KBS7566 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 MY FRIEND has a HP m7463w media center pc. I tried to install mac with a Jas 10.4.6 dvd on my friends computer. After much trouble creating a seperate parttition took 5 times doing same thing in acronis to get it to partition. then after i created a seperate partition went into diskpart deleted it and made it a primary id=af partition. I then tried to boot from my jas 10.4.6 disk which worked for me and at least 10 other people it didnt boot properly it kept saying restart or going to a screen where the thing is spinning and there is a circle and a cross in the lower part of the apple and it never loads. i tried it on my friend's brother's computer it worked perfectly to boot up there with the same disk in a sony viao about a year old. so essentially the problem is that the disk fails to boot properly on a HP m7463w and works on a vaio but i need to install it on the hp any idea while it kept saying you need to restart or getting a cross sign under the apple while it worked on the other can you please tell me why this happened and explain a way arround it here are the stats of his comp. Specifications Type: Media center Recommended Use: Home use Product Form Factor: Tower Monitor Type: None. Processor - Type: Intel Pentium D 930 / 3 GHz Processor Main Features: Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, Intel Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel Virtualization Technology Multi-Core Technology: Dual-Core Operating System / Software Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Operating System / Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Cyberlink PowerDVD , RealPlayer, Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition (Trial), Google Toolbar, Microsoft Works 8.0, Adobe Reader, HP Help and Support, MSN Encarta Standard, PC-Doctor 5 for Windows, Microsoft Money 2006, muvee autoProducer 4.5, HP Photosmart Premier 6.0, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus 7.04, Sonic MyDVD Plus 6.2, Quicken 2006 New User Edition, Norton Internet Security 2006 (60 days subscription) RAM Size: 2 GB / 4 GB (max) RAM Technology: DDR II SDRAM RAM Speed: 533 MHz Hard Drive: 1 x 300 GB - standard - 7200 rpm sata Cache Memory - Type: L2 cache Cache Memory Size: 4 MB Optical Storage - Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - IDE Read Speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) Write Speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD-R DL) / 8x (DVD+R DL) Supported Flash Memory Cards: CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card, xD-Picture Card Graphics Controller - Type: PCI Express x16 - plug-in card Graphics Controller Size: 64 MB Graphics Controller Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE Networking: Network adapter Expansion Bays Total (Free): 2 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H ¦ 1 ( 0 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x Personal Media Drive bay Expansion Slots Total (Free): 4 ( 2 ) x memory - DIMM 240-pin ¦ 1 ( 0 ) x processor - LGA775 Socket ¦ 3 ( 0 ) x PCI ¦ 1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16 ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x CompactFlash Card - type I/II ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x Memory Stick ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x SmartMedia Card ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x xD-Picture Card Modem: Fax / modem Included Accessories: Remote control Wireless LAN Supported: Yes Model No.: HP PAVILION M7463W Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
linux4guru Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Your system spec: disable your dual core cpu and try booting with this command: platform=ACPI|X86PC -v and see if this works NVidia chipset can be download form macvidia by googling it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS7566 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 CAN U TELL ME HOW I AM SUPPOST TO BOOT LIKE THAT EXACTLY Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 CAN U TELL ME HOW I AM SUPPOST TO BOOT LIKE THAT EXACTLY When OSX boots, first the screen turns black and then goes to grey with a spinning icon. Just as soon as the screen turns black, press and hold (or tap quickly and repeatedly) the F8 key until a command prompt appears. If the grey screen shows up, you missed it, try again. At the command prompt, type: -v cpus=1 platform=ACPI|X86PC -v sets verbose mode - you should see all of the boot messages - look for errors and report cpus = 1 turns off one of your cores platform tells kernel what type of platform to boot for Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS7566 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 IF I DO THAT DOES it prevent the other core from ever working in mac or is there a way arround it would i have the same problem if i tried jass 10.4.8 dvd from demonoid? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 First, I forgot you were trying to boot the DVD. So you don't need a fancy process to press F8 and enter boot options, the DVD asks you to press F8. So, do that when it asks and then type the boot options as given. After you install, you might not need to enter the boot options to boot. Try it without and then with the options. Since it is only a software flag to tell the kernel to only use one core, it doesn't prevent any future use. Remove the flag and you are back where you were. You can try the new kernel 8.8.1 (10.4.8) and see of it is any better and lets you boot without disabling one core. Some people succeeded and others did not. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS7566 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 wwhen would i fix boot after instructionto remove the 1 core thing or would it just revert to normal after installation and would i have to if i tried 10.4.8 or same both with that and 10.4.6 i used Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 cpus=1 has to be specified every time at boot. That is why you would want to put it into your boot.plist so you don't have to press F8 and type it every time. It generally needs to be done for 10.4.6 and many people have to do it for 10.4.8, but everyone is different. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS7566 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 WHERE IS Boot.plist Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Boot.plist is actually called: com.apple.Boot.plist It is located in the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration folder. In boot.plist, find the Kernel Flags parameter and make it look like this: <keyKernel Flags</key> <string>cpus=1</string> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS7566 Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 MOST PEOPLE habve to boot mac with single core dual core dont fuction properly why? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35063-problem-installing-with-jas-1046/#findComment-249716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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