themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hey guys, My hackintosh refuse to boot since this morning while nothing unusual happened. No new app installation, no new kexts, nothing but my everyday computer use. After chameleon and Apple's startup wheel, it goes to a blue screen for a long time and then the default SL wallpaper shows up instead of my desktop; and judging by the size of the pointer, the screen resolution is pretty low. My computer is a Dell Vostro 1310, I used Empire EFI + SL retail dvd for install and a mix of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], specific kexts and a custom dsdt to make everything work. I really have no clue at all about what happened that caused this since I didnt do anything special yesterday, I just turned it off and when to bed like everyday... Thank you so much for your help, specially knowing that all my college work is on that computer and I have my semester exams next week... Thanks! :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkimoA Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 boot in save mode repair permissions Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 It doesn't boot in safe mode either :-( Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 boot in linux live usb and check ram and hdd. (unetbootin or yumi usb tool) if hdd has badsectors. then likely cand read system file. in linux u can recover your dsdt and other files. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 So, I booted on SL dvd before you wrote your answer to try to repair the permissions. I ran the "check disk" utility and apparently my system volume is corrupted and it couldnt be repaired by thz utility. I guess I'm good for a reinstallation, right? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 check smart logs of hdd.. seems u have either bad ram or hdd. likely hdd. is it 2 or 3 yrs old allready ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 yeah, 3 years old. how do i check the smart logs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 theres a few ways. .in linux mint .. gparted.. or diskutility. while u there u can zip the files u need and create account at mediafire to upload your stuff. so when u get new hd u can use the same dsdt and smbios and kexts btw the yumi or unetbootin is for windows to create linux usb Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 i have a backup on an external hd of all the stuff i need to reinstall SL, too precious stuff ^-^ if i reformat the hd, will it do the trick? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 not likely for long.. bad sectors or heads keep issues forever. new hd is best idea Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadgreek Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 OK so I have formatted and reinstalled SL. It works for now, at least I can backup all my personal data since I had partitionned the drive. Thanks for the help ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 for now= 3 weeks tops. good luck with unreliable system in school Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274676-help-sucessful-hackintosh-wont-boot-anymore/#findComment-1786836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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