Msaiko Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just recently I wanted to try and run a Mac O S on my PC, trying to make a cheap Apple TV I guess! To start off I used a VM I created on my Laptop to create the Install USB drive, I purchased the "Install Lion OS" app from the Apple store and created my drive using the ###### method. For the USB drive I am using an external sata drive caddy with a Desktop sata drive in it. I am trying to install Lion on an ASUS P5LP-LE motherboard, which I can not find much information on in the forums. I have an Nvidia 8800GTS and I have unplugged my IDE DVD rom drives. "Where I have gotten!" I have been to the USB Install screen and at first when I selected install it would bot loop right away, now I have used the script -x -v -f -s and have been able to get what I think is a pre install screen . Here is the Image of the screen, I have been reading and getting pretty confused with all the different commands and what I need to do before or after installation! I am good with Windows but once I get out of PC I get lost, hence the venture into Mac OS, plus I love my ipad 2! Thanks for any advice! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkythewondersquid Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Can't see what the screen says but that is usually (boot loop) because of unsupported CPU Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Any of tony mac's tools are going to cause trouble. You can do the Lion process manually. Lemme go find it and I'll paste it here... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Frio Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 hi.. you can find some reports looking for "insanelymac lion ASUS P5LP-LE" on google c.frio Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msaiko Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Thanks guys, I forgot to post my CPU it is an Intel Pentium D dual core. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Which is it? Pentium D and Pentium Dual-core are not the same CPU; Pentium Dual-cores are based on the Core micro architecture and can run Lion, Pentium D's are based on the NetBurst micro architecture and require a patched kernel which is not available for Lion yet. Please post another picture. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLeopod Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Maybe the nawcom atom kernel is working http://blog.nawcom.com/?p=850. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZØØT Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Pentium D 9x0 Dual Core or Pentium D 8xx Dual Core? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msaiko Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 PentiumD 915 (P) DC 2.8 GHz 800 MHz front side bus Socket 775 CPU specs from HP The Picture is just of the screen running through commands, it goes so fast it is hard to read anything, I am surprised it is as clear as it is. I did not see any errors just looks like it is installing drivers! Also PookyMacMan any luck on that manual install, I am guessing I can not use ###### to add a kernel to the install.. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZØØT Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Have you disabled the onboard GMA 950 graphics from your BIOS options? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 As of right now, nobody has gotten a Pentium D to boot Lion yet. Having a Pentium D (805) build myself, I have tried Atom kernels and it stops at Got Boot Device - launchd will not start up. This was the problem AMDs also had, and someone named bronzovka figured it out...he/we are going to try to add older Intels as well. If you want to try, boot nawcom's atom kernel with -legacy. You can easily add a kernel; simply drag it onto your Lion installer, and at the boot prompt type atom_kernel -legacy with atom_kernel being the name of the atom kernel. It will probably stop at the same point, but, hey, maybe it'll work. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/277780-lion-will-not-start-or-fully-install-boot-loop/#findComment-1811319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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