jazn54 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Hi there, I'm having trouble with the os installation. I have a 3 boot setup. First I installed windows, then linux and then finally mac. When the os tried to start for the first time after the installation, it didn't reach the desktop. It goes blank right after the loading screen (gray apple). Any common problems? System Dell Optiplex gx260 P4 1.7mhz video: ATI 9800 pro agp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabbo Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 did you set the disk as active from the install DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazn54 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 If it's not active by default then I must have not done so. where can I set it to active? is it in disk utility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazn54 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 I loaded mac with grub and made it active with the boot loader and this time instead if a blank screen, I get half the screen with tv lines and the other half is blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguino_loco Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 try booting with '-v' (as soon as bios finishes, hit F8 until you see a darwin prompt.. then type '-v' to see the processes so you can find the problem... you can also boot into safe-mode '-x' (w/o quotes, of course). if that doesn't work, you may have to reinstall... REMEMBER: never install a kext (in windows jargon: driver) you don't need... if you are using the JaS DVD, only select options for hardware you have... installing extra stuff doesn't help you but will cause your system to freeze... if you did this you may wanna reinstall also: check out this post, it is very similar... you both may need to do the same thing... just got another thought... if you installed graphics options/kexts for your card... try reinstalling OS X w/o them... it will lower you resolution but atleast you will have a mac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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