Paul Reed Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hi im new to macs and was trying to install kalyway 10.5.2 on my second HD (55gb) but wouldnt mind dual booting from my 1tb primary HD. my problem is that when i get to the install OSX screen after i choose a language im not able to see either HD or partitions just my DVD drive with the kalyway disk in it. on a side note i also have to disable ACPI in my bios every time i try and boot from the kalyway disk otherwise i dont make it to the installin OSX screen. its been close to 4 years since i took an electronics class so bare with me. it was my tech in HS. Background not so good with software but can work it given enough time. codng not good PERIOD lol hardware good HS degree for electronics (not software side) specs (that i know off the top of my head) 1tb WD HD (SATA) ASUS P7P55 LX MOBO Intel core i3 cpu 540 @ 3.07GHz ATI Radeon HD 5450 450w Powersupply Old a** built in disk drive newer external diskdrive (primary use) 55gb SEAGATE (not sata) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 im no longer able to get to the install screen now it just freezes up on my. i have also tried to use iakos snow leopard but cant seem to get to the install screen. i looked up to see what one would work with my MOBO and only found the iakos one but the furthest on ive gotten with is the kalyway. some one please help me get this going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx66stangxx Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Check this thread out: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=224303 Btw you're going to need to use a Sata hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 is there a way i can just use a partition from my sata HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Your hardware is too new, you can't install with an old distro like Kalyway on that. No support for your CPU, no support for your video card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is there one out for my hardware that would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Retail 10.6.3 DVD (30 Dollars) with a suitable boot CD (try various, use a CD-RW so you don't have to throw CDs away). Nawcom's ModCD is good. or Use a Mac or working hackintosh to buy Lion from the app store and follow one of the many tutorials available on how to create bootable install media from that. Distros are not recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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