Startup Disk? Cannot boot from install DVD once OSX is installed.

[sixdots]

Hi Guys.

 

My config:

 

Core 2 Duo 6400

GA-965G-DS3 board

WD 250 GB SATA HD

IDE DVDRW

JaS 1.4.8 reseed with Jmicron patch

 

I recently installed the JaS 1.4.8 reseed with Jmicron patch on my GA-965G-DS3. Afterwards I installed Pion's patch (all except for USB, because USB 2.0 already seemed to work).

 

I installed OS X on a 12 GB partition of a WD 250 GB SATA HD, leaving the rest for FAT32. However now I do not want FAT32 because of the maximum size of a single file ... 4 GB.

 

So I want to partition the rest of the disk ... But you cannot partition the disk you booted from so you need to startup from another disk. And this is where I get stuck. I cannot boot off the OSX install DVD anymore because it doesn't recognize it anymore... I keep getting the Still waiting for root device error.

Maybe I am not connecting my disk properly?

Don't understand because I have tried every Bios combination...

(Purple/Orange SATA, Sata 0-3 enabled/disabled, IDE/ACHI).

 

Or maybe it wont boot because my HD no longer has the right partition map?

(free unformatted partition with AF id)?

 

Is there any other way to format a partition on your startup disk?

I have also found that OSX on my x86 does not recognize ANY bootable DVD's as a Startup Disk (System Preferences -> Startup Disk) so I cannot select it there and simply startup from it.

I have also tried cloning my OSX partition to my Firewire External HD...

hoping to be able to select it as Startup Disk but no luck.

 

Hopefully someone knows more about this then me and can give me a few tips.

Oh yeah and my clock is really bad, it hangs and goes totally out of sync!

 

(I have a spare Maxtor 200 GB SATA disc, could it be used to resolve my issue?)

 

Otherwise... I ditched XP! OSX is so smooth. Mad props for the guys doing all the work.

[donh]

Hi Guys.

 

My config:

 

Core 2 Duo 6400

GA-965G-DS3 board

WD 250 GB SATA HD

IDE DVDRW

JaS 1.4.8 reseed with Jmicron patch

 

I recently installed the JaS 1.4.8 reseed with Jmicron patch on my GA-965G-DS3. Afterwards I installed Pion's patch (all except for USB, because USB 2.0 already seemed to work).

 

I installed OS X on a 12 GB partition of a WD 250 GB SATA HD, leaving the rest for FAT32. However now I do not want FAT32 because of the maximum size of a single file ... 4 GB.

 

So I want to partition the rest of the disk ... But you cannot partition the disk you booted from so you need to startup from another disk. And this is where I get stuck. I cannot boot off the OSX install DVD anymore because it doesn't recognize it anymore... I keep getting the Still waiting for root device error.

Maybe I am not connecting my disk properly?

Don't understand because I have tried every Bios combination...

(Purple/Orange SATA, Sata 0-3 enabled/disabled, IDE/ACHI).

 

Or maybe it wont boot because my HD no longer has the right partition map?

(free unformatted partition with AF id)?

 

Is there any other way to format a partition on your startup disk?

I have also found that OSX on my x86 does not recognize ANY bootable DVD's as a Startup Disk (System Preferences -> Startup Disk) so I cannot select it there and simply startup from it.

I have also tried cloning my OSX partition to my Firewire External HD...

hoping to be able to select it as Startup Disk but no luck.

 

Hopefully someone knows more about this then me and can give me a few tips.

Oh yeah and my clock is really bad, it hangs and goes totally out of sync!

 

(I have a spare Maxtor 200 GB SATA disc, could it be used to resolve my issue?)

 

Otherwise... I ditched XP! OSX is so smooth. Mad props for the guys doing all the work.

 

Why is this in tutorials?

 

See this http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=30322&hl=

 

Don