helgansven Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I have tried many distros and read and read and read. I have tried so many tweaks, etc. I can't remember what I've done anymore. I always try to get things done for myself, but I'm too stuck on this one. Below is a little summary of my laptop hardware. Could someone please point me in the right direction on what would work for me? Or, whether my hardware won't work at all? Computer Type: ACPI Multiprocessor PC (Mobile) CPU Type: DualCore AMD Athlon X2 QL-62, 2000 MHz (5 x 400) Motherboard Name: Wistron 303C Motherboard Chipset: nVIDIA GeForce 8200M, AMD K11 System Memory: 2816 MB (DDR2-800 Registered DDR2 SDRAM) BIOS Type: Phoenix (12/23/08) Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G (512 MB) Monitor: LG Philips LP156WH1-TLA1 [15.6" LCD] Audio Adapter: Conexant Cx20561 @ nVIDIA MCP77 - High Definition Audio Controller Audio Adapter: nVIDIA HDMI @ nVIDIA MCP77 - High Definition Audio Controller Disk Drive: ST9250320AS (250 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II) Network Adapter: Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter (192.168.1.109) Network Adapter: NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet DMI System Product: Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174552-i-am-so-stuck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
helgansven Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 It seems that the computer will just keep restarting when trying to boot to the DVD. I am right now trying to use iAtkos v7. Could my problem have something to do with the SATA hard drive in my laptop? Do I need to install some type of driver first so OSX can see the drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174552-i-am-so-stuck/#findComment-1198608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephien Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 if i'm not mistaken it's the nforce chipset... and also amd isn't making it easier Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174552-i-am-so-stuck/#findComment-1198757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Try booting with "-v -f -x cpus=1" without the quotes Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174552-i-am-so-stuck/#findComment-1198966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRand Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 you do you ahci enabled? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174552-i-am-so-stuck/#findComment-1199019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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