circazero Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 After installing iATKOS v7 during boot up i get this error: ERROR: FireWire unable to determine security mode; defaulting to full secure. Still Waiting for root device... NOW IT SAYS FAILED TO LOAD appleACPIPCI any help would be extremely appreciated! THanks Guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 You must give a little more information before anyone can help you. The most common cause of this error is the lack of a kext that supports your hardware. The Firewire error can be ignored, as it is just saying that there is nothing plugged into your Firewire port. The "Still waiting for root device" error is what must be focused on. Are you using SATA or IDE? (Specify what you use for your DVD drive AND your Hard Drive) What distro are you using? (iPC, iATKOS, iDeneb, etc) What hardware are you using; specifically the motherboard? (Nvidia nForce, Asus, etc) Once those questions are answered, I will most likely be able to help you. However, my knowledge is consisted of mainly Nvidia hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1228058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 You must give a little more information before anyone can help you. The most common cause of this error is the lack of a kext that supports your hardware. The Firewire error can be ignored, as it is just saying that there is nothing plugged into your Firewire port. The "Still waiting for root device" error is what must be focused on. Are you using SATA or IDE? (Specify what you use for your DVD drive AND your Hard Drive) What distro are you using? (iPC, iATKOS, iDeneb, etc) What hardware are you using; specifically the motherboard? (Nvidia nForce, Asus, etc) Once those questions are answered, I will most likely be able to help you. However, my knowledge is consisted of mainly Nvidia hardware. My DVD and Hard Drive are ATA im using iATKOS v7 intel p4 2.4 Ghz. 1GB Ram intel 82801 PCI Bridge nVidia NV44A [GeForce 6200] graphics card thanks! im not sure about the motherboard... im still searching Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1228060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 My DVD and Hard Drive are ATAim using iATKOS v7 intel p4 2.4 Ghz. 1GB Ram intel 82801 PCI Bridge nVidia NV44A [GeForce 6200] graphics card thanks! im not sure about the motherboard... im still searching iATKOS does not have a sufficient ATA kext for your machine that loads during boot. I would suggest trying a more complete distribution such as iPC 10.5.6. If it turns out that you have an Nvidia motherboard, there is a specific PPF patch you can apply to iPC to give it the drivers needed to detect your SATA hardware during boot. If not, there is still a good chance it will have the drivers necessary for your success. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1228066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 iATKOS does not have a sufficient ATA kext for your machine that loads during boot. I would suggest trying a more complete distribution such as iPC 10.5.6. If it turns out that you have an Nvidia motherboard, there is a specific PPF patch you can apply to iPC to give it the drivers needed to detect your SATA hardware during boot. If not, there is still a good chance it will have the drivers necessary for your success. thanks im going to try iPC 10.5.6 hopefully i can figure it out. thanks a lot! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1228067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 iATKOS does not have a sufficient ATA kext for your machine that loads during boot. I would suggest trying a more complete distribution such as iPC 10.5.6. If it turns out that you have an Nvidia motherboard, there is a specific PPF patch you can apply to iPC to give it the drivers needed to detect your SATA hardware during boot. If not, there is still a good chance it will have the drivers necessary for your success. I tried finding information on the mother board in my sony PCV-RS310 and i cant seem to figure out what brand it is. I was able to find that it is Sony Part #: A8115569A. is it possible that Sony made the motherboard on my system? i also found this website: http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/OEM/Sony/PCV2.html and it gives me this note on my system: AMI 8.00 core (Asus) thanks for any help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aren85 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 hi guys. anybody can tell me wich suystem ggod to my laptop: toshiba satellite l40-17u intel pentium t2330 2gb memory mainboard intel gl 960 intel 965 express chipset family 384mb grapich card toshiba mk1646gsx Ata device gsa t20nata device dvd-rom realtek rtl8139/810x family ethernet realtek rtl8187b wireless pls help me. i tried ideneb install its ready but after that i see apple logo and thats it. i tried -x -s cpus=1 but its not working. pls help me when i typed -v i seen this:AppleACPIPlatform.kext Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 anybody can tell me wich suystem ggod to my laptop:... pls help me Please don't hijack others' threads. Start your own. Back on topic: Ok, from the information you just posted, it seems that you have an ASUS brand motherboard. So, what you need to do is find a list of supported ASUS boards with yours on it, and then figure out what kext that list is for. You need to find a specific model #, or at least a specific family that your board is in before you will be able to identify it from a list. Do you still have a working installation if Windows on your computer? If so, go into Device Manager and look under Storage Controllers and IDE ATA controllers and tell me what each say. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Please don't hijack others' threads. Start your own. Back on topic: Ok, from the information you just posted, it seems that you have an ASUS brand motherboard. So, what you need to do is find a list of supported ASUS boards with yours on it, and then figure out what kext that list is for. You need to find a specific model #, or at least a specific family that your board is in before you will be able to identify it from a list. Do you still have a working installation if Windows on your computer? If so, go into Device Manager and look under Storage Controllers and IDE ATA controllers and tell me what each say. Thanks your very helpful! unfortunately i dont have windows anymore. now i managed to install mac os x. but now i get a kernel panic it says Failed to load extension com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPS2Nub im able to boot in safe mode any suggestions? thanks a lot! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Thanks your very helpful!unfortunately i dont have windows anymore. now i managed to install mac os x. but now i get a kernel panic it says Failed to load extension com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPS2Nub im able to boot in safe mode any suggestions? thanks a lot! That particular kext is a plugin for the AppleACPIPlatform.kext. It controls your PS/2 ports. Are you using a PS/2 mouse or keyboard? If not, remove the plugin and you should be fine. (To do that, go to /System/Library/Extensions/ and find AppleACPIPlatform.kext. Make a backup to the root of your drive. Now right click and choose "Show Package Contents". Go into the Plugins folder and remove AppleACPIPS2.kext. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 That particular kext (AppleACPIPS2Nub) controls your PS/2 ports. Are you using a PS/2 mouse or keyboard? If not, remove the driver and you should be fine. im using a PS/2 keyboard and a USB wireless logitech mouse should i just use a usb keyboard instead? can i ask, which where/how can i remove the driver if i boot in safe mode? thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 im using a PS/2 keyboard and a USB wireless logitech mouseshould i just use a usb keyboard instead? can i ask, which where/how can i remove the driver if i boot in safe mode? thank you! If you remove the driver, you will not be able to use PS/2 devices anymore. I suggest just switching to a USB keyboard. Then your shouldn't even have to touch the driver. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 If you remove the driver, you will not be able to use PS/2 devices anymore. I suggest just switching to a USB keyboard. Then your shouldn't even have to touch the driver. i tried it and i unplugged it and it still gives me the same Failed to load extension com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPS2Nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hmm. Then I would try booting into safe mode and doing what I suggested. If that fails, or for some reason renders your installation useless, we can replace the backup of the kext you made by using single user mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hmm. Then I would try booting into safe mode and doing what I suggested. If that fails, or for some reason renders your installation useless, we can replace the backup of the kext you made by using single user mode. i cant seem to boot into safe mode i get display matching family fails and still Failed to load extension com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPS2Nub i tried -x -F and -x -s -F and no go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Is that before or after removing AppleAPCIPS2 ? And I don't think "display matching family fails" is an error that prevents booting. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Is that before or after removing AppleAPCIPS2 ? And I don't think "display matching family fails" is an error that prevents booting. i cant even boot in safe mode so i havent removed anything i also see extension "com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard" has no explicit kernel dependency; using version 6.0 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It sounds like your keyboard kext's are just plain corrupt or missing. The kext is looking for it's dependency (AppleACPIPS2) which it cannot find. I suggest a reinstall. It's your only option at this point. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 It sounds like your keyboard kext's are just plain corrupt or missing. The kext is looking for it's dependency (AppleACPIPS2) which it cannot find. I suggest a reinstall. It's your only option at this point. this sucks i cant even boot in safe mode anymore i have an Asus P4SD-VX motherboard intel P4 2.4Ghz what do you recommend using for the installation? It sounds like your keyboard kext's are just plain corrupt or missing. The kext is looking for it's dependency (AppleACPIPS2) which it cannot find. I suggest a reinstall. It's your only option at this point. okay so if i do -f -x im able to boot into safe mode now how can i remove those drivers? It sounds like your keyboard kext's are just plain corrupt or missing. The kext is looking for it's dependency (AppleACPIPS2) which it cannot find. I suggest a reinstall. It's your only option at this point. i also see [MSR] detected invalid rdmsr (00000199) by com.superhai.driver.VoodooPower at 0x2096aee5 what can i do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 this sucks i cant even boot in safe mode anymore i have an Asus P4SD-VX motherboard intel P4 2.4Ghz what do you recommend using for the installation? okay so if i do -f -x im able to boot into safe mode now how can i remove those drivers? I am not sure if there will even be a kext for you to delete, since these errors you have reported to me suggest that the kext I told to delete isn't even there in the first place. You can look for it in the location that I specified earlier: /System/Library/Extensions/ and find AppleACPIPlatform.kext If you want to reinstall ( which is what I suggest you do, use these settings: ) Duplicate ALL settings you used before, making only these changes/additions: -Choose ACPI Fix from Fixes and Patches -Choose PS/2 Keyboard Fix from PS/2 Device Support under Fixes and Patches. (Do not choose both Mouse AND Keyboard. It's one or the other, not both.) Then you should be good to go. And about your latest post, did you choose the VoodooPower Fix in your last install? If so, don;t do it this time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I am not sure if there will even be a kext for you to delete, since these errors you have reported to me suggest that the kext I told to delete isn't even there in the first place. You can look for it in the location that I specified earlier: /System/Library/Extensions/ and find AppleACPIPlatform.kext If you want to reinstall ( which is what I suggest you do, use these settings: ) Duplicate ALL settings you used before, making only these changes/additions: -Choose ACPI Fix from Fixes and Patches -Choose PS/2 Keyboard Fix from PS/2 Device Support under Fixes and Patches. (Do not choose both Mouse AND Keyboard. It's one or the other, not both.) Then you should be good to go. And about your latest post, did you choose the VoodooPower Fix in your last install? If so, don;t do it this time. okay im going to try a Fresh Install using iPC and ill check all those that you listed above. by the way last time i chose under chipset: intel ICHx SATA Drivers should i stick to that? how about for my NVIDIA graphics card? i have nVidia NV44A [GeForce 6200] Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Graphics: Use Nvdarwin 128mb And yes, stick to those chipset drivers. They seem to be doing their job. PS: I will be on vacation for the next 3 days, so don't think I have abandoned you if you don't get your problem solved tonight with this install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Graphics:Use Nvdarwin 128mb And yes, stick to those chipset drivers. They seem to be doing their job. PS: I will be on vacation for the next 3 days, so don't think I have abandoned you if you don't get your problem solved tonight with this install. so use NVdarwin 128mb? even though my card has 256mb? under fixes and patchs i cannot -Choose ACPI Fix THANKS I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU! I HOPE THIS WORKS! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treminaor Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 so use NVdarwin 128mb? even though my card has 256mb? under fixes and patchs i cannot -Choose ACPI Fix THANKS I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU! I HOPE THIS WORKS! A quick spec lookup suggested that your card only had 128 MB. If you know that it has 256 MB, then choose Nvdarwin 256MB instead. You cannot check the fix? Are you sure? Is it being canceled out by something else we choose? I am almost certain that you will need that fix in order to be successful. Try fussing around a little and see if you cant get that checkbox to be checked. If you really can;t get it, then proceed with the installation anyway and see how it goes. I'll be available for about another 40 minutes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
circazero Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 A quick spec lookup suggested that your card only had 128 MB. If you know that it has 256 MB, then choose Nvdarwin 256MB instead. You cannot check the fix? Are you sure? Is it being canceled out by something else we choose? I am almost certain that you will need that fix in order to be successful. Try fussing around a little and see if you cant get that checkbox to be checked. If you really can;t get it, then proceed with the installation anyway and see how it goes. I'll be available for about another 40 minutes. okay thanks! -Choose ACPI Fix from Fixes and Patches there is no ACPI Fix. like its not even an option. i cannot see it. weird any suggestions? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/180261-help-boot-problem/#findComment-1229699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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