Falax Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 This is flustrating, I remember I managed to fully install and run OSX 10.6.4 (or 10.4.6, I always mix those two numbers) on my Intel PC, but now I can't. I managed to format the partition, but when i go to install, and I pick the partition, there is a red marker and it says: "Mac OS X cannot start up from this volume" And nothing works, I tried many things. My disk is partitioned like this: C: | 20GB | Windows XP SP2 | NTFC | Primary/Active D: | 150GB | Backup | NTFC | Logical E: | 30GB | OSX | ShagOS (swap) | Primary (when E was on FAT32, it wouldn't even format it, saying "Could not read partition map", but I got over that by changing it to ShagOS) I am using Acronis Disk Director, I tried setting E:\ to Primary/Active too, but it always reverts back to just Primary. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle67 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Sata HardDrive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-359735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falax Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 It's IDE, Seagate 200GB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-359739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle67 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 From Windows: Right click on "My Computer" and chose "Manage". Co "Disc Managment" and chose the bad partition. Format it Fat32. Restart and try to install. (tell me the results) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-359748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falax Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I tried that, and when I tried to format the partition within OSX installation to Mac OS X (Journaled), it said "Could not read partition map", so It wouldn't let me install, cuz no OSX partition was available. The only time I could mount and format the osx partition was when I changed it to ShagOS (swap) within Disk Director, however, that wouldn't let me install cuz of that error "Mac OS X cannot start up from this volume" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-360088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Why do you have it set up as a swap partition instead of an active partition? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-360108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falax Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I already tried having it Active and native, nothing works Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50301-cannot-get-over-the-error/#findComment-360286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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