tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Hello everyone! I'm trying to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on my Dell XPS 15 (l501x), but got errors on the very beginning. Configuration: CPU: Intel Core i5 560M Graphic Card: nVidia GT 420M Mac OS X DVD: SL 10.6.3 (original DVD) I've the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 2.7 right from tonymacx86, but there are some bugs when i boot it: graphic artefacts the “s” key freezes everything Pictures: On boot: pic After a refresh: pic I can't boot the Mac OS X SL retail (real one, not burned) DVD, only got a blank purple screen. The DVD player is very noisy, btw. I've tried the following flags: nothing -x -x PCIRootUID=1 PCIRootUID=1 -v -x PCIRootUID=1 -v -x -v PCIRootUID=1 I can't try the busratio=X thing (as I said, the “s” makes Chameleon freeze, don't know why). I however saw on the forums the right busratio for the i5 460M is 20. Also, my BIOS is up-to-date (A6 version). Oh, and I don't know if it's useful, but I can boot [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] properly in VirtualBox. EDIT: added pix. Edited April 7, 2011 by tqmer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi tgmer http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=246548 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 I was following this guide (Google Translate helped a lot ), but as I said, I can't type the “busratio=X” part (when typing the “s” it freezes) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 What's your bios version? Maybe it's the problem! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 It's up-to-date (A6)! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Are you sure to use the same bootcd? try this -v -x busratio=12 PCIRootUID=1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 He's using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 2.6 and I'm with 2.7, but it doesn't really matter imho. I can't try “-v -x busratio=12 PCIRootUID=1” because there's an “s” in the word “busratio” and hitting the “s” key makes Chamelon freeze. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It's very strange ... however if you can't press "s", you could try to edit [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] adding in the preboot's com.apple.boot.plist -v -x busratio=12 PCIRootUID=1. In this way you'll not need to press "s" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'll give it a try then! But is it possible to create a bootable USB stick instead ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Certainly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 And... How? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 just a second.. I'm editing [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] ... Done! Now [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] is ibuoo http://www.mediafire.com/?4dmu8bvi3k5zqvo Try to boot with -v -x PCIRootUID=1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hmm... How do I “burn” it to an USB stick? UNetbootin didn't suceed ... And I'm out of CDs... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 You can't do it ! You need a cd. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ah... And what's the difference between ibuoo and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I've added busratio=12 in com.apple.boot.plist , but I'm not sure that it'll work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1667354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqmer Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hi! Got some good news, and some bad news. Using the console mode of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] (protip: hit the TAB key when [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], well... boots), I was able to boot on SL. BUT. It stopped on a line about my nVidia GT 420M, with on without the “PCIRootUID=1” part. What do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1668413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaxWHO Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hi there, I have the issue when i tried to install SL on my studio 1535(Intel C2D T8100, 3G DDR2, ATI Mobility HD3450). After i ejected the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and inserted SL retail DVD, I had to type -x to actually get the SL disk running. However, I got this error msg right after: "Memory allocation error! Addr=0xdeadbeef, Size=0x0, File=ati.c Line=669 This is a non recoverable error! System HALTED!!!" I assume theres something to do with my Ati card. I couldnt even get the SL disk running with PCIRootUID = 1, nothing would happen. Waiting for a solution. thx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1670047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaxWHO Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 any input guys? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1670968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
princektd Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 any input guys? I succeeded partially in successfully installing Snow leopard on my Dell XPS 15. My system specs are: Intel core i3 370m 8GB RAM (2x4GB) Reaktek audio chipset Intel HD Graphics (main, inbuilt and i think, is a part of the chipset-Intel HM57- itself) + Nvidia Geforce 420M (on PCIe x16 lane, is secondary though it doesnt say so. I think this is the case coz if i uninstall or disable the intel graphics driver from my win7 os, then the nvidia chipset also automatically gets disabled while i can safely uninstall or disable the nvidia driver alone and the intel hd graphics still functions and gives me the full 1366x768 resolution). both together work on the Nvidia Optimus technology of switchable graphics. Intel centrino wifi, broadcomm and realtek chips for ethernet and bluetooth Here is what i did: used Nawcom's boot cd to boot the system. Swapped it on the boot menu screen wit the snow leopard dvd and selected it. used: -v GraphicsEnabler=n busratio=18 maxmem=2048 as the boot option and thus successfully got to the installer screen. Installed the default settings (I used the snow leopard 10.6.6i by Hazzar/Hazard which contains legacy kernel as well as vodoo kexts and stuff. Default audio kexts from apple do not work.) This particular dvd by default selects legacy kernel as SL doesnt by default support core i3 or above cpu. Also vodooHDA and vodoo kexts for keyboard/mouse are selected by default here. select a free partition (doesnt matter if the partition scheme is MBR or GPT coz this dvd also includes other extra kexts and stuff to allow OS X to be installed on a MBR disk.) Format the partition as Mac-journaled using disk utility and install on it. Reboot after successful install. Important note: You have to boot from nawcoms boot cd every time you need to boot OS x coz I've tried almost every other bootloader: chameleon various versions including the latest as well as some which said they were specifically modified for sl and lion, chimera, xpc, EFI, [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]...... Nothing works except nawcoms boot cd. Dont know why. If you want to boot from HDD, then there is a work around. create another partition, around 4 gb and format it as mac-journaled. Boot into ur SL using nawcoms boot cd. When successfully on ur desktop, put in ur SL dvd. Open disk utility, select the second partition (the 4 gb one u created) and go to the restore tab. use ur SL dvd as source and ur 4gb partition as destination and restore it. next, download the nawcoms osxbootcd for usb utility. run it. It is made to be installed to a USB drive to make a usb bootable installer. It doesnt allow to be installed on to the root, nor to an empty mac partition. hence the need for the restore-step. install it to the 4gb partition. now you can restart and boot from hdd and select ur proper SL installed drive at he bootmenu of nawcoms USB bootcd thing. no more need for the bootCD. NOTE: I updated my BIOS to A07 before all this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/254302-unable-to-install-sl-on-a-dell-xps-15-l501x/#findComment-1730041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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