Krishna21 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I heard for Kalyway 10.5.2 (Or any other OSx86 Distro) you must have a SATA DVD Drive, which I don't and I can't get. Then I heard for Kalyway 10.5.2 there's a patch you can use to make it work with an IDE DVD Drive, which I have. Any ideas? Please help, thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelgord Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I am not sure about native IDE (with the wide cable), as I have a sata drive (both my HD and my dvd drive). I do know that I had to do complete re-install of windows because my Kalyway 10.5.2 disk would only read when I shut off AHCI mode and had it set to IDE mode. The idea of changing bios setting in order to switch was just too much so I set it for IDE then re-installed windows, then I installed Kalyway 10.5.2. My suggestion would be try it for yourself and find out. I have read that some people cant the dvd to boot unless they have ACHI but for me it was just the opposite. I HAD to be in IDE (granted on a sata drive) in order to boot and run the install. One thing I have learned is that you have to do what works for you and your specific hardware combination. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1281457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishna21 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 I am not sure about native IDE (with the wide cable), as I have a sata drive (both my HD and my dvd drive). I do know that I had to do complete re-install of windows because my Kalyway 10.5.2 disk would only read when I shut off AHCI mode and had it set to IDE mode. The idea of changing bios setting in order to switch was just too much so I set it for IDE then re-installed windows, then I installed Kalyway 10.5.2. My suggestion would be try it for yourself and find out. I have read that some people cant the dvd to boot unless they have ACHI but for me it was just the opposite. I HAD to be in IDE (granted on a sata drive) in order to boot and run the install. One thing I have learned is that you have to do what works for you and your specific hardware combination. I picked Kalyway 10.5.2 because it was mostly compatible with me. I already tried, and I had no luck. It went so bad I didn't even get a error message when going into the installer. All it did was show either a /, |, or - then froze like that. No messages, not even the part where I enter -v. Help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1281464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelgord Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Double check all of your bios setting. Kalyway is VERY picky. Make sure you Latency Timer is set to 64 instead of 32. Not sure why this matters, but it does. If that doesn't work for you post all of your specs (mobo, hd, ram, pc or laptop) anything that can helpful. I am sure someone here knows how to get you going. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1281522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishna21 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Double check all of your bios setting. Kalyway is VERY picky. Make sure you Latency Timer is set to 64 instead of 32. Not sure why this matters, but it does. If that doesn't work for you post all of your specs (mobo, hd, ram, pc or laptop) anything that can helpful. I am sure someone here knows how to get you going. Do I have to set anything else in my BIOS other than the Latency Timer? If you need it, my specs: Intel D915GSN Motherboard (915G Chipset) Lite-On iHAP422 IDE DVD Drive Western Digital 320GB SATA HDD Drive Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz NVIDIA GeForce 7200GT PCI-E 256MB Graphics Card Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1281732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Unfortunately, what's required for one computer is what makes something not work for another computer. Thus, unless you can find somebody running the exact same hardware you've got, you should count on experimenting when it comes to things like BIOS settings, choosing a distribution, etc. That's just the way it is in the OSx86 world. Getting back to the original question, both PATA and SATA DVD drives can be made to work, at least as a general rule. There are exceptions, of course. FWIW, I've installed both iPC and Leo4All v2 on an eMachines T3646 with both SATA and PATA hard disks and a PATA DVD drive. I didn't have much luck with Kalyway on that system, but I don't believe the problem was the DVD drive -- I seem to recall that it hung partway through the installation. I also experimented briefly on another system that has a PATA DVD drive, but I don't recall precisely what worked with it. I'm pretty sure that I tried Leo4All (v2 or v3) and Kalyway on it, and at least one of these installed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1281768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishna21 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Unfortunately, what's required for one computer is what makes something not work for another computer. Thus, unless you can find somebody running the exact same hardware you've got, you should count on experimenting when it comes to things like BIOS settings, choosing a distribution, etc. That's just the way it is in the OSx86 world. Getting back to the original question, both PATA and SATA DVD drives can be made to work, at least as a general rule. There are exceptions, of course. FWIW, I've installed both iPC and Leo4All v2 on an eMachines T3646 with both SATA and PATA hard disks and a PATA DVD drive. I didn't have much luck with Kalyway on that system, but I don't believe the problem was the DVD drive -- I seem to recall that it hung partway through the installation. I also experimented briefly on another system that has a PATA DVD drive, but I don't recall precisely what worked with it. I'm pretty sure that I tried Leo4All (v2 or v3) and Kalyway on it, and at least one of these installed. Layman's terms please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1282273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelgord Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Layman = You will need to experiment and do what works for you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1282513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishna21 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Layman = You will need to experiment and do what works for you. Well I checked the Desktop HCL for 10.5.2, and found my sister's computer was there - and my PC is better than hers in specs - so I'm coming up with a way to convince her to trade PC's with me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/189040-kalyway-1052-on-ide-dvd-drive/#findComment-1282640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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