JeepeeD Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hi to you all Total newbee...trying to exploit the retail 10.5 DVD I have. I used the "boot 132 " iso to create the boot cd....used it succesfully to start Leopard Installation DVD.. used the -v option got many diagnosis lines (no error seen) last line shows a white square (doesn't blink) , then nothing anymore, looks like it's forzen there (waited a bout 15 min without seeing any change) My config: P-5Q L pro motherboard with latest ASUS official BIOS E8400 cpu alongside 6 Gb of DDR 2 RAM Nvidia GForce 9800 GT video card any idea how to further proceed? Thx in advance Did search a bit, but never found such report, am I alone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 I hope somebodyu would help me Would this screenshot help? This is where it stops (left it so for 30 min whitout any reaction) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1499403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Is it hopeless? I've read here and there about specific parameters to start installation, like -x, -v, etc... Should I use some I don't know about? Please help me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1500198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 small up really nobody willing to give an helping hand? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1502542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Anybody ? What should I do to get some help? I tried with parameters -x -v cpus=1, no joy All I succeeded to get was like in screenie hereabove, but now last lines speaks about some dependencies (without stating an error on them) and then that I can only choose one style.... I'd really like to get this working, so ...help me ;-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1503596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Ok, kept on searching alone.... I now flashed my BIOS with the specific file that should allow MAC OS this step was easy and now new BIOS is up I progressed one step further, as now I have a nice screen (some space view with many bright stars...) and some windmill turning (showing activity I guess) but after 10 minutes, no visible progress Should I wait longer? Can somebody confirm I can start with the retail DVD and not any modded installer DVD? I only have the official retail DVD and I made the bootable CD to get it started, is it mandatory to download a modded DVD? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1503959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 Is it so that I won't receive a single reply to assist me? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1504954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 extract your DSDT remove the alias in Scope (_PR) Windows-use Everest-Acpi Tools Mac Osx - DsdtSe Scope (_PR) { Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {} Processor (P002, 0x02, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Alias (P002, CPU2) <---------------------------------Problem Processor (P003, 0x03, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P004, 0x04, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Alias (P004, CPU4) Processor (P005, 0x05, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P006, 0x06, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Alias (P006, CPU6) Processor (P007, 0x07, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P008, 0x08, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Alias (P008, CPU8) } Solution Scope (_PR) { Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {} Processor (P002, 0x02, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P003, 0x03, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P004, 0x04, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P005, 0x05, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P006, 0x06, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P007, 0x07, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P008, 0x08, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} } Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 thanks for your help, I will search google on how to extract that DSDT and proceed further on, once again, thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 if not solve the problem ... you will need to enable acpi in bios Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 rgr As far as I now understand it's something inside the BIOS In order to progress, I already flashed my BIOS with one allowing Mac OS as suggested in the tutorial (should that have taken care of that issue?) I will further check if ACPI is enabled, but I think it is Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 OK but this problem is solved with DSDT this option in the bios does not always solve Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 rgr sadly, from what I read, I can't access that DSDT from windows... is there a detaileld tutorial somewhere on how to do it? I read that with some boot cd it could be done maybe... sorry to insist, I feel now closing in to my goal, can't give up right now! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 use everest left corner over the icon Everest acpi tool send me the file Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 Installed everest (you mean the software used to analyze the computer?) do you need me to send you a full report? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 nope in the lower left icon everest you will see the option acpi tool save and sends me the file .bin Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1505247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Thanks a lot for helping me here attached is a compressed version of the file saved via ACPI tools, save DSDT Took me a while to finally find this tool, well hidden!!! ;-) acpi_dsdt.rar Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1506000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 your DSDT Scope (_PR) { Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {} Processor (P002, 0x02, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P003, 0x03, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} Processor (P004, 0x04, 0x00000000, 0x00) {} } enable Acpi in bios see if it solves the problem if not resolved, I hope someone here can help you *your spec is very compatible I advise you to use the Snow Leopard Retail use [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] or HackBoot Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1506025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Thx, I will try once more Only have Leopard 10.5.7 DVD right now, my plan being to buy a Snow Leopard DVD if I succeed in installed this one first Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1506033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have not seen this problem happen in the Snow leopard In Leopard is already a common problem =] Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1506050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 understood, will further check and have Snow leopard then Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1506528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepeeD Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 so, last situation report... check ACPI in BIOS, it's activated, as well as AHCI mode for HDD and optical drives Using a boot CD to satrt some darwin emulation, then inserting the DVD to go on I'm using -x -v cpus=1 options a lot of files are loading, a few show erros, but it keeps going then got some splash screen and then, nothing, a small multicolored windmill keeps turning, but after 20 min so, nothing changed Never got the screen allowing access to the disk utility... I guess my only option remaining is to get Snow Leopard and try with this one Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/222754-105-installation-stopped/#findComment-1507194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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