ceckbr Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I'm sorry for my English because it's not really good, but i'll try to describe the situation. I have Celeron 2,4 MHz and the Intel 845GE chipset. I have Marklar-Tiger ISO patched with the help of Generic_OSx86_Install_DVD Patcher Release1. During the installation in -v mode it writes the following: kld_load_memory() failed for module com.apple.NVDAResman Failed to load extension com.apple.nvidia.nv30hal. display: family specific matching fails RTC: invalid device register map RTC: invalid device register mapCouldn't alloc class "NVDANV30HAL" AppleIntelPIIXPATA: ICH4 ATA/100 (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xf008) Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device ... What's up? How can I fix it and what I need to do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Did you connect your HD in the IDE/PATA connectors or in SATA, other? From the info on the screen it appears that you have a device or devices only in the second channel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-17540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceckbr Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Did you connect your HD in the IDE/PATA connectors or in SATA, other? From the info on the screen it appears that you have a device or devices only in the second channel. Oh... You know, I'm always having troubles with such technical information. I have my HD on the primary master and my cd/dvd is on the secondary slave. Is it that you mean? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-17548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Yes. Did you try with platform=X86PC ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-17553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aglagl Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Try setting up your install HD as your first boot device. Push F11 on start up to get into boot menu and select DVD. Had the same problem and worked for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-17661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceckbr Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yes. Did you try with platform=X86PC ? Yes, I did. But i got another portion of errors 'couldn't find the drivers for X86PC platform' or something like that. Try setting up your install HD as your first boot device. Push F11 on start up to get into boot menu and select DVD. Had the same problem and worked for me. I tried but nothing helped Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-17707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceckbr Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 I tried but nothing helped Does anyone know some other ways to fix this problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-18295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Does anyone know some other ways to fix this problem? Not sure I can help here but the advice from macgirl and aglagl is right - you should double-check your IDE setup. Is the HDD really on the Primary channel? Check the system board connector for identification. Is it set to C/S (cable-select) or Master or Slave? (Jumper on the back of the drive itself) If it's set to C/S is it on the correct connector on the ribbon cable? This can cause all sorts of problems. Make sure you have a newer 80-conductor cable. Typically the drive should be on the end, or black (master) connector, not the grey (slave) one. If you have a blue connector free chances are the whole cable is reversed. The blue end is for the system board. The DVD drive - you said it's Secondary Slave. Do you have a Secondary Master on the same cable? What sort of device is it? Are the jumpers on the device(s) set correctly? Did you check the cable? You've probably done all of this but it's worth checking again. And then once more - after a good night's sleep. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2753-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-18578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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