GiZZy09 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hello I am new to the OSX86 scene but i would love to become an active member of it Here is my hardware Motherboard: Gigabyte MA770-UD3 (Chipset AMD SB700, AMD K10) RAM: 4GB Kingston 1066 DDR2 CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition GPU: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 HDD: SATA WD 1GB ( i also have some extra IDE HDDs that i could use if needed but i read SATA set for AHCI is best) CD: IDE ASUS DRW-1608P2 drive (no SATA drive, is it possible to install w/o SATA drive?) If you need anything else just ask I have tried to install iPC and iDaneb 1.4 but on both i get stuck at Still waiting for root device. OnChip SATA type is set to AHCI, I also have an XP partition on the HDD but i have left 500GB unallocated. I have read through the board and searched but haven't found any solution to my problem. Any help will be appreciated as to what distribution i should use or the settings. Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Do i need to modify the iso in some way to get it to work on my system ? I have read that i need a SATA disk drive but i thought that is only to be able to use it after the installation, i cant even get to the installation. Any help will be appreciated, thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1215431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 I get the installation to start on my other older custom build PC's but i cant get it to work on my newest/fastest one( the one i have been trying to get it on all this time). Plus the other ones are not really mine anymore but i thought id give it a try anyways and it works. They are all AMD and neither one of them has a SATA DVD Drive and they load up the installer just fine. Anyone have a clue ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1215605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Bump, no replies ??? Come on guys im stuck :/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1215987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Im beginning to feel bad about bumping this again but i would really appreciate your help. I got it to successfully install iPC on an old HP Pavillion 533w that has been sitting around for a while but its really slow as its only a 2Ghz Celeron processor :/ I need to be able to install it on my main machine: Motherboard: Gigabyte MA770-UD3 (Chipset AMD 700, AMD K10) RAM: 4GB Kingston 1066 DDR2 CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition GPU: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 HDD: SATA WD 1GB ( i also have some extra IDE HDDs that i could use if needed but i read SATA set for AHCI is best) CD: IDE ASUS DRW-1608P2 drive (no SATA drive, is it possible to install w/o SATA drive?) Anyone have an idea on how i can get the installer to start ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Funk Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Im beginning to feel bad about bumping this again but i would really appreciate your help. I got it to successfully install iPC on an old HP Pavillion 533w that has been sitting around for a while but its really slow as its only a 2Ghz Celeron processor :/ I need to be able to install it on my main machine: Motherboard: Gigabyte MA770-UD3 (Chipset AMD 770, AMD K10) RAM: 4GB Kingston 1066 DDR2 CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition GPU: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 HDD: SATA WD 1GB ( i also have some extra IDE HDDs that i could use if needed but i read SATA set for AHCI is best) CD: IDE ASUS DRW-1608P2 drive (no SATA drive, is it possible to install w/o SATA drive?) Anyone have an idea on how i can get the installer to start ? Why dont you try installing iATKOS v7 ? Its been great in both my AMDs ! Other solution would be trying the iDeneb DVD and then applying the iDeneb 10.5.7 combo update. in any case, you can always test different boot flags (like: -x -f idlehalt=0 cpus=1 platform=X86PC) to get the DVD to boot all the way. Good luck ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 i just got iATKOS v7 and tried it and i still get the same result :/ Still waiting for root device ( therefore i cant get to the installer) tried it with different boot flags and it still did not load Any other ideas ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Would it be possible to install OSX on an HDD from 1 of my other computers and then just move the HDD to my normal PC after its installed ? Im just thinking of what i could do, any suggestions ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 The problem is your southbridge, you need a driver for it. I'm not going to do it for you, that's your job But I will tell you that boot-132 would be your best choice for installation. Remember, Google is your friend. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 I looked in the HCL 10.5.6 and GA-MA770-US3 which is VERY similar to mine is on the list and there are not any instructions about adding additional drivers. SB700 is in the 10.5.6 list I did find SB700 kexts, but every guide i find is for OS X ( i'm on windows ) Appreciate your input, any other suggestions ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1216996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 shameful bump ... i still cant figure this out... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1217711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiZZy09 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Well tried to put the SB drivers into a iDeneb DVD but it failed miserably.. oh well i was like what the heck let me just reboot n try my iAtkos DVD 1 more time and it WORKED! so now im typing this from my 1st Hackintosh! Still trying to fix the sound and other things, but im sure i'll find my way around it! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1218142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorz Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Don't punch your had. I have the same problem and nobody to help me... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/177625-ma770-ud3-idaneb-14-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1218371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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