am I doing something wrong? am i missing kernels or anything on install? I'd rather not use anything before 10.5.6 so I can use iLife '09 (unless theirs a way to update to it with amd patch). Also I've read that RAM can be too slow (mine is kinda slow mentioned in specs below) but that was googling and about a server edition and I don't have a server. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My computer specs: Gigabyte ma770-ud3 motherboard 2x 2gb (4gb) Kingston 240-pin 667mhz RAM AMD athlon 64 x2 5600 Brisbane dual-core 2.9ghz processor (overclocked to 3.0ghz) EVGA Nvidia geforce 9500gt 512mb graphics Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200rpm 32mb cash SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNutty Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 First of all where your iDeneb install rebooted again and again, there might be problem with your Graphics Card. You can try booting with -x option. The second installation disk which shows "Still waiting for root device" is because it is unable to find your DVD drive from which you are booting. Try using an external USB DVD drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/#findComment-1179738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaddict223 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Thank you for the reply. I tried the -x option and same thing happened same with verbose mode and -x but this time I saw the end of the list which said "starting osx86..." something after the dots i think darwin or something then it just went black and restarted... Anything else that might be wrong? I'm gonna try to install iAtkos since I have the image on my external drive but any other ideas would really help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/#findComment-1180347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaddict223 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 iAtkos does same thing as ipc. Kalyway works but I don't have it anymore since I turned to iDeneb and waited for a new hard drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/#findComment-1180379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaddict223 Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 plz can anyone recommend something Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/#findComment-1181087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokem Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 plz can anyone recommend something I have bfg 680I installed using IATKOS last version (10.5.7) and ran into few problems, first, i cannot even installed wihout having to plug in an IDE drive. Some how, I need that just to get to the installed part. When i get to the installed part, i see my hard drive, it is that 1T seagate, the same one as you have. picked up from best buy. when the installation going through like 10 percent, i crashed every time. I tried differnt settings in bios, still doing that. finally, the last thing i did was, i dont know if this one make a different or not, i turn off VT, all the options in CPU advance settings. I boot up the cdrom, press f8 f8 twice to get to prompt, i type cpus=1 maxmem=2048, this time, no crash at all. works everytimes. it finished installed, boot up to the leopard fine. I have bfg 8800gtx video graphic card with 768mem, to get it working just goto efistudio, and add string, choose your card, ad to com.apple.boot.plist file, and now, i have quartz extreme, than i goto osx86 tool and turn enable quatzGL. i update it to 10.5.8 combo update, and first boot, it reboot itself, second boot, everything works fine. now, internet lanforce, graphic, and test all usb works. including sony sr12, detect right of way. I have no problem with IATKOS at all. Probibly, in my opionion, is the best. I also have that running on my sony viaos aw125j with external monitor, very very fast. both system are very fast. i mainly use to edit my avchd file, from the camera. the system is very tight. I also try with IPC, 10.5.6 ppf6, and i installed fine also, but still need that extra ide drive. the problem with ipc, i cant update, it totally messed everything up. and i dont have to type cpus=1 maxmem=2048, it installed very fast. but took forever just to get to the installation part. IATKOS took longer to installed, but boot to the installation menue really fast. IATKOS 10.5.8 now, everythign works greating including final cut studio lastest. I hope this might help you. also, i used NFORCEATA driver for that hard drive on settings. i can install again and again. i have been on it for a week. finally, now got evertyhign figured it out. go for IATKOS package if you can. if you can see your HD and installed and if it is finished, and soemthing wrong, try differetn settings. sorry for my english nok I have just joined the forums here after seeing so much from here regarding info on installing mac on pc and everything else about apple. So today I got a new seagate hard drive since my old western digital was an ide and very old and mac didn't recognize it as a hard drive (either hangs on still waiting for root device or disk utility wouldn't find it). The seagate is a new 7200.12 just released 1tb and it is detected fine by mac. I install mac os x (iDeneb 1.4 mac os x 10.5.6) and customize with amd patch, nvinject for my 512mb video card, transmission, osx86tools, atheros (some numbers) wifi adapter, and I have also tried with and without the cpu=1 fix. The installation goes fine then it says restart so I restart then when I tell it to boot into the fresh mac os x 10.5.6 it flashes a white screen in a split second and the pc reboots (can't even tell if the apple logo is there it's so fast). If I boot in verbose mode it shows loading (blah blah blah) really fast for a few seconds and is loading lots of files then it hits the end the screen goes black instead of the white flash and it reboots (nothing unusual at the end or its too fast for me to see). This also happened with a western digital my book (external) that I had formatted into mac os extended journaled (500gb). So I'm wondering what is wrong? I tried iPC osx86 10.5.6 but it doesnt even install. It goes straight to verbose without command and sits on "still waiting for root device" even though everything is plugged in like for iDeneb (i used disk utility to format a partition of my seagate to mac os x extended journaled btw). Am I doing something wrong? am i missing kernels or anything on install? I'd rather not use anything before 10.5.6 so I can use iLife '09 (unless theirs a way to update to it with amd patch). Also I've read that RAM can be too slow (mine is kinda slow mentioned in specs below) but that was googling and about a server edition and I don't have a server. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My computer specs: Gigabyte ma770-ud3 motherboard 2x 2gb (4gb) Kingston 240-pin 667mhz RAM AMD athlon 64 x2 5600 Brisbane dual-core 2.9ghz processor (overclocked to 3.0ghz) EVGA Nvidia geforce 9500gt 512mb graphics Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200rpm 32mb cash SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" forgot to say, try not to use the nvinject stuffs on first installed. do that after frist. just select, your hard drive driver, maybe network card and sound. leave video stuffs along. that way, you can find out what is the prbolem. everytime i try some inject, i get black screen. so dont do it. nokem Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171133-mac-os-x-crash-on-startup/#findComment-1231220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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