vortal Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hi All, After using OSX via VirtualBox I wish to move to an actual installation. I have a Dell XPS17 (L701X) and the iATKOS_V7 iso which I used on the VM. When I boot to the DVD I get the loader messages, the screen quickly falshes up the Apple Mac logo and then restarts itself. Can anyone give me any pointers or advice? Specs are; CPU: i7 Q740 Graphics: nVidia GT445M (3GB) RAM: 8GB If you need any more information then please let me know. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie89 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi All,After using OSX via VirtualBox I wish to move to an actual installation. I have a Dell XPS17 (L701X) and the iATKOS_V7 iso which I used on the VM. When I boot to the DVD I get the loader messages, the screen quickly falshes up the Apple Mac logo and then restarts itself. Can anyone give me any pointers or advice? Specs are; CPU: i7 Q740 Graphics: nVidia GT445M (3GB) RAM: 8GB If you need any more information then please let me know. Thanks when you're selecting your mac osx install cd, type in: -v -x cpu=1 and see if that helps Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1630123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeboa Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Would be really interested to see how you get on here. I have just bought a XPS 17, and really need to get OSX on there as I have a lot of video stuff from iMovie that I would like to be able to edit. My MacBook Pro died, and I just couldn't afford the expense of a new one. I still have my Leopard OS and other software, so I would like to be able to carry on getting some use out of them. What's the performance like when using via VirtualBox? Also, there is a guy over on another forum that states he has got this working - with no instructions unfortunately. What definately doesn't work is the Intel 1000bgn card, so I've just ordered a Dell 1510 from Ebay to get me started. Maybe he will pop in here and give us some ideas..... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1630424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortal Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 @Johnie89 - Thanks for the advice. I tried this (hit F8, typed -v -x cpu=1) and then hit enter and had the same issues (i.e. the grey screen with the apple logo flashes up for less than a second then the laptop restarts). @Jeboa - can you share a link to this other forum so I can try and contact them? Thanks to everyone in advance for the help, apols to be such a noobie! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1632481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeboa Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The thread is on another forum, I'm assuming it is okay to link to that here(?): http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=11451 How did you find the install in VirtualBox - was it quite quick? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1632535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortal Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yes, the virtual box install went fine, quick, easy and no issues. Also, thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1633005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliveli123 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Try booting in 32-bit mode by "arch=i386" One thing I don't understand though; you're saying you booted with "-v" flag (which means verbose mode) but still saw the apple logo. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1633094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSlug Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 [GUIDE] Dell L701X (xps 17 late 2010), 10.6.6 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245264-installation-issues-on-xps17-l701x-and-iatkos_v7/#findComment-1639389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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