DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Please could someone offer me some advice? I am completely new to this, and only a novice technically. I have successfully installed OSX86 10.4.7 natively on my HP Pavilion ZD8123ea, and the install worked all the way through. After the 40 min or so installation procedure, the PC restarted ready for first-time boot. I removed the installation DVD and it appeared to be booting fine - until it tried to load (presumably) the desktop. I just had vertical white lines right across the screen. I suspect it's just a problem with the Video mode that it's trying to boot in, but I don't know how to change it. I read somewhere about typing ?Video for a list of modes, which I did, but I don't know how to opt for an alternative. My graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon X600 (which is detected by the installer). I am so frustrated, because I know it's on the brink of working!! Please could you point me in the right direction? Please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 When your computer boots, press f8. The try -f -x to boot in safe mode. If this works, then we can look at re-installing gfx drivers... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for that. I've just tried it but it still boots up with a corrupt display. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 What packages did you select in the Customize window? And the installer doesn't "detect" anything. It is a dumb installer and depends upon you to know what needs to be installed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 I can't remember what the items where, but I selected everything. If I need to wipe it and start over, please could you suggest which options I need? My processor is SSE3, so would like to have the extra features. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Select Intel Combo Update and Intel SSE3. Only select other patches if you are sure your computer can use them. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 I'm just re-installing it again now. The only patch options I have is the JaS decrypt patch (no mention of SSE3, etc). I've selected that, but deselected the language and font options. Looks like the bare minimum to me. Are there some other patches that I should be expecting to see? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
imrazor Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Please could someone offer me some advice? I am completely new to this, and only a novice technically. I have successfully installed OSX86 10.4.7 natively on my HP Pavilion ZD8123ea, and the install worked all the way through. After the 40 min or so installation procedure, the PC restarted ready for first-time boot. I removed the installation DVD and it appeared to be booting fine - until it tried to load (presumably) the desktop. I just had vertical white lines right across the screen. I suspect it's just a problem with the Video mode that it's trying to boot in, but I don't know how to change it. I read somewhere about typing ?Video for a list of modes, which I did, but I don't know how to opt for an alternative. My graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon X600 (which is detected by the installer). I am so frustrated, because I know it's on the brink of working!! Please could you point me in the right direction? Please? I have a friend who had a similar problem with his ATI notebook. However, he was able to get into safe mode. What I did for him was rename /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext to ATIRadeon9700.kext_old. If you can get it up in safe mode (-x at the Darwin boot prompt), use the terminal to move the file. If not, you'll have to boot in single user mode (-s at the darwin boot prompt), mount the hard drive in write mode (the command to do this will be printed above the # prompt) and move the kext from there. Once you get to a command prompt, type the following: cd /System/Library/Extensions sudo mv ATIRadeon9700.kext ATIRadeon9700.kext_old Then reboot, and the VESA driver should load properly. Please let me know if that works for you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Which DVD are you using? It doesn't sound like the Jas 10.4.7 to me. Under customise, there should be printer drivers, X11, language, fonts - and then a separate expanding menu (click on the triangle - maybe you missed this bit? ) with all of the good stuff. Andy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 I have a friend who had a similar problem with his ATI notebook. However, he was able to get into safe mode. What I did for him was rename /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext to ATIRadeon9700.kext_old. If you can get it up in safe mode (-x at the Darwin boot prompt), use the terminal to move the file. If not, you'll have to boot in single user mode (-s at the darwin boot prompt), mount the hard drive in write mode (the command to do this will be printed above the # prompt) and move the kext from there. Once you get to a command prompt, type the following: cd /System/Library/Extensions sudo mv ATIRadeon9700.kext ATIRadeon9700.kext_old Then reboot, and the VESA driver should load properly. Please let me know if that works for you. Thanks for that. I've tried your suggestion and it still didn't work. AndyMCR has just pointed out that I may have missed out a sub-menu in the customisation menu, so I'll try again. 3rd time lucky hopefully! If not, I'm giving up! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 If it is the sub-menu you missed, do what Rammjet suggested - choose only SSE3 and Jas 10.4.7 combo update - you can experiment with other things once you've got a working install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Which DVD are you using? It doesn't sound like the Jas 10.4.7 to me. Under customise, there should be printer drivers, X11, language, fonts - and then a separate expanding menu (click on the triangle - maybe you missed this bit? ) with all of the good stuff. Andy It now works!!! It was simple as not clicking the triangle to expand the options!!! Thanks for your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Glad we could help, happy OSx86'ing! Andy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Sorry, before I go, I have one last question/problem. I am trying to get the built-in wireless card to work, but I dont know how to enable it (and suspect that it may not be detected). I have gone into System Preferences > Network, and it just shows a choice of Built-in Ethernet or Built-in Firewire. Any idea how to enable it? Do I need an additional driver? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedingfreak Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Maybe I'll need to do the same on my laptop. It's a Celeron Core Duo @ 1.6ghz but what ever combo I tried also got the messed up screen. Now I've got sussecfully got 10.4.6 running with only the intel combo update patch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 I have now got built in Wireless to work, by re-installing OSX86 and selecting the appropriate patch. It sounds like I am one of the lucky ones, as I am 95% there now - the only thing I am having a problem with is the resolution. It's an ATI Mobility Radion X600 (device ID 0x3150). I have been trawling through the Forums and it appears that the solution is to install the Callisto patch (not sure which version). However, the OMNI site appears to be down, and I don't know where to get the patch (or the instructions on how to install it). Please could someone put me out of my misery and email me the patch and an idiots guide on how to install the patch for my ATI card? davies.daniel@gmail.com I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 ATI Mobility Radion X600 (device ID 0x3150). I have been trawling through the Forums and it appears that the solution is to install the Callisto patch (not sure which version). However, the OMNI site appears to be down, and I don't know where to get the patch (or the instructions on how to install it). Be patient. The server it is on goes down from time to time for maintenance. It will be back up soon. There are instructions in the Callisto package. Be sure to read all of the documents. You might also want to check out the Koverg patch: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=10415 And read this: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=21182 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31230-so-near-but-so-far-1047/#findComment-217767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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