angrygr8 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I just saw today that Niresh released Mountain Lion (10.8.2) for AMD so I thought I'd try it. I have tried installing it in the past but I've simply accepted I can't run it, but now seeing the AMD tag gave me some hope. So upon launching the installer with the recommended command for AMD kernel, I am stuck on 'still waiting for root device' I have used the commands that he provided in the guide "debug=8 ahcidisk=1" and had the same result. I have the following hardware: MB: MSI G45-770 AMD Phenom II x4 925 Asus gtx 460 2x2GB DDR3 I'm trying to install it from a DVD So I did the following: - Enabled AHCI mode - Disabled AMD Cool n Quiet - another power option, something with ACPI if I remember it right.. set on S3 other things worth mentioning: I have removed 2gb ram, leaving only one RAM piece My Dvd drive is on IDE alone and set on master I have only 1 HDD on SATA I removed all the USB's and used keyboard and mouse on PS2's I've seen in other places to use -V cpus=1 busratio=20 but this didn't solve anything either Anything else I can try? Or is it that my Hardware combination won't be able to run this at all? I would be willing to try OS X Lion, but I don't think I'd want to go with something older than that Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 You already answered: your DVD is IDE. Try to install from USB. Best regards! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1895880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygr8 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 In that case I'll actually have to buy a usb stick, could that be the only problem? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1895884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I cannot guarantee it's the only problem! But it's a problem indeed. IDE always means trouble mixed with OSX. It's not impossible, but it's very hard. Best regards! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1895899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygr8 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Roger, I guess I'll have to patiently wait to get a usb stick. In the meantime, I can install it on my laptop, it has a intel processor, will it install the amd kernels as well? I could move the hard drive from the laptop to the pc after installation, I'm just dying to try it out! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1895925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Yes, it will, and yes, this method works. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286975-amd-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-1895927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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