F3N4TiK Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Alright, InsanelyMac. I'm counting on you to help me escape from Windows. I'm using this guide. My hardware: Dell Precision 370 Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz nVidia GeForce GTS 250 Two SATA drives by Seagate, one 200GB (SATA-0), the other 1.5TB (SATA-1). I only have access to Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, but I can quickly install Ubuntu if needed. My DVD drive is currently set to primary master. My problem: After step 7, and waiting for about a minute, I see a little "no" sign appear in the center of the screen. After running "-v" (verbose mode), the problem appears to be "Still waiting for root device". I've tried "-x -v" and "-f -v" and both have the same problem. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 missing driver sata/pata enable ahci or install the drivers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 missing driver sata/pata enable ahci or install the drivers AHCI is enabled, but I don't understand how I could "Install" the drivers, as the Snow Leopard retail disc I'm using is non-rewritable. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 discover the controller sata / pata use a bootcd to login and install the kext if you are in dualboot, use MacDrive and throw the kext in the right folder restart with -f -v Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 discover the controller sata / pata use a bootcd to login and install the kext if you are in dualboot, use MacDrive and throw the kext in the right folder restart with -f -v I think you're trying to fix an existing installation, I don't have one. I haven't seen an installation screen yet. And I can't put a kext in a folder, because the DVD is read-only. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 OK prepare your own bootcd use bootcdmaker the process is the same as I said you just add this kext on bootcd kext SATA/ATA Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 OK prepare your own bootcd use bootcdmaker the process is the same as I said you just add this kext on bootcd kext SATA/ATA This looks like what I need, but unfortunately all I have is a PPC iMac, is it universal? If it isn't, can I open a boot cd iso in a program like 7-zip and manually add the kext? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Upload files that I do bootcd do not forget the driver sata/ata Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1495878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
P2000Camaro Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I had this problem the first time I tried installing OSX.. Turns out I hadnt made the partition active. I set it active and boom, it worked. I'm almost positive that's what my problem was.. Either that or I made it a logical partition and it was supposed to be a primary.. One of the two..lol. I know it had something to do with the way it was partitioned though! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1496182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I had this problem the first time I tried installing OSX.. Turns out I hadnt made the partition active. I set it active and boom, it worked. I'm almost positive that's what my problem was.. Either that or I made it a logical partition and it was supposed to be a primary.. One of the two..lol. I know it had something to do with the way it was partitioned though! Well this is new... I have to partition the drive BEFORE I install? Can I somehow do it without breaking my Windows install I have on that drive? I'd prefer OSX but it would be nice to have something familiar in case OSX broke... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1496296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 the problem is that "It means OS X fails to communicate with your hard drive controller. It's a driver or BIOS configuration issue." "check your BIOS and see if there's a setting to configure your SATA drives as AHCI, which should resolve your current issue. but, if your Dell is like my Inspiron 530S (desktop) and its BIOS doesn't have the AHCI option, set it at IDE and you must install IOATAFamily.kext (search at kexts.com)." Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1496308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 the problem is that "It means OS X fails to communicate with your hard drive controller. It's a driver or BIOS configuration issue." "check your BIOS and see if there's a setting to configure your SATA drives as AHCI, which should resolve your current issue. but, if your Dell is like my Inspiron 530S (desktop) and its BIOS doesn't have the AHCI option, set it at IDE and you must install IOATAFamily.kext (search at kexts.com)." Well, my BIOS doesn't explicitly say AHCI, I'm not sure if this will work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1496335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 its BIOS doesn't have the AHCI option, set it at IDE and you must install IOATAFamily.kext (search at kexts.com)." Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1496356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I tore my BIOS up and it doesn't have any kind of IDE option. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1497093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 I think this might work, if I can add that kext to the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] CD, but I don't know of any way I can put it in there without a Mac. Is anyone willing to make and upload an iso for me? Or better yet, I have an 8GB flash drive I bet I can put to good use. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1497971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectheintro Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Fanatic: I never had any luck with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] on my Dell Inspiron 530. Honestly, I think your best bet is using a modded install to get up and running, and then using that as a staging area for your vanilla install. Try downloading iAtkos v7 and burning the ISO--it should let you boot into an OS X install. Then, you'd follow the basic instructions of my guide, making adjustments as you saw fit. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=221162 The thing is, you really need to have a working OS X install somewhere to get a hackintosh install started. Installing a hacked version, like iAtkos v7, just gives you the working area to do what you need to do elsewhere. Also, in Dell BIOSes, the way to enable AHCI is traditionally to have SATA operation be "RAID" as opposed to "IDE." Hope this was helpful. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1501238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleBS Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Try setting the boot flag to "idlehalt=0 -v" and see if it still stalls. I had that little trick work on one of my laptops a while back. Its worth trying I suppose. Good Luck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1501239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Try setting the boot flag to "idlehalt=0 -v" and see if it still stalls. I had that little trick work on one of my laptops a while back. Its worth trying I suppose. Good Luck Nope, still hangs at "Still waiting for root device" One thing I noticed though, even though I tell [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] to boot from the DVD, when I have my USB drive plugged in, it instead says "AppleUSBsomethingblablablaStill waiting for root device", which leads me to believe that it can read my USB drive. If only I had some way to copy a retail disk to my USB drive in Windows, this might work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1501248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 In case anyone's still following this, I've found luck with iPortable Snow, as CopyCatX (The program it uses) is universal, and I have my iMac G3 restoring my flash drive as I type. I'll keep this thread updated as I progress. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1502853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3N4TiK Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 I woke up this morning to a completed restore, put it in my USB port, started up my computer and... nothing. My BIOS won't even try to boot from it, it just goes straight to the Windows bootloader. [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] sees it, but won't start it either. I'm starting to understand why people buy real Macs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1503048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danaan Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 get a proper dsdt.aml file for your configuration then use chameleon to dual boot. make sure you check the AHCI fix in the customization options in the install of the distro youre using. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1504204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectheintro Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I woke up this morning to a completed restore, put it in my USB port, started up my computer and... nothing. My BIOS won't even try to boot from it, it just goes straight to the Windows bootloader. [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] sees it, but won't start it either. I'm starting to understand why people buy real Macs. Have you tried iAtkos? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222067-im-a-worthless-noob/#findComment-1509072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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