Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) ancient, i know, but i consider that part of the charm. my laptop is a lenovo ideapad y530 (upgraded specs so the ram is slightly better and so is the CPU) I'm a newb so if you need absolutely anything else, ask (speaking of newb, can someone tell me how to get rid ^ of that stupid image emoticon?) edit: no longer just about ideneb cuz me noob Edited January 16 by Pwnz0rServer2009 me stupid Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cankiulascmnfye Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 iDeneb? That's a Hackintosh distro, right? I don't think you will get support for this here. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdazil Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 iDeneb? Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 based, 2008 year... I think there is no chance, all files and information are forgotten, lost... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 10 hours ago, verdazil said: iDeneb? Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 based, 2008 year... I think there is no chance, all files and information are forgotten, lost... still worth a try in my opinion <:P Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Hosehead Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Have you checked out the old threads on this site about iDeneb? https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179654-ideneb-v16-1058-lite-edition/ Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Mac Hosehead said: Have you checked out the old threads on this site about iDeneb? https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179654-ideneb-v16-1058-lite-edition/ couldn't find the problem realised my post isn't that descriptive, so here's it: when i boot from the USB i put iDeneb in, it's just a black screen for a second then it resets, if there's an error i can't tell cuz the backlight on this laptop is dying. (might be able to tell if there's one, but the text itself will be almost unreadable without a flashlight) i'm using a CPU that's a core 2 duo, so i don't see any reason for it to fail that catastrophically edit: actually, the black screen and reset problem is probably the outcome of a seperate windows problem i'm having, which means while the laptop sees the USB as a boot device, it skips to the harddrive instead Edited January 15 by Pwnz0rServer2009 oopsies Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) You might probably need to disable Fast Boot in bios Edited January 15 by LockDown Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, LockDown said: You might probably need to disable Fast Boot in bios not sure what you're talking about, but i'll try FYI i'm entering the boot menu to go to USB incase that's related Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 How did you restore to the USB? It's possible that the boot sector wasn't copied. Boot the USB from BIOS and immediately spam F8. If it's on there then it'll show the Chameleon bootloader. If that works type -f -x -v and cross your fingers. This will boot it in safe boot ignoring the caches and show verbose to help diagnose any issues when booting. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 58 minutes ago, Shaneee said: How did you restore to the USB? It's possible that the boot sector wasn't copied. Boot the USB from BIOS and immediately spam F8. If it's on there then it'll show the Chameleon bootloader. If that works type -f -x -v and cross your fingers. This will boot it in safe boot ignoring the caches and show verbose to help diagnose any issues when booting. one of my friends already suggested using a different method for the same reason (i usually use ultraISO, they suggested balena etcher), so i'm gonna test with that. on an unrelated note, i'm gonna test with ideneb 1.3 instead because it has a bit more documentation (and michael MJD used it so it must be good! ) Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Hosehead Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Way back when, I always seem to have more success burning the ISO to a CD or DVR. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pwnz0rServer2009 said: one of my friends already suggested using a different method for the same reason (i usually use ultraISO, they suggested balena etcher), so i'm gonna test with that. on an unrelated note, i'm gonna test with ideneb 1.3 instead because it has a bit more documentation (and michael MJD used it so it must be good! ) soo balena etcher REALLY does not like the ideneb 1.3 iso, so i'll probably test it with ultraiso first, and then write with rufus if any issues appear edit: apparently every program hates my iDeneb 1.3 ISO, so i'll try 1.6 again Edited January 16 by Pwnz0rServer2009 oopsies Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, Pwnz0rServer2009 said: FYI i'm entering the boot menu to go to USB incase that's related Its usually under BOOT. Unless the USB is not bootable Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) i was attempting to go back to ideneb 1.6 instead, but.. uh.... gonna test a different distro instead (friend suggested iATKOS (the version before they paywalled everything), so i'll test that) Edited January 16 by Pwnz0rServer2009 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Pwnz0rServer2009 said: gonna test a different distro instead the distro didn't work.. so uhh... any suggestions? USB friendly pls Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 You're better off burning the iso 😁 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Just now, LockDown said: You're better off burning the iso 😁 i don't have disks.... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Restore the ISO to a USB using TransMac. It has a free trial. That "should" work. Other option is to get a macOS VM and restore the iso to a USB using Disk Utility. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Shaneee said: Restore the ISO to a USB using TransMac. It has a free trial. That "should" work. Other option is to get a macOS VM and restore the iso to a USB using Disk Utility. i attempted using transmac and i couldn't find any options that restore to USB, will try though (a lot of the distros have DMG images) Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 10 minutes ago, Pwnz0rServer2009 said: i attempted using transmac and i couldn't find any options that restore to USB, will try though (a lot of the distros have DMG images) Right click the USB on the left and choose restore with disk image. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahid murad Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Try updating your laptop drivers or using a different version of iDeneb 1.6 Lite for better compatibility with your system. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, wahid murad said: Try updating your laptop drivers or using a different version of iDeneb 1.6 Lite for better compatibility with your system. drivers... did you read anything UNDER the post???? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 4 hours ago, Shaneee said: Right click the USB on the left and choose restore with disk image. this didn't work 😧 just boots to hard disk as usual (and yes i was entering the boot menu to select the USB pendrive and my bios is so locked down the only useful setting i can change is the disk mode, which is in AHCI) (seriously, how do i get rid of that image emotion??? ) Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 36 minutes ago, Pwnz0rServer2009 said: this didn't work 😧 just boots to hard disk as usual (and yes i was entering the boot menu to select the USB pendrive and my bios is so locked down the only useful setting i can change is the disk mode, which is in AHCI) (seriously, how do i get rid of that image emotion??? ) Two options then for a legacy install. Restore to usb using Disk Utility on macOS (can be a VM). Or use a DVD. I remember using a DVD of SL and nawcoms mod cd when I first started. As for the emojis. You can put a space inbetween so they don't show... : P 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnz0rServer2009 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, Shaneee said: Two options then for a legacy install. Restore to usb using Disk Utility on macOS (can be a VM). Or use a DVD. I remember using a DVD of SL and nawcoms mod cd when I first started. for the first, does using transmac count? and for the second, i don't have DVDs or CDs Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/360486-hackintosh-distros-dont-work-on-my-laptop-d/#findComment-2829679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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