sniped22 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have an inspiron 1525 and every time i try to install SnowOSX_Universal_10.6(432)GM_v3.5 i get to the darwin screen, and every boot option results in a black screen after all of the lines of code are done. It is about to boot into the installer, goes to a light blue screen for a second, and then goes to a black screen that can not be woken up. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have an inspiron 1525 and every time i try to install SnowOSX_Universal_10.6(432)GM_v3.5 i get to the darwin screen, and every boot option results in a black screen after all of the lines of code are done. It is about to boot into the installer, goes to a light blue screen for a second, and then goes to a black screen that can not be woken up. Any ideas? See this post. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1335304 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniped22 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 See this post.http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1335304 well actually that post pertains to a computer that successfully installed SL first, while my computer doesn't even get to the install screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 well actually that post pertains to a computer that successfully installed SL first, while my computer doesn't even get to the install screen. I got 10.6.2 running on Inspiron 1525 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1335304 The issue appears to be that the AppleGMAX3100 driver is not complete. Just move all the AppleGMAX3100 files out of /S/L/E You could use another machine to copy your distro to a USB disk, then delete or move these kexts You can do it in single user mode. (directions in that post) Then reboot with -f -v Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniped22 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 There is no extensions folder on the install disk in /System/Library/ and if you mean i have to remove it post install then that doesn't work because as i said before, i can't get to the install process. I tried copying the image to an external hard drive and it doesn't boot, it just sits at a blank black screen. anything else? is there something i'm missing? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matias2 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have the same problem, using Empire EFI in a Dell 1525 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniped22 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 And I know he couldn't mean remove the /S/L/E/ files pre install, because even if it was on the DVD, if the DVD wasn't RW then these files couldnt be erased. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1335968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 And I know he couldn't mean remove the /S/L/E/ files pre install, because even if it was on the DVD, if the DVD wasn't RW then these files couldnt be erased. Actually that's exactly what I meant. The only way to do that is to copy the install DVD to a rewriteable media. I had to do that when 1st installing OS X on my E520. Once you have a working install on some computer, its alot easier to mod that install and then transfer it to another computer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1336341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniped22 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 so install on another computer, copy to a USB, remove the kexts, then restore to the new partition? seems complicated but obvi its worth it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1336437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matias2 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 See this post.http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1335304 following link's indications i could install it without any problems Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1336617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 so install on another computer, copy to a USB, remove the kexts, then restore to the new partition? seems complicated but obvi its worth it. Exactly. I posted how I did it on my Inspiron 1545 in this thread. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1331403 You also have to add a device ID and add a kext per this post. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1335304 Only step you skipped is you want to change the partition type of the partition you intend to restore to type AF. I use PTEDIT32 (Bundled with Partition Magic) to do this. I believe you can also do it with Parted Magic (free) or using parted from a Linux Live DVD. The install I did this from was made per my Dell E520 guide, modified for my Inspiron 1545, then transfered to my friend's laptop. See the links in 1st post. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198298-inspiron-1525-black-screen/#findComment-1337319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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