dsbtwins Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Hello this is my first attempt at putting Mac on a PC but I'm having some troubles. I am using a 10.5 retail Mac OSX disc on a brand new computer build. After one minute of loading the OS i get the infamous "still waiting for root device" error. I don't know where to go from here. Here are my specs: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard Intel Pentium® e6300 2.8 Ghz Corsair 4Gb Ram Nvidia 9600 GSO overclocked WD SATA HD LG IDE DVD Writer After reading a lot of posts it looks like there may be an error in how the optical and hard drives are placed. I have my HD in SATA0 Master and the IDE shows up at the number 4 master spot. If you have any suggestions or helpful advice, it would be appreciated! Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazepo Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Go in bios and select AHCI mode for your sata. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/#findComment-1180548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbtwins Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 There are 2 options in my BIOS for AHCI, both under the Integrated Peripherals menu: SAATA RAID/AHCI Mode [Disabled] : Here I can set Disabled to AHCI Onboard SATA/IDE Control Mode [iDE] : Here I can set IDE to AHCI If I set both to AHCI then after the POST screen it shows some motherboard info followed by my DVD Drive info in green letters. It runs boot-132 up to the point where I switch out the cd for my retail cd. Once I try to continue with this cd it asks for the hexidecimal number of the drive, with [ff] listed. However if I try to boot from ff nothing happens. Should the drive have a different hex number? 9f also didn't work. If I set just the second option to AHCI, I get the same thing as above. If I set just the first option to AHCI, it lists the drive at f9 and runs the install, but throws the same "still waiting" error. Any more suggestions? I also have a Card Reader hooked up via USB, will that impact it? Thanks again! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/#findComment-1180572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbtwins Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Do I need to go buy a SATA DVD drive as well? I'd rather not and just get this one working instead... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/#findComment-1180834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazepo Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Are you using the original boot 132 iso or did you create a custom for your mo/bo's devices? In order to make it work you will need to create your own boot cd. And yes you need only the second option to be AHCI, not the raid. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/#findComment-1180864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbtwins Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Are you using the original boot 132 iso or did you create a custom for your mo/bo's devices?In order to make it work you will need to create your own boot cd. And yes you need only the second option to be AHCI, not the raid. No I haven't tried that yet, although would that even matter if I'm still using an IDE drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171295-still-waiting-for-root-device-mac-osx-retail-105/#findComment-1181039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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