Help: Intalling on hp Pavilion zv5000

[NZMikey]

Hi,

 

Can someone please help me? Im not to sure what is wrong, but everytime i try to boot the install disc o my laptop, it comes up wit the circle with the line through it.

 

I have no idea what i need to do to fix this, and i have looked all over internet.

 

My system specs are:

CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz

RAM: 768Mb

Chipset: ATI ID8533

Graphics card: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000/9100 IGP

 

Anyone know how i can install this? I have 10.5.6 and i know the disc is working becase i tested it on my brothers laptop.

 

 

Thanks for the help in advance.

[vetsen]

Do you know how to boot in verbose mode? When you first boot from the DVD you will see a boot-loader screen. It will say something like press F8 for options. Do this. then type "-v" a bunch of text will fly up the screen and you can better see where the system is having issues. Report back with your findings.

 

You might try "-v -f CPUS=1"

or just "-v -f"

 

Vetsen

[NZMikey]

Hi,

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Not to sure what you want from the verbos mode, but i will type up the last couple of lines:

 

USBF: 2.336 AppleUSBOHC I [0x2107800]: :CheckSleepCapability - Controller will be unlocked across sleep.

USBF: 2.390 AppleUSBOHC I [0x21d2800]: :CheckSleepCapability - Controller will be unlocked across sleep.

USBF: 2.390 AppleUSBOHC I [0x21c7000]: :CheckSleepCapability - Controller will be unlocked across sleep.

Extension "com.apple.driver.iTunesPhoneDriver" has no explicit kernel dependency: Using version 6.0

Still waiting for root device

 

That is the last few lines of -v mode. Is that what you were after? OR is there something else i need to post up to find the problem?

 

Thanks.

[NZMikey]

I think i found the problem.

 

I read somewhere that someone else was having the same problem as me witht he same laptop, and that the fix was to use an external DvD drive. So i tried it, and the disc booted up.

 

 

Now i just have to reformat my HDD and install.

 

I am getting an error for the disc though, saying i have to clean it.

 

Not sure if this is an issue or not.