Getting rid of "Still waiting for root device"...................

[The FreeBird]

Hello all. I yesterday got rid of this popular problem and I wanted to start a dedicated thread about this. This guide is for those who can't open their laptops and change jumper settings and for those who don't have advance unlocked BIOS'es.

 

I tested it on:

HP Pavilion Slimline

nForce MoBo

SATA

AMD Athlon 64 X2

4Gigs RAM

Windows 7 64.

 

Things you'll need:

An SSE3 processor

iATKOS v7 10.5.7

Time

Spirit

VMware version 7, will work on 6.5+

 

Ok so lets go...

 

We are gonna install OSX on physical drive through VMware.

 

1. Create a new VM.

2. Select physical disk individual partition when asked to select a disk.

3. Choose "No Networking" when asked for net adapter.

4. 2 CPUs when asked to select number of CPUs.

5. Select an iSO of OSX before firing up VM.

6. Now turn VM on.

7. Install as you would do on a physical computer.

8. Select the packages you want.

9. And click "Install".

10. Now grab a cup of coffee.

11. When the installation completes let it reboot.

12. It will surely give you Boot0: error.

13. Turn off VM.

14. Burn the Mac OS X iso to DVD.

15. Insert in and reboot.

16. Press F8 and enter following flags:

rd=diskXsY -v (X is your disk number, and Y is its partition. Mine was disk0s5, your's will may vary)

17. Make sure you are using USB Keyboard and Mice.

18. Follow on-screen instructions.

19. And then post your results through Mac OS X Safari .

20. You'll have to boot always by inserting your disk and pressing F8 and enter following flags:

rd=diskXsY -v (X is your disk number, and Y is its partition. Mine was disk0s5, your's will may vary)

 

ENJOY. BABYE.