FNG Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I REALLY want to install Leopard but I only have DVD-RWs to put it on, So far when I have tried to install it it boots it, but then (with -v flag) says "still looking for root device." I don't know if the DVD-RW is the problem or not. Also, I have been trying and trying to find out how to solve the root device problem and google tells me I need a new chipset driver, but I don't know how to do that, and I'm not sure if the problem is the DVD-RW or the driver. Windows sucks Ubuntu is awesome but unsupported, Hackintosh is the way to go! (but keep all three). I generated this using Ubuntu Jaunty terminal: command=$sudo lshw Please inform me if this information is inadequate. description: Computer width: 32 bits *-core description: Motherboard physical id: 0 *-memory description: System memory physical id: 0 size: 3024MiB *-cpu product: Intel® Pentium® Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 1 bus info: cpu@0 version: 6.15.13 serial: 0000-06FD-0000-0000-0000-0000 size: 1203MHz capacity: 1203MHz width: 64 bits capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm cpufreq configuration: id=0 *-logicalcpu:0 description: Logical CPU physical id: 0.1 width: 64 bits capabilities: logical *-logicalcpu:1 description: Logical CPU physical id: 0.2 width: 64 bits capabilities: logical *-pci description: Host bridge product: MCP73 Host Bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: a2 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz *-memory:0 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 0.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1 version: a2 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) capabilities: bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:3 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:4 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.3 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:5 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.4 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.4 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:6 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.5 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.5 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:7 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 1.6 bus info: pci@0000:00:01.6 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-memory:8 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: nForce 630i memory controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-isa description: ISA bridge product: MCP73 LPC Bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0 version: a2 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: isa bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-serial UNCLAIMED description: SMBus product: MCP73 SMBus vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 3.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-memory:9 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: MCP73 Memory Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 3.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-processor UNCLAIMED description: Co-processor product: MCP73 Co-processor vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 3.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.3 version: a2 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 *-memory:10 UNCLAIMED description: RAM memory product: MCP73 Memory Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 3.4 bus info: pci@0000:00:03.4 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) configuration: latency=0 *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: GeForce 7100/nForce 630i vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 4 bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: MCP73 [nForce 630i] USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 4.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:04.1 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ehci_hcd *-ide description: IDE interface product: MCP73 IDE vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 8 bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pata_amd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 *-multimedia description: Audio device product: MCP73 High Definition Audio vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 9 bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2 module=snd_hda_intel *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: a bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list *-communication description: Modem product: SM56 Data Fax Modem vendor: Motorola physical id: 5 bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=serial latency=64 maxlatency=62 mingnt=1 *-firewire description: FireWire (IEEE 1394) product: VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 7 bus info: pci@0000:01:07.0 version: c0 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=64 maxlatency=32 module=ohci1394 *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: b bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: GeForce 9500 GT vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 version: a1 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: c bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-pci:3 description: PCI bridge product: MCP73 PCI Express bridge vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: d bus info: pci@0000:00:0d.0 version: a1 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-storage description: RAID bus controller product: MCP73 SATA RAID Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: e bus info: pci@0000:00:0e.0 version: a2 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: storage bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ahci latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ahci *-network description: Ethernet interface product: MCP73 Ethernet vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: f bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0 logical name: eth0 version: a2 serial: 00:1d:92:99:76:3b width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.61 ip=192.168.0.196 latency=0 maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 module=forcedeth multicast=yes *-scsi:0 physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@6 logical name: scsi6 capabilities: scsi-host configuration: driver=usb-storage *-scsi:1 physical id: 2 bus info: scsi@7 logical name: scsi7 capabilities: scsi-host configuration: driver=usb-storage *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface physical id: 3 logical name: pan0 serial: b6:6e:9b:7c:34:52 capabilities: ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A multicast=yes Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187623-osx86-install-dvd-rw/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I REALLY want to install Leopard but I only have DVD-RWs to put it on, So far when I have tried to install it it boots it, but then (with -v flag) says "still looking for root device." I don't know if the DVD-RW is the problem or not. Also, I have been trying and trying to find out how to solve the root device problem and google tells me I need a new chipset driver, That's the answer: It's unrelated to your use of a DVD-RW; it's the lack of support for the chipset that manages your hard disk. but I don't know how to do that, and I'm not sure if the problem is the DVD-RW or the driver. You need to identify the chipset, track down a driver, and find a way to insert that driver into your boot process. If you can find a distribution that supports your chipset, this will be relatively painless. If not, you'll need to jump through more hoops. (Hoops with which I'm unfamiliar, so I can't give you more specific details.) Windows sucks Ubuntu is awesome but unsupported, Hackintosh is the way to go! (but keep all three). OS X on standard PC hardware is not what I'd call "supported." You'll get more in the way of official support (from hardware makers and various types of official software support) for Ubuntu than for OS X on PC hardware. You can get community support for both, of course, but don't expect help from Apple or your hardware manufacturer if you're running OS X on anything but a real Macintosh. I generated this using Ubuntu Jaunty terminal: command=$sudo lshw Please inform me if this information is inadequate. *-ide description: IDE interface product: MCP73 IDE vendor: nVidia Corporation *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: GeForce 9500 GT vendor: nVidia Corporation (Much snippage in the above.) This indicates that you've got an nVidia MCP73 chipset handling the IDE interface. Other lines in your output call this same chipset the nForce 630i. The video is handled by a GeForce 9500GT. Look for drivers for these, and particularly for the MCP73/nForce 630i. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187623-osx86-install-dvd-rw/#findComment-1273138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNG Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 So from what I can tell I need to a) find a distribution ISO that supports my chipset or b ) get the driver and....I'm not sure. Will this solve my problem, and if so, how do I add it to the ISO? There was a link here until I discovered that it didn't work, and I don't know why. I cant even put it as text, it rewrites it as a URL, which is subsequently invalid. I am looking up how to patch an ISO, hope it isn't confusing, and I'm just going to assume I got the right patch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187623-osx86-install-dvd-rw/#findComment-1273148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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