internetadam4657 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I know there have been a few threads about this laptop before, but I wanted to see if any progress has been made. I have a hp pavilion ze2308wm and I'm curious if there has been any progress on getting 10.4 running fully on it. I know there have been some big advances in installations since this forum first started with the first dev boxes. Can somebody fill me in on how successful I'll be on my installation? The specs are as follow: 1.6 ghz sempron mobile 256mb ram (upgrading within the next week to 1gb) 40gb hard drive radeon 200m IGP broadcom wi-fi card (i think thats everything thats relevant) I did search, but I never came up with a confirmed answer if it will work or not. Thanks in advance for the help! by the way, i have been a long time lurker, but now i really want to get into doing this as i can't afford a real macbook for college. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 No way to know until you try. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-168845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetadam4657 Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 should i use JaS's DVD? also, i don't even know where to begin as far as installation goes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-168897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Check the wiki for hardware compatability. Yes you can use the JaS dvd, just boot from the disc. Post back here if you have issues. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-169375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetadam4657 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 ok, i finally have the dvd and i'm trying to install it, but it trys to load the installer and i get a circle with a slash through it like its not going to continue. i have no idea what it means as its not giving me any feedback Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-170301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 This means that darwin/mac installation is waiting for 'root device'. Probally meaning that your hard disk controller is unsupported. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-170303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetadam4657 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 what can i do about that? (is there any way to make it work) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-170305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ѕӎѳѳ₮ңӌ Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Check the wiki to see if it is unsupported/it works/solutions. I simply got a new mobo, not an option for you though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-170306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetadam4657 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 hm, i've been browsing through the wiki, and i can't find a listing for my series of laptop at all. i know i've seen people get 10.4.3 like half working, but i have not seen any news on 1.4.6 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24986-will-os-x-run-on-my-laptop/#findComment-170321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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