Can you boot in non-safe mode?

[Chris Kim]

I've been messing around with the osx86 development dvd, and installed it on a athlon64 3000+ machine that I have. I know my motherboard isnt anywhere near intel chipset, so as a result my sound & network dont work. I do also have to boot with the options:

 

-x "Display Mode"="1280x1024" to get to display and even boot, as leaving off the -x just sits at the white apple screen until it says I have an error and need to restart.

 

Question is, if I build an intel box that is the compatible chipset and all, will I be able to run in standard, non-safe mode? What are the differences between safe and non-safe mode?

[MLS]

Yes, you can run in non-safe mode. If for some reason your hardware is not compatible you should be able to change a .plist preference file that will remeber the boot flags so you don't have to use them at boot.

Not sure what the safe mode exactly do.

[DrJägermeister]

Question is, if I build an intel box that is the compatible chipset and all, will I be able to run in standard, non-safe mode? What are the differences between safe and non-safe mode?

 

 

Sure you can boot without an option when the hardware is 100% compatible.

In safe mode I have no sound (HP nc6000)

 

P.S: for your network problem, buy a realtek 8139 (in Germany only 4€) so you can use the web.

P.P.S: do you have a ATI card? I had the same problem (boot with -x) until I delete the ATI kext like this:

# cd System/Library/Extensions

# sudo rm -r ATI*