aznc4j Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) I was able to successfully complete the installation for iPC 10.5.6 Final PPF5. However, after trying to boot up from my installed disk, I encounter "Still waiting for root device" error. I've search up this error in several different forums, but none of the solutions seem to work for me, particularly because I'm not too familiar with the BIOS options for my mobo and can't really find the right things to correct. I think the main problem is that my hard drive is read as 3rd master and my DVD drive as 2nd master, but I'm not sure how to change it, whether directly on my motherboard or in the BIOS. If anyone can give me tips on what specific options to install and what to change in the BIOS setup, that'd be great . Specs: nVidia GeForce6100sm-m (using onboard LAN, audio, and video) 2.2GHz AMD Athlon X2 4000+ DVD Writer (Secondary IDE Master) 160GB SATA HD (3rd Master) 2 GB 800Mhz RAM (2x 1GB Dual Channel) I've been installing from a 16GB External HD with Chameleon 2.0 RC3 on it. Tried many different setups, at first with an IDE HD, which gave me an installation error. After switching to the SATA HD, I was able to successfully complete the installation, but attempting to boot from the HD gave me "Still waiting for root device" in -v. Let me know if you need more information on tech specs. Thanks in advance . Edited November 23, 2009 by aznc4j Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199005-edit-ipc-osx86-final-ppf5-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznc4j Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Added a bit more information. Thanks in advance for any help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199005-edit-ipc-osx86-final-ppf5-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1339467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forceman Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Try setting the boot devices to your SATA first then your DVD. Have you tried booting with -f? You should find your disk name and boot with rd="mydiskname". You can use the disk utility booting off the DVD to get this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199005-edit-ipc-osx86-final-ppf5-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1339580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznc4j Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks, that would have worked if I could find that option in my system's BIOS. But apparently I don't think my BIOS has that type of option. Oh well. I'll research more into it later for my specific mobo. Thanks again . Don't know if I should create a new thread for this, or keep posting to this one. But apparently, when it starts up, it goes through the whole process without problems, but then appears with a whole nice mess of discombobulated squiggly lines. Would that be the result of installing the wrong chipset/video drivers? Anyone know which ones to install for nVidia GeForce 6100SM-M mobo with onboard video? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/199005-edit-ipc-osx86-final-ppf5-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1340347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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