Loading screen then white screen + freeze

[Justin_Case]

Having a problem where my computer reboots after the intstall and then shows the mac logo with the little swirly circle below it. The icon and verything go away like it's going to load but it just sits at a white screen.

[Beerkex'd]

As you were told already, either post your specs or make a signature with your specs in it so you don't have to post them every time you ask a question.

 

Nobody can help you with your problems unless you provide more information, nobody can see into your PC from here.

 

Boot with -v to see diagnostic messages, post a photo of the screen when it halts along with your specs, distro used etc etc.

[Justin_Case]

P4 3.0 800FSB w/HT<br />Radeon9800xt<br />320G WD Caviar Blue Sata drive<br />2gb RAM<br />Asus p4c800e deluxe Mobo<br /><br />Installing Kalyway 10.5.2<br /><br />Brand new hard drive.<br><br> Oh and when I type -v just a bunch of quick scrolling text, then the screen goes black.

[Beerkex'd]

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[Justin_Case]

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Was adding it in...

 

I have all the graphics drivers available installed, and have the kernel 9.2 sleep. Should I try installing wtih the boot cpus=1? Everything is on the default except I checked the additional video drivers.

[Justin_Case]

Well, didn't get any responses. however I did boot with HT turned off and i'm still getting the white screen after the mac loading screen, I turned on my speakers and the intro music for the video is playing while my screen is white. Video drivers issue?

 

I tried booting in a different resolution, 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 both gave me white screens with music, however the screen was black with white dots and music at 800X600 resolution. if that means anything.

[Beerkex'd]

Definitely a video driver issue then. But I don't know anything about ATI cards.

 

Try not selecting a video driver, you should get basic video with no acceleration once the installation is done.

Provided your video card is supported at all, you can get it working after installing by manually adding the required fixes or files to your installation.

 

Google or use the search box above to find out how to get your video card to work with OS X.

There's a whole subforum dedicated to ATI cards here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showforum=174

[Justin_Case]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

Is it possible to get the drivers and install them during the boot process?

[Beerkex'd]

I misread your initial posts and have edited my reply accordingly.

[Justin_Case]

do I need to reinstall or is there away to remove the drivers at boot after pressing f8, I know there was a command like /movevideodrivers or something to move them in but is there one to move them out?

[Beerkex'd]

No, that was to move them out but AFAIR that script was for nvidia drivers, not ATI. Do some searching to find out if I'm right or wrong about that, or you can simply try booting in safe mode and type the command and see what happens.

 

Otherwise (again, do some searching) you can probably find out which files to remove, then remove them manually.

 

I'd just reinstall, you have nothing to lose.

 

/Edit

but first try booting with -x maybe that'll work.

[Justin_Case]

alright, reinstalling as I speak

[Justin_Case]

Fantastic, it worked without the video drivers. Thanks!

[Beerkex'd]

Well done.

 

Now you'll need to get your video card properly working so you can have Hardware Accelerated graphics. OS X is no fun without it and lots of stuff won't work at all. Good hunting.