Hackintosh OSX Cannot Boot "Error read disk"

[coolcatco888]

Hi,

Dunno if this is the right place to post this. I installed Leopard onto my Pentium 4 with an existing Windows XP install and I cannot get it to boot here's what I did:

 

1. Used Ubuntu LiveCD gparted to create a partition for OSX

2. Formatted new partition to HFS+ and installed OSX on extended partion - Success

3. Encountered "boot0 error" so I used gparted on livecd again to make the windows partion bootable

4. Windows bootloader does not display osx so added c:\tboot="Mac OSX Leopard" to boot.ini in C:\

5. Encountered "Error read disk" when selecting Mac OSX Leopard"

 

I verified the partition using the Mac OSX install cd's Disk Utility and it said it was ok. Any ideas on how to fix this?

 

- Thanks,

[coolcatco888]

http://maconpc.distinctlyjordan.com/2008/0...xp-and-leopard/

 

Not really sure what to do to get help here but I've followed this to the letter. I have no spaces in my partition name, formatted to the correct filesystem. The only thing is that I did not use chain0 because I put osx on an extended partion so I used tboot instead. I just want to know what "Error read disk" means, does it mean that there are boot of the partion sectors that are not working?

 

I know the key lies in the "Configuration" part but whenever I look at tutorials it just says, "Make sure to configure it correctly" ...good ...how? [insert magic here]

 

Here's where I got my release of 10.5.6: Download Iso

 

Any reply would be good... any. Even similar experiences, not necessarily a solution configuration settings welcome. (I'm kinda hoping for a, "When you configure your system make sure to install/not install _____" response). I can expand on any details you like. Sorry if I sound cynical but I really want to get this working. I feel so close.

 

- Thanks,

[Garo]

Maybe you need an EFI partition style instead of the less common MBR bootloader that you were told to use.

What you followed seemed much more complicated than I see normally.

Install "MacDrive," probably will have to torrent it (it's useful anyway, allows you to SEE and EDIT your mac partition in windows) to see if the files on the mac can be read and the install really IS solid.

 

Use the search here to try to find guides for your specific computer model and look over the details.

 

My final advice is to just TRY the EFI partition... I don't know if this will break windows or not, I highly doubt it, but if you don't mind risking windows, DO reinstall with EFI. Only reason he told you MBR is probably related to his install method somehow. Delete the second partition that you did the CMD stuff to, reboot, then go back to gparted and make a new unformatted partition and install there with the EFI.

 

My advice... try searching the forums first, because my knowledge is pretty limited.

[coolcatco888]

Maybe you need an EFI partition style instead of the less common MBR bootloader that you were told to use.

What you followed seemed much more complicated than I see normally.

Install "MacDrive," probably will have to torrent it (it's useful anyway, allows you to SEE and EDIT your mac partition in windows) to see if the files on the mac can be read and the install really IS solid.

 

Use the search here to try to find guides for your specific computer model and look over the details.

 

My final advice is to just TRY the EFI partition... I don't know if this will break windows or not, I highly doubt it, but if you don't mind risking windows, DO reinstall with EFI. Only reason he told you MBR is probably related to his install method somehow. Delete the second partition that you did the CMD stuff to, reboot, then go back to gparted and make a new unformatted partition and install there with the EFI.

 

My advice... try searching the forums first, because my knowledge is pretty limited.

 

Not really quite sure what the EFI partition is, do I format the partition I wish to install osx in with an EFI partition or do I just follow the Phase 1 directions given in the link below?

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=127330

 

Also, when I boot with Ubuntu LiveCD, I am able to mount the HFS+ partition and view but not write to the drive.

 

I've been playing around with the Boot-132 iso to boot my macosx partition. I set -v -x for verbose and safemode but after it says MAC Framework Initialized and lists the number of sectors, it freezes.

 

Trying to boot with the windows bootloader via the tboot method will give the same Error read disk.

 

I've tried reinstalling it today by carefully selecting the appropriate customizations from this list:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4649/screenshot1a.jpg

 

It's the kext configurations for my distro I guess I tried installing with:

- Mobin 9.4.0 Kernel - for my pentium 4 which is SSE2

- NVInject 2.1 - for my Geforce2 MX 100/200 card

- Generic AC97 Audio - for my Creative Audio PCI (ES1371,ES1373) (WDM)

- PCGeneric Realtek 8139 - for my Realtek RTL8139/810X Family Ethernet

 

Did not install any kexts for any chipsets. I was told by a guy from school who did manage to get it working on his toshiba satellite with the Kalway 10.5.2 disk and he said that it pretty much has to be configured perfectly according to the hardware.

 

My question is, is there anything that I absolutely must install from the list given my hardware? Can I install without graphics/audio drivers and still boot as long as I have the appropriate kernel (like voodoo or ToH) and any other system configs?

 

The label on my computer says SEANIX CS series. I have no idea what kind of motherboard I have or how to find out without opening the computer and looking at the labels on the circuit board.

 

Thanks man for your reply. Much appreciated.

 

Any more suggestions? - I'll still keep trying but did you guys have to heavily configure yours? Should I just try installing with different kernels, how do I boot up with that kernel?