pederb Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi, I'm trying to install Snow on my HP dv5040 laptop but all I'm getting is the dreaded "Still waiting for root device" I think I tried all the distros out there and now I'm even trying regular Leo distros but all give me the same error message. I took the HD out and changed the jumper from CS to Master but no change? I seached through a lot of forums and the installation has been successfully done many times but I seem not to be able to find any answer on this nagging question. Please I need your help Cheers HP Omnibook dv5040 AMD Turion 64, ATI 200M, 2 gig RAM Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/211987-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimutz Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Well, i gave the same answer on other topic yesterday. I don't think there are drivers for your chipset.. i can be mistaken but, i couldn't find any for a friends lappy just recently. "Still waiting for root device" means that the HD controller is not working Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/211987-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1420778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pederb Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Makes sense, but some people say they have successfully installed Leo on their HP dv5000 series? Cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/211987-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1420795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimutz Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Don't know man, probably those dv5000 don't use the ATI 200 chipset.. is all i can think of. My friend's lappy uses same chipset and i got the same result, "still waiting...". No luck looking around.. only old dead stuff. But, keep the faith Stay safe.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/211987-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1420833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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