Then there were none. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Well, i am getting sick of this installation process. Here are the exact steps i take to install: Originally, i had my HD and DVD burner on seperate IDE chanells, so i kept getting the 'Waiting for root device' error. So i changed them to be on the same channel, and in doing so, it SEVERELY ruined my boot speed. it went from aprox 10-20 secs to cd boot, to about 4mins at the bios logo screen. Any help with this problem ^^ After i did this, i didnt get the 'waiting for root device' error. But then comes another problem. I have tried to install the JaS 10.4.8 dvd twice. It has frozen on the Disk utility formatter many times. So, the first time i tried to install, i got to the part of the install where it said it was installing the semthex kernal and told me to do some things after install. but then it froze So, i tried again, this time it froze at the installing essentials bit. Why is my installer freezing? is it normal for it to do this? what can i do to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackint0sh Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 no, this isn't normal. guessing poor support for your motherboard, or possibly hardware going flaky. search the boards for people w/ similar mobo as you, see if they had issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Then there were none. Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 my motherboard is a nforce 4 6150, so is that any potential problem? its froze again, this time before its made it to the installing essentials bit. im getting really annoyed and even considering getting vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nor Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 hi, i have the same problem here. My jas 10.4.8 dvd has random freeze during the installation. i have check the compatibility of my motherboard here, http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.4.8 , and everything shoud be ok. its a DFI lanparty ultra D. i even bough a new HD only for OSX but can´t install it. frustrating. anyone has any idea?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBSONATOR Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I have the Ultra-D also, and im having the same problems, it keeps freezing during the installation. When i was about 4/5ths' done it froze and now its starting to freeze in random locations, any help is deeply appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBSONATOR Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 bump.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonymonkey Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Bump. I also have a DFI Ultra-D. I was able to install to a IDE drive a couple of weeks ago, but now Im trying to install to a SATA. The install sees my SATA drive, but the install freezes / locks up duing the install (once at Essential, another at the part after that). Anyone have any suggestions? I am using the same DVD I installed from before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 You could try connecting your drives on separate IDE channels but making sure the pins are correctly set to MASTER on BOTH devices. Also, setting the devices manually (that includes speeds) instead of auto in the BIOS seems to help. hecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonymonkey Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 You could try connecting your drives on separate IDE channels but making sure the pins are correctly set to MASTER on BOTH devices. Also, setting the devices manually (that includes speeds) instead of auto in the BIOS seems to help. hecker I am trying to install to a SATA drive. SATA drives do not have jumpers for MASTER/SLAVE, correct? It looks like it does have jumpers for other settings per this document. Ive never had to mess with the jumpers on SATA drives before. http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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