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I have a retail copy of OSX 10.6 and I am trying to install Snow Leopard on my HP ProLiant ML110 G5. I have used the Boot-132SL found via the link to boot into Chameleon and then swap the boot-132 CD for the Snow Leopard DVD but encounter the following error message:

 

"Still waiting for root device"

 

This message continues endlessy until the point where i have to manually restart the machine. I have tried the following commands to no avail:

 

-v

-v -x

-v -x platform=x86pc / acpi

 

The specifications of my machine are as follows:

 

Processor: 2.33ghz Intel Xeon (3065) dual core - Conroe model aka Intel Core 2 Duo

Chipset: Intel 3200

Memory: 4GB buffered RAM

Hard disk: 250GB SATA

DVD: DVD-RW DL SATA drive

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS (PCI-E)

Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio (PCI-E)

 

Full specifications of the machine can be found via this HP ProLiant ML110 G5 link

 

Can someone please help me, I am a completely newbie and I havent got my head round all these kexts and kernels etc...

 

Please help.

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I have a retail copy of OSX 10.6 and I am trying to install Snow Leopard on my HP ProLiant ML110 G5.[...]Can someone please help me, I am a completely newbie and I havent got my head round all these kexts and kernels etc...

 

Please help.

 

I am a newb too. I understand from doing lots of reading that one has to be very careful with having supported hardware for a smooth experience. I have very similar hardware. The beginner guides are very clear on what hardware is known to work and not.

 

Even supposed EFI hardware, depends on the clever people here fixing kexts

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asem-efix...eleon,8617.html

 

I note you say you have a PCI-E graphics card. ML110 G5 motherboard does not have a x16 PCI-E slot which nearly all modern graphics cards require. I have an EVGA 8400GS PCI card because it's all I could find that would fit. Please advise card manufacturer and model number.

I note you say you have a PCI-E graphics card. ML110 G5 motherboard does not have a x16 PCI-E slot which nearly all modern graphics cards require. I have an EVGA 8400GS PCI card because it's all I could find that would fit. Please advise card manufacturer and model number.

 

You can find a PCIe x1 GeForce 8400GS fairly easily, albeit at a higher price than the x16 it normally comes in. It would be cheaper to cut the card to fit the Proliant, which is what I did.

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