brrip Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 hey guys, i've previously used the very same disc to install hackintosh on my laptop, but for some reason when i tried using it with my home pc, it refuses to work. i've tried burning the iso again and trying, still the same result. the cd boots at first, and i pick verbose mode (or any other mode) and about 20 lines come out after which the computer restarts immediately. it's basically within a span of one second, so i can't really read what the screen says. has anyone had this problem before? my guess is it's BIOS settings but i'm not sure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElecSeifer Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 hey guys, i've previously used the very same disc to install hackintosh on my laptop, but for some reason when i tried using it with my home pc, it refuses to work. i've tried burning the iso again and trying, still the same result. the cd boots at first, and i pick verbose mode (or any other mode) and about 20 lines come out after which the computer restarts immediately. it's basically within a span of one second, so i can't really read what the screen says. has anyone had this problem before? my guess is it's BIOS settings but i'm not sure. I have the Same problem and have been searching for days now My Specs: Gateway FX6800 ATI Radeon HD 4800 Intel i7 Prosseser Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/#findComment-1191093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Some specs would help In addition to -v try boot flags -x and or -f I also had to disable IOAPIC in BIOS on my MSI Board just for the install the worm Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/#findComment-1191123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Also if you laptop has a dual core processor try the "cpus=1" flag Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/#findComment-1191141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brrip Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Sorry for not giving specs guys! Thought this might be a general error. I'm using a MSI P45 Neo motherboard, kinda old. Disabling IOAPIC got me started on the setup. Thanks for that! Another thread said that iAtkos release didn't work and I should try iPC. The sad thing is that though now it doesn't reboot, but I get the well known "still waiting for root device" error. [edit] this is a PC not a laptop. Hoping to setup everything onboard for the motherboard, video card is GTS 250. Sorry to addon to this thread, but I figured it's better than posting a new one. The white apple screen appears and then the system asks me to restart the computer by holding the power button. In verbose mode the last line is the kernel being used. Does this mean that I need to use a different release? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/#findComment-1191320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Don't panic you're almost there What you have is a Kernel panic You need about 5 kext I'm not near my Hackintosh right now but as I recall you need the ACPI kexts from a 10.4 Tiger install I think I found them on this site. put them on a thumb drive and boot from your install disk copy them to your Extensions folder do the chmod routine reboot -v -f hope for the best The Worm Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/173297-computer-restarts-instead-of-entering-installer/#findComment-1191641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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