Alex_Grist Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I own a HP Pavilion p6360uk, I've used OSx86 before on my other pc and netbook but this seems impossible to boot into the installer. I know I'm not making any mistakes like forgetting to choose what to boot from but whenever I go to boot into the OSx86 installer it briefly shows "Loading Darwin/x86" and then reboots... I've only gotten one version of OSx86 to even boot into the installer and it's a iDneb release but when I go to boot after the install it just reboots at "Loading Darwin/x86". Ask if you need more info, would love some help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mars Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I own a HP Pavilion p6360uk, I've used OSx86 before on my other pc and netbook but this seems impossible to boot into the installer. I know I'm not making any mistakes like forgetting to choose what to boot from but whenever I go to boot into the OSx86 installer it briefly shows "Loading Darwin/x86" and then reboots... I've only gotten one version of OSx86 to even boot into the installer and it's a iDneb release but when I go to boot after the install it just reboots at "Loading Darwin/x86". Ask if you need more info, would love some help. Hi there, I've been looking at one of these machines. What version of OSX are you trying to use? Leopard or Snow Leopard? Have you tried a custom boot-132 disc and retail disc? If you find the kexts for your motherboard you might be able to get a retail disc booting and installed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1459676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPC12395 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Bump, I would like to see the solution for this as well. I own an HP Pavillion dv2945se and they appear to be similar. However when I load iDeneb I get to the install process, but I have no drive to install too. I know this is because my harddrive needs to be in AHCI mode, but my BIOS wont let me change it. Does anyone know the solution to this mans problem, or another distro that supports ATA mode? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1459820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mars Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Bump, I would like to see the solution for this as well. I own an HP Pavillion dv2945se and they appear to be similar. However when I load iDeneb I get to the install process, but I have no drive to install too. I know this is because my harddrive needs to be in AHCI mode, but my BIOS wont let me change it. Does anyone know the solution to this mans problem, or another distro that supports ATA mode? Does the drive show in disk utility? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1460132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPC12395 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Does the drive show in disk utility? Nope Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1460308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mars Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Nope You tried "SnowLeo Mac OSX86 for intel/AMD"? Might do it as it supports multiple chipsets. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1460516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPC12395 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 You tried "SnowLeo Mac OSX86 for intel/AMD"? Might do it as it supports multiple chipsets. Oh thank you, I will try that out! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1461107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPC12395 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Oh thank you, I will try that out! I just tried it, and it doesnt work. This isnt picking up my HDD either... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1463801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mars Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I just tried it, and it doesnt work. This isnt picking up my HDD either... Right ok then. Next thing would be to download "Empire EFI". There should be an amd release recently. You'll need to download the Empire EFI iso and you'll need a retail snow leopard disk if you can lay your hands on one. It should allow it to install then you'll just need to install any relevent kexts to get the system running properly. Download the kexts for your hardware from kexts.com or the forums. Hope this helps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212964-hp-pavilion-p6360uk-seems-impossible/#findComment-1464358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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