installing iatkos or kalyway on amd 4200 with asus m2n32 SLI delux mobo

[jamesm925]

I can't seem to get leopard osx to install on my system. the mobo uses the nforce 590 SLI chipset.

so i've tried several copies of iatkos 7 and kalyway to no avail.

iatkos 7 also panics and crashes after it's 1/4 of the way through the installation process (i can get into the install/customization menu). i've tried playing around with the settings/kernels etc and haven't had any luck.

 

kalyway ALMOST worked the first time (it got 99% done and then gave me a 'could not validate oxford dictionaries' messages). i didn't select any customization option...i just clicked next... but when i tried the exact some thing, it got to installing it and gave me the message "could not validate base system".

then i tried it again: this time it said my disk was dirty. so i cleaned it...same message "could not validate base system".

a third time: now it wont even boot into the installer screen. keeps giving me a read/write error.

 

NOTE: i'm trying to install this on a brand new hard drive i bought specifically for this operating system.

i have 2 other hard drives. a 1TB that's blank, and a 150 WD raptor that has vista 64 on it.

 

i've followed every guide i could get my hands on, booted with the "-v" and "cpu=1" "cpu=2" "-x" commands etc.

 

i dont get it. it seems like i keep trying to repeat my steps exactly every time, and i keep getting different error messages.

 

can someone please suggest what settings to use?

my pc:

 

amd 64 xp 4200

WD 150 raptor

wd 1TB

seagate barracuda 500GB (i formatted it journal extended using both iatkos and kalyway)

6 GB of ram

nvidia 8800gts

soundblaster x-fi titanium gamer

plextor px-504a DVD drive

 

im attaching screenshots of my device manager so you can see EVERYTHING that you would need to know about my pc.

 

i've spent the past...damn...i dont even know what day it is....i've been spending sunrise to the following morning trying to install OSX on my system. i feel like im just tossing the dice every time.

i thought computers were supposed to be predictable and consistent.....

 

any help would be appreciated, especially from anyone with the same motherboard.

 

more info on my motherboard:

Model

Brand ASUS

Model M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type AM2

CPU Type Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64

FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)

Chipsets

North Bridge NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP

Memory

Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin

Memory Standard DDR2 800

Maximum Memory Supported 8GB

Channel Supported Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express x16 2

PCI Express x4 1

PCI Express x1 1

PCI Slots 2

Storage Devices

PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max

PATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD

SATA 3Gb/s 6

SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD

Additional RAID Controller Sil 3132

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset ADI AD1988B

Audio Channels 8 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP

Second LAN Chipset Marvell PHY

Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2 2

COM 1

USB 4 x USB 2.0

IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a

eSATA 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s

S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial

Audio Ports 6 Ports

Onboard USB

Onboard USB 4 x USB 2.0

Onboard 1394

Onboard 1394 1x 1394a

Physical Spec

Form Factor ATX

Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"

Windows Vista Certified for Windows Vista

Power Pin 24 Pin

Features

Features 1 x External SATA port

1 x WiFi-g antenna jack

WiFi-AP Solo USB wireless module supports IEEE802.11b/g