*MiK Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hi all, i've successfully installed jas 10.4.8 osx on WMWare, now i'm trying to install it on my pc, in a dedicated partition. So i've burned the iso image with Nero on a blank dvd, but when i boot the system from this dvd, i quickly get the error: system config file '/com.apple.boot.plist' not found Any help? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 pc specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MiK Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 pc specs? Core 2 Duo 6300, 1 GB ram, 250 GB Sata HD, Asus P5B Motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 lot of peops are getting this error with this MB use the search engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rational Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hi, I'm getting this same error with an MSI 865G motherboard. So I don't think it is the mobo. I think it is a problem with not having the HD partition set correctly to active. Not sure tho. I found another thread here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=41668 which is the same problem really. When booting with the CD and choosing F8 I get the 'mac.boot.apple.plist' not found error. Without the CD I get the blinking cursor. Anyone else? Discouraging isn't it? Anyway, according to Munkey's reply in the above thread, I just need to set the partition active by going into the 'options' area of the disk utility (reachable by starting the install DVD again and when the Jas installer comes up, go to the menu bar and choose 'Utility> Disk Utility) Only problem is, there is no option for me there to do this....... any ideas anyone? Thx, Rational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 the blinking cursor is another problem, the file not found {censored} problem mostly is because the ide controller is not recognized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schweppes Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 There is a PPF patch for this problem. Disk Utility is damaged in that DVD so you need to apply this patch to replace damaged disk utility with 10.4.7 one. Search in Genius Bar section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rational Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 @Schweppes Thanks. I'd love to find this "PPF Patch" you're talking about. I've been reading diligently in the Genius Bar section but not finding it as yet. Might you have a quick reference link to grab this patch? BTW, What's PPF stand for, and is it a patch that will patch the ISO for reburning? I was able to get past my problem with the HD partition not being set active. I did this by low level formatting the HD to kill everything, made a new partition using PM, and set it active and then used the disk utility to format it as MAC OS Journaling. Then did a fresh install. My newest problem is I'm frozen on bootup on a grey apple logo screen with a circular progress indicator that is frozen. Can you point me in the direction I need to go now? I'm thinking this might have to do with me loading the extra drivers from the installer? Or my Nvidia Geforce 3 Ti200 card? Thanks All, Wonderful help here. Rational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Heres how I solved it. 1) Deleted OSX partition 2) Made a partition with id=af using diskpart 3) Booted with DVD 4) It worked fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephancelmare360 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Heres how I solved it.1) Deleted OSX partition 2) Made a partition with id=af using diskpart 3) Booted with DVD 4) It worked fine I followed that perfectly, and I am having the exact same problem... Please people, any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubby Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I feel like this is a problem with the install disk. I've been having the same problem here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry319075. I feel like the patch situation is the best way to get around it, but I haven't tried it yet. Or you could just download a diff. file. Everyone here had this file in .rar format, right? And you had to unrar? That could be a problem too...if it corrupts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephancelmare360 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I feel like this is a problem with the install disk. I've been having the same problem here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry319075. I feel like the patch situation is the best way to get around it, but I haven't tried it yet. Or you could just download a diff. file. Everyone here had this file in .rar format, right? And you had to unrar? That could be a problem too...if it corrupts. Any idea, were to find this patch, and how to apply it? Thanks Any more ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubby Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 This might do it...but I have no idea. It just sounds right. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;hl=ppf+patch I can't try it right now. I'll try tomorrow, maybe this weekend. If someone else tries it though, please tell if it works or not. Google ppf-o-matic to apply the patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephancelmare360 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Anybody else with some other ideas? Please people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubby Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Did you try the patch idea Steph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MiK Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) The working solution is to install osx using the vmware method (search in the forum); it works very well, without patching the iso. You only need to perform a preliminary step: use the 10.4.7 (or 10.4.6) image on boot in vmware to initialize your hfs partition, since the 10.4.8 diskutil is corrupted (even if it "seems" to work, it will result in a not bootable partition), then mount with daemon tools the 10.4.8 image and install! Edited March 8, 2007 by *MiK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubby Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yeah...but if you don't have an earlier version of the OS (10.4.7 or 10.4.6) wouldn't it just be easier to patch the 10.4.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephancelmare360 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yeah...but if you don't have an earlier version of the OS (10.4.7 or 10.4.6) wouldn't it just be easier to patch the 10.4.8? Yeah thats true... It already took me like 18 hours to download this..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephancelmare360 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 *bump* Anybody? I really need some help, maybe soemone can PM a good ISO link, that they used for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalel90 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I have the same problem. Could someone help us out here lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmac Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Same problem here (can't find boot.plist) and I already have an iso with PPF1 and PPF2. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord lucifer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 guys wat you need to do is find the torrent that has the ppf patch and redirect it to where you image is and rename you image to what the torrent is so if the image you have is called "jas 10.4.8" and the torrent is "jas 10.4.8 ppf patch" <<<your rename it to that and you will only have to download like 300 mb now go search google for the torrent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknowsky Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 system config file '/com.apple.boot.plist' not found I get the same error message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=MaFiA=- Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Same message, even in VMware. Currently I am working on applying the patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevins19 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I am currently setting up my first x86 OSX install and found (from the help of people here!) that x86 OSX hates SATA! I cannot install with my SATA storage drives connected. I have a SATA Pioneer DVD drive and when I try using that I get that same error. I hooked up my old IDE DVD drive and worked like a charm. If you have an IDE drive (HDD and DVD) make sure you try that and disconnect any SATA devices while installing. I hope that helps... good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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