TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 A little help please... When my Dell boots, after the "Loading Darwin/x86" screen i get the gray Apple logo screen, and then i get the boot sequence blue screen that says "Starting Mac OS X", and then it hangs at the first progress bar. Thanks in advance Edit: Now after a few reboots and force shut downs...that doesnt happen. Now the problem is on the apple logo splash screen...the dialog "you need to restart your computer. hold down the power button for several seconds" turns up in four languages. i cant get past this now. PLEASE HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbogus_2008 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 a little more information would be nice what have you done? maybe put a new kext in extensions? which version of os x did you take (10.4.6.? JaS-patched? an original mac image for ppc you found somewhere?) this message "please reboot.." shows usually up after an kernel-panic (hope its called like that in english). or : i had the same problem after installing AGPGart.kext (cause i didnt change the IOAudioFamily.kext [guess that s what its called]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 a little more information would be nice what have you done? maybe put a new kext in extensions? which version of os x did you take (10.4.6.? JaS-patched? an original mac image for ppc you found somewhere?) this message "please reboot.." shows usually up after an kernel-panic (hope its called like that in english). or : i had the same problem after installing AGPGart.kext (cause i didnt change the IOAudioFamily.kext [guess that s what its called]) i installed 10.4.6 from an osx86 install dvd i bought. i heard it is due to a kernel panic..but how to solve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanBen Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Hey just a quick question, is your PC completelly shut down? I am asking you this because the first time I installed OSx86 I had the same error and that was the problem. I had my pc on hibernate, and when it booted it when straight to the dvd install boot and gave me that exact error. Check on that, just to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 i installed 10.4.6 from an osx86 install dvd i bought. i heard it is due to a kernel panic..but how to solve? Right before clicking the "Install" button, you clicked on "Customize". What packages did you install? And what are the stats on your computer: processor, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 Right before clicking the "Install" button, you clicked on "Customize". What packages did you install? And what are the stats on your computer: processor, etc i didnt click customise dell 1.66 ghz core duo 512mb ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 i didnt click customise There is your problem. Reinstall, click customize and select packages that pertain to your computer. Determine if your computer is SSE2 or SSE3 and select the correct one, not both. Core Duo should be SSE3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 There is your problem. Reinstall, click customize and select packages that pertain to your computer. Determine if your computer is SSE2 or SSE3 and select the correct one, not both. Core Duo should be SSE3 pertain? so which should i install if its sse3? im sorry..im quite new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 pertain? so which should i install if its sse3? im sorry..im quite new Some are for AMD, some are for Intel. You would choose Intel. Some are for both. You'll see when you do it. But since you are SSE3, choose that and not SSE2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 pertain? so which should i install if its sse3? im sorry..im quite new i also tried it on a different computer...an ibm thinkpad t40 @ 1.5 Ghz. the problem with THAT one is on the splash screen, the progress "circle" works fine...but then after a long wait i get a stop sign (image attached) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 i also tried it on a different computer...an ibm thinkpad t40 @ 1.5 Ghz. the problem with THAT one is on the splash screen, the progress "circle" works fine...but then after a long wait i get a stop sign (image attached) If you didn't choose Customize, you must do that and select packages. Give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 If you didn't choose Customize, you must do that and select packages. Give it a try. i'll try that.. some bkgrnd info: i didnt use any patches..i bought this dvd (picture attached) from a digital fair for 10.4.6...but apparently its not 10.4.6, but the installer is actually 10.4.4. it boots from the cd, into a darwin/x86 screen, then straight into the aqua interface, and straight into the installer. everything works fine until the restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 hey please help...i selecteed customise and which packages should i choose? i checked the intel sse3 one and the 10.4.6 combo update. is that it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 That should work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 That should work !!!! it doesnt!! exactly the same problem--the kernel panic on the splash screen. helP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Boot into OSX. When the screen turns black, even before the "Loading Darwin/x86" message appears, start tapping the F8 key until you get a prompt. Type -v and hit enter. Then look for what errors are displayed before it panics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Boot into OSX. When the screen turns black, even before the "Loading Darwin/x86" message appears, start tapping the F8 key until you get a prompt. Type -v and hit enter. Then look for what errors are displayed before it panics. Started CPU 01 panic(cpu 1 caller 0x00371755): ACPI: Acpi0sFree Debugger called: <panic> ----and then down below---- Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 8.4.1: Tue Jan 3 18:23:53 PST 2006; ROOT:XNU-792.7.90.OBJ~1/RELEASE_I386 ----???---------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 OK, try an experiment. Just like you typed -v before, this time type: cpus=1 -v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Lots of stuff!!! i dont even know.. EDIT: waitt! after all that code...it boots into the blue screen with the os x black cursor and spinning beach ball EDIT 2: OMG!!!! i get the tiger welcome screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omG!! HEY!!! I BOOTED INTO TIGER!!!!!!!! OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! but a little question...do i have to do that everytime i boot up? the cpu-1 -v thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 No. In OSX, go to the Go menu and select Utilities. Find Terminal and double-click it. You need to edit your boot.plist file: In Terminal, type: sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist then add these lines below the others like it: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>cpus=1</string> save, exit and reboot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 No. In OSX, go to the Go menu and select Utilities. Find Terminal and double-click it. You need to edit your boot.plist file: In Terminal, type: sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist then add these lines below the others like it: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>cpus=1</string> save, exit and reboot wait do i press enter after "sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist"? it asks for a password if i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 yes, give it the password you setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 yes, give it the password you setup im sorry im quite hopeless at terminal...after i type that under how do i save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Hit control-X to exit and it will ask if you want to save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Hit control-X to exit and it will ask if you want to save. file name to write?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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