endless boot progress meter after uphuck 1.3 install

[deesto]

I'm trying to figure out what options will work with my system (if any). Here are a few of the methods I've tried, and the results... I hope someone can help troubleshoot:

 

Install attempt #1:

Disk target: partition on IDE drive

Image: 10.4.9.AMD

Kernel: AMD SSE3

Patches:

• AppleACPIPlatform.kext
  
• Remove Thermal kexts
  
• Verbose Mode
  
• VGA: Nvidia: Natit 0.2, Titan
  
• nForce SATA
  
• USB
  
• Azalia Audio
  

Result: installation failed; stopped at 31% (10 minutes remaining, although the time remaining didn't change much during the process); saw the following errors in the log:

CODEBurnfileError1: Operation not permitted -/volumes/macosx 1/System/Library/CoreServices/BootX

Install failed: Some files for 10.4.9.AMD.tubgirl may not have been written successfully

Also errors about SPPrefPaneReporter and SPAirPortReporter: Reason: image not found

 

Install attempt #2:

Disk target: IDE drive (full disk, one partition)

Image: 10.4.9.AMD

Kernel: Universal Kernel 3

Patches: none.

Result: installation completed successfully; system rebooted, and I used my BIOS to boot from the IDE drive; OS began to boot, and I saw the grey Apple logo and the circular progress meter... and that's how my system remained until 8 hours later, when I turned it off. It never actually finished booting into the OS. I noticed this error while the DVD booted before the install:

CODEcopy AirportSCPPrefsRef: commit preferences: No such key

(My apologies if any of the errors are not completely accurate; I copied them down to paper as fast as I could.)

 

My computer:

System: Gateway GT5426E

Motherboard: ECS MCP61-P AM2

Chipset: MCP61P, GeForce 6100 NVIDIA nForce 430

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 Processor X2 5200+

Disk (main): Hitachi 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA II

Disk (aux.): IDE 80 GB (used for this installation)

Disk (aux.): USB 250 GB

Memory: 2048 MB DDR2, 533 MHz, (PC4200)

More info: http://support.gateway.com/s/pc/R/1009452/1009452nv.shtml

 

Thanks for your help.

[deesto]

I also have these results to report on my system:

• Installed on single-partition IDE drive, with AMD 3 kernel and no patches. Result: endless boot (apple logo with circular progress meter for hours)
  
• Installed on single-partition IDE drive, with AMD 3 kernel and all AMD-related patches. Result: error on boot:

  System config file '/com.apple.boot.plist' not found