hanzoh Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hey guys, I'm trying to install 10.5 9A321 on my Core 2 Duo MacBook. (this is my first Leopard installation). I removed XCode from the DVD image to burn it on a single layer DVD, and when I boot it in verbose mode, it takes a long time on the normal console giving me lots of info. After some time it boots into a aqua-bluey screen with a mouse cursor and several minutes later (drive still loading/making noises), the console comes back, saying: "halt: halted by root" then something else (gone too fast to read) and then the MacBook shuts down. Do you have any suggestions what else I could do? Is the DVD I created not OK (or does the fact that it BOOTS exclude that kind of problem)? I disconnected all USB and FireWire drives, keyboard and mouse. Cheers, hanzoh Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieu75 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) You should, if you have an ipod, restore the DVD with "Disk Utility" on the iPod. Then boot on the iPod (press alt at startup) and install the cat again ! Last time i use a build, i had to install it twice. Hope it can help you. By the way, if you could PM me where you find it and how can i grab it it will be great Edited December 16, 2006 by thieu75 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzeh Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Does your computer automatically log in? If so, right when you see the blue screen, hold the shift button (make sure to not do this any earlier). Then, when you are hitting the arrow to login, hold shift. This disables all of your login items. Then, once you are logged in, disable any login items through system prefrences --> users --> your user --> login items, and it should work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanzoh Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Does your computer automatically log in? If so, right when you see the blue screen, hold the shift button (make sure to not do this any earlier). Then, when you are hitting the arrow to login, hold shift. This disables all of your login items. Then, once you are logged in, disable any login items through system prefrences --> users --> your user --> login items, and it should work. I want to INSTALL Leopard on a new Partition, so there aren't any Login items or anything. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzeh Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Ok, so, have you already installed Leopard? And yeah, you should use the iPod method instead of messing with the DMG. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanzoh Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Ok, so, have you already installed Leopard? And yeah, you should use the iPod method instead of messing with the DMG. No, just 10.4.8 Tiger on another partition, which doesn't matter, I just want to boot the Leopard installer from the DVD, which then halts as I described before. When I "restore" the dmg to my iPod, do I have to format it with GUID table? How do I have to reset it later, to use it for music again? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 you shouldnt have to do anything special on the ipod. Just restore it and check the "erase destination" box. Once you're done. format it and itunes should detect it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35993-9a321-installation-problems/#findComment-256340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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