OSX86 SL Lifehacker help

[kiksy]

Hi there,

 

Trying to install Snow Leopard on:

 

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P

Intel 2.8 Quad Core Q9550

WD 1TB SATA HDD

ATI HD 4870

8GB Ram

PATA DVD Drive

 

Using the Life Hacker guide:

 

http://lifehacker.com/5360150/install-snow...acking-required

 

All goes well until I try and install from the USB stick.

 

After the startup screen where you choose boot device the icon spins for a bit then I get the "stop sign" error icon.

 

Using -v I get the "waiting on root device" loop.

 

Ive build a few hackintoshs before and this error was due to IDE jumper settings IIRC . Now im using SATA drive there are no jumpers.

 

My BIOS settings are identical to :

 

http://lifehacker.com/5351553/hackintosh-b...selectedImage=1

 

Ive tried having the HDD on the Purple GSATA 0 and GSATA 1 and the yellow SATA2-0 and SATA2-1

 

Ive tried disconnecting the DVD drive.

 

Ive tried an iDeneb V1.4 and Kalyway 10.5.2 install DVD and with the -v switch I still get the same "waiting" error.

 

Sorry if this is a simple question , but ive done a complete search of this site and google and even though a few people had the same problem , I couldnt find a solution that worked for me.

 

 

 

[kiksy]

Ok, I fixed it:

 

In the lifehacker guide it said to use a seprerate Ethernet card, I installed this straight away before trying to install SL. Removing the Ethernet card and using iAtkos V7 Leopard installed straight away, albiet without sound, but with working internet/network using the top onboard Eth0.

 

The only thing I did do was in the BIOS use the Smart Lan function. whether this did anything I dont know.

 

I will give SL a go later.