silvercool Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hi first of all I gotta say you guys are geniuses, now I'm having such a hard time with this Os x86 X 10.4, I can install it fine but when its time to run the Os, it stays there on a blank screen like the underscore just blinking the hard drive doesn't even reads, I've installed it 3 times already same thing, I've tried changing the Hdrive from master to slave and viceversa... no luck, here are my pc specs Intel P4 HT 3ghz 478 (prescott) SSE3 1ghz ram DDR motherboard: intel 865PERL video: ATI radeon 9250 Maxtor IDE 30gb (used for Mac OS) Seagate 60gb plz... any help would be appreciated Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Have you tried using the install DVD to boot the system? If that works and OSX comes up, that narrows it down to a bootsector problem. Are you dedicating the whole drive to OSX, or just a partition? If the partition is too far down the drive, OSX won't boot, or at least it won't in my experience. PS: that system is almost identical to my old one. If you can get OSX running on that, I'll have to try the same. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-336836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 yes, im using the dvd as first to boot, I can get to the installation with no problem but when I switch to boot with the hard drive it doesn't do anything, Yup, im dedicating the whole drive to it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-336985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Ok, but instead of going to the install, you can put the DVD in the drive, boot the compter and press no keys and your OSX install should boot from the drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 tried that, I get the /com.apple.Boot plist' not found Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 That means that your HDD isn't being detected... When you boot the DVD and press F8, what boot volumes do you see? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 It says hd (111,1) JaS 10.4.8 AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 should I create a partition and install it there instead of using the whole disk for the oS?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 can anyone help me with this? plz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-337936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 HDD (111, 1) means that your hard disk isn't being detected. Try disabling AHCI in your bios or setting your SATA drives to non-native operation... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 I'm using PATA and I've looked for the AHCI, where can I find that option? It also said IOATAController device blocking bus, I did a little googling and It said that It could be cause by a usb hub which I had, then I unplugged the Usb hub and the message dissappeared, I selected the other disk drive I had and Installed it in a partition I had and I was able to see something different, It said loading Darwin -|/-\|- , and then I got a gray screen with like words in English and in Japanese and a big shutdown button on the background, that said restart or shutdown. At top it said something about Panic and something about ACPI, ok what I did is that I erased the whole disk (the 60gb one) and Installed it there Now I get the same thing as the other drive It doesn't boot, only the "_ " blinking and when I put in the DVD disc it says /com.apple.Boot plist' not found what I'm thinking is that maybe if I create different partitions and try to install it in the first partition maybe it could work, when I'm installing it I select an option that says JaS SSe2/SSe3 (it says select this if you have a intel cpu) so that's what I check Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizou Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wasn't PATA support very bad? I'm not sure, I think I've read it though.. I hope it's not, and if it is, bad luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
placid Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hey, i had just this problem. I installed fine, but the only way to get osx to boot was to put in the DVD and not do anything. The DVD boot menu comes up, counts down 8 seconds, then boots osx off the HDD. If i pressed F8 to get boot options i get hd (111,1) JaS 10.4.8 AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3, pressing enter takes me back to the installer. Also, when i do let it boot from the drive it only gets as far as the grey screen with the apple logo (i understand this is the Darwin loader). It loads for a bit then dies (i'm guessing that that's when it tried loading OSX interface). Gave up in the end, had to install linux to get grub to allow me to access my windows install cus OSX nuked my boot loader. I was trying to install on an ASUS m6va laptop Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 well once I get home in about 6 hours I'm going to try to see if it boots only using the legacy option for the Hard disk drive Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Depending on the motherboard you've got, you may not be able to boot from a PATA hard disk, no matter what you do. I can't on my DS3. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan-pan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Did you find any solution? Did you try with sata disk? I think i have the same problem... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
borisbadenov Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 What version of OSX are you using? Which install? Which kernel? And are you correctly figuring your BIOS? Yes, change the settings for your AHCI. Also make sure you have enabled NX (or not enabled as the case may be) Seeing that you get a grey screen with several languages telling you to shut down, sounds like kernel panic. Check your BIOS settings. Try booting with the -v option, see what errors you get. And true, certain PATA's will not load. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan-pan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 i am trying to install 10.4.8. No the message isn't the usual message for reboot . It show me only a stop icon. When i press F8 it does not see my hard disk all thought the installation was successful. I was able to install and work with an older version of mac os (10.4.3) My pc's specs are P4 3Ghz HT SSE3 p4p800 Albatron AGP8x 7300gt IMB hard disk (IDE) Please help me.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 ok Im back, it said something about ACPI drivers not found or something similar when I got the gray screen with the power button on the background and all the japanese words saying to shutdown or press the reset button, but I believe that I need to buy a SATA disk drive in order to get this to work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan-pan Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 This is what i see http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...st&id=10137 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-338806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naqnil Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I've also installed 10.4.8 JaS, and when I'm trying to boot it just "dies" after the Apple logo. The logo slowly fades away and then I get a white/blank screen. I have an IBM Thinkpad A31. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-339128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 I got it to work!, but I need to install the drivers for my ethernet card F311 mcphyter, dp838 , anyways this is what I did, I installed linux ubuntu 6.06 from the live cd, created a partition, then I restarted the computer and put in the Mac dvd, selected the partition, erased it, and customized the installation by only selecting the jas SSe2 and SSe3 for intel processors and the ATI agp option and that's it... Im still getting a error message when im starting the Os but It says it wont affect the Os... need to take care of that... now how do I Install/get the drivers for my ethernet card?? any help would be appreciated Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-339260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 the ethernet card's name is 10/100 Ethernet: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) I want the Os X drivers for this card If you know where I can get them plz let me know Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-339334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercool Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 ok I did some more googling it says that I need the IONetworkingFamily.kext from 10.4.7 where can I get this??? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-339361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdog Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 yes, it is the same problem I have. I believe the problem is that /usr/standalone/i386 does not containt boot1h and the other files required and contain only boot.efi?! helppppp Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47033-problem-after-installation-os-x86-it-doesnt-boot/#findComment-339686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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